Lawmakers have hailed a proposed new evidence law as key to addressing longstanding challenges faced by the judiciary and strengthening the criminal justice system.
MPs voted 46-19 to amend the 2010 local council elections law to allow individuals convicted of graft, bribery, drug abuse, and offences with punishments prescribed in...
Opposition MPs accused the ruling party of seeking to grant the PPM's ticket to convicts ahead of April's local council elections.
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 parliament passed with a 60-vote majority on Thursday the MVR26.7 billion (US$1.7 billion) budget proposed for 2017, approving the government's spending plans and revenue raising...
Ruling coalition lawmakers voted against a proposal to invalidate ballot papers with symbols or markings a day after voting to accept the government-sponsored bill for consideration...
The parliament has granted President Abdulla Yameen the power to appoint members to the Fatwa Majlis, an advisory body that has the final say on religious...
Refusing to disclose a list of MPs who have declared their assets, the parliament secretariat cited discretion under the landmark Freedom of Information Act to deny...
Along with an ambitious infrastructure scale-up, the finance minister said the budget is geared towards bringing the Maldives' growing debt on a sustainable footing
The People's Majlis endorsed today President Abdulla Yameen's decision for the Maldives to quit the Commonwealth over alleged unfair treatment, interference in domestic affairs, and threats...
The People's Majlis reconvened after a one-month recess today with a heated debate about the doubling of prices for staple foods after the government's abrupt decision...
Gayoom, who heads the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives, said the lawmakers who voted against the party's whip line did so "in line with the ruling...
A revised bill on criminalising defamation and imposing severe restrictions on free speech was introduced to parliament last Tuesday without addressing concerns raised by Maldivian journalists.
MDP MPs clamoured for the immediate release of their jailed colleague and called for President Yameen's resignation. Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed adjourned proceedings shortly after the...
Warning that the changes would compromise the civil service's impartiality and meritocracy, PPM MP Faris Maumoon breached the ruling party's whip line again and voted against...
The ruling party-controlled parliament voted through today controversial changes to the tourism law that authorises the government to lease islands for resort development without a competitive...
The ruling party-dominated parliament voted today to push through changes to the tourism law that would authorise the government to lease islands without a competitive bidding...
