After warning that “legal action” will be taken against “demeaning” activities during upcoming official visits, the police have raided the MDP's meeting hall twice, painted over...
Opposition lawmakers have submitted a no-confidence motion to remove Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed, posing the first credible challenge to President Abdulla Yameen’s previously unassailable majority in...
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party has expressed concern with alleged plans to sell Faafu atoll to the Saudi royal family, warning that the deal would “effectively...
Police officers have also been searching boats in Faafu atoll. A ferry called Endheri was searched in the early hours of Thursday morning and police officers...
The Faafu project will be similar to "mixed development projects in French Riviera" with "international sea sports, mixed development, residential high-class development, many tourist resorts, many...
Speculation of the imminent sale of Faafu atoll to the Saudi royal family intensified this week when the media learned of the Saudi King's upcoming official...
Both the PPM and MDP have been gearing up for the campaign in recent days. The stakes in the Maldives' third local council election are higher...
The six men from Ukulhas were accused of "sorcery and unruly behaviour" after opposition supporters created a mock grave outside the home of an MDP activist...
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party has decided to boycott President Abdulla Yameen’s annual state of the nation address at the official opening of the People’s...
The elections commission has assured political parties that the postponed local council elections will be rescheduled for early April with a new date to be announced...
With a majority of flat winners struggling to raise an MVR400,000 down payment to secure a home loan, the housing ministry has threatened to take legal...
The elections commission has withdrawn its appeal of a civil court judgment that postponed next year’s local council elections by two months, drawing fierce criticism from...
Feydhoo Finolhu, the nearest uninhabited island to Malé and the international airport, has been leased to a Chinese company for 50 years at an acquisition cost...
The commission gave three working days to register representatives for nearly 500 candidates and refused to accredit several observers, the MDP said.
A contentious Airport Development Charge of US$12 for Maldivians and US$25 for foreigners departing from the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport was voted through by the ruling...
The commission has requested the finance ministry to distribute MVR23million (US$1.5million) among four of the six political parties
Citing leadership vacuums and complaints over reckless spending and mismanagement, the elections commission has withheld public funding for all political parties
