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...
As rumours of Yameen's imminent ouster fizzle out and detainees languish in jail, Omkar Khandekar asks if the opposition coalition has failed in its bid to...
A decree issued on Thursday declaring Mundoo as uninhabited was rescinded later that night with the president's office blaming incorrect information from the department of national...
As Fuvahmulah is uniquely both an island and its own atoll, it currently has an atoll council as well as island councils for each of its...
Abdul Aleem Adam, the PPM's deputy secretary-general, accused the exiled opposition leader of "lying to bring to President Maumoon into disrepute and to create discord among...
Ex Home Minister Umar Naseer speaks candidly about his resignation from the cabinet, the changing political landscape, and the high-profile murder of Dr Afrasheem Ali.
President Abdulla Yameen laid the foundation stone Sunday for a new power station in the capital's suburb Hulhumalé. The state-owned housing corporation has meanwhile signed several...
Adeeb's lawyer confirmed to The Maldives Independent that his client was questioned last week by the Anti-Corruption Commission about the large sums deposited to the president's...
The UN said Tamrat Samuel "urged all concerned Maldivian parties to show maximum flexibility and commitment to compromise in order to overcome outstanding differences and address...
Gayoom, the leader of the PPM, said the members who walked out objected to the presence of his son Faris Maumoon and Aminath Nadira, who they...
The ruling party MPs told local media that the lawsuit had been withdrawn. "But we’ve realised Maumoon is still not allowing for council or committee meetings,...
"It is crucial that concrete progress is delivered by CMAG’s September meeting. We are also considering bilateral action, including exclusion orders against senior members of the...
The UN Human Rights Committee has requested the government to halt the imminent execution of Hussain Humam Ahmed pending the outcome of its review of his...
Riot police also thwarted on Wednesday morning a prayer gathering by opposition supporters outside the Islamic centre in Malé after the communal Eid al-Fitr prayer.
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...
In a message posted on the PPM MPs' Viber group yesterday, the former president said authorising the government to lease islands for resort development without a...
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...
