The commission has requested the finance ministry to distribute MVR23million (US$1.5million) among four of the six political parties
Hussein Rasheed Hassan says the bitter experiences the Jumhooree Party has had in the past prevent them from taking sides in the ongoing PPM dispute or...
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...
After a meeting between the PPM parliamentary group and President Abdulla Yameen, Majority Leader Nihan criticised PPM leader Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's decision to appoint his son...
Citing leadership vacuums and complaints over reckless spending and mismanagement, the elections commission has withheld public funding for all political parties
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party has accused the government of attempting to obstruct the upcoming all-party talks by demanding council-endorsed representatives and ruling out negotiating...
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...
The government demanded that representatives for all-party talks must be endorsed by executive councils after Gayoom appointed his son to represent the PPM. A majority of...
The government has promised to reduce the cost of food staples after a backlash from within the ruling party and protests by the opposition over an...
“We are trying to distribute the funds as soon as possible. It will be given before the preparations for local council elections begin for sure,” EC...
On Sunday, the government asked the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party and the Adhaalath Party to send details of its representatives for all-party talks "as they...
MP Riyaz Rasheed slammed Sri Lanka for harbouring "coup plotters," warning the neighbouring country against interfering in domestic affairs of the Maldives.
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party has submitted a complaint to the anti-corruption watchdog over the state broadcaster's live telecast of a ruling party campaign rally.
The opposition is being slammed as traitors, and Maldivians are being urged to “close ranks against colonial powers” described by some as involved in an effort...
Since her first tweet on August 15, Yumna, niece to President Yameen, has criticised her uncle’s plans to relocate an 18th century coral stone mosque to...
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.
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...
