The parliament today approved five nominees proposed by President Abdulla Yameen to the board of the tax authority, the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA).
The parliament has rejected two pieces of legislation submitted by main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) MPs on imposing price controls for staple foodstuffs and dissolving...
The draft legislation states that inciting violence at demonstrations and threatening the country’s independence and sovereignty will be considered acts of terrorism and specifies penalties of...
Some 70 MPs voted to allow foreigners to own land in the Maldives. Opposing MPs expressed concern over lack of public debate and say the amendments...
President Abdulla Yameen had sought parliament's counsel on the country's membership of the Commonwealth following lobbying efforts for an assessment of Maldives’ alleged violations of the...
“We should never allow the heat of politics to cause long lasting damage to national interests,” vice president Dr Mohamed Jameel Ahmed said ahead of a...
A draft freedom of expression legislation - obtained by Minivan News - states that four types of "expressions contrary to national interest" will constitute criminal offences:...
A committee has approved changes to the People's Majlis standing orders to offer the vice president just 30 minutes to respond to an impeachment motion, and...
The government has submitted a bill to replace the Police Integrity Commission and the Customs Integrity Commission with a single 'national integrity commission' with greater powers.
The new draft, submitted to the People’s Majlis on Monday, metes out a jail term of 17-20 years for departing the country to join a foreign...
PPM MP Abdulla Khaleel has also proposed extensive changes to the composition of local councils. Apart from the president and vice president of island, atoll, and...
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has warned that changes proposed to the national university law for the president to appoint nine members to its...
The Supreme Court is planning to submit extensive changes to the new penal code due to come into force on July 16. A reliable source has...
Progressive Party of Maldives MP Abdul Latheef Mohamed has has spent between MVR3 million and MVR5 million in the Dhidhoo constituency during the past year, the...
