Parliament on Tuesday approved controversial legal changes to punish lawmakers who defect and sack judges convicted of criminal offences. The anti-defection bill, which penalises floor crossing,...
TV stations have been warned against broadcasting footage live-streamed on social media by MPs who are inside the parliament chamber. In a circular released Monday, the...
With no bills to debate on the agenda, Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed adjourned proceedings after announcing nominees sent by President Abdulla Yameen for parliamentary approval.
The bill was introduced, debated, reviewed by a committee, and passed on the same day. After the normal sitting in the morning, Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed...
Expressing concern about "the severity of the sentence" handed to the Independent MP, the international organisation of parliaments said it "fails to understand the justification for...
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...
Some 47 MPs approved today a bill that imposes severe restrictions on free speech and press freedom.
PPM MPs have proposed tougher restrictions on the press in a revised version of a controversial bill seeking to recriminalize defamation, disregarding a ground swell of...
The news of the latest Maldivian recruits for jihad comes after President Abdulla Yameen submitted a policy paper on terrorism and violent extremism to the People's...
The People's Majlis returned from recess Tuesday for the second session of 2016 with bills on expanding executive powers as the first order of business. Ruling...
Opposition MPs have withdrawn a no-confidence motion submitted against Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed, two days before the motion was up for debate at the People’s Majlis.
The parliament descended into fresh chaos today with lawmakers from warring sides accusing one another of corruption, and a ruling party MP admitting that he handed...
Majority leader Ahmed Nihan has attracted a storm of criticism for spitting at a female opposition MP’s face during a heated exchange over corruption allegations on...
The People’s Majlis will reconvene tomorrow after a week-long pause with ruling party MPs set to propose amendments to the new anti-terror law.
President Abdulla Yameen's 2016 presidential address at the People's Majlis opening touched on sovereignty, judicial reform, and the government's achievements in health care, education, and infrastructure...
The Maldivian parliament and Saudi Arabia's Shura Council have agreed to form "integrated joint committees" to work together on issues of mutual interest such as the...
