MP Shiyan Returns to Fold, Re-Joins MDP
Thoddoo MP Hassan Shiyan has left the Democrats and rejoined the Maldives Democratic Party (MDP). According to Shiyan, his decision…
SOEs Budget Reliance Should be Reduced: Auditor General
Auditor General Hussain Niyazy has said it is important to reduce the reliance by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) on the state…
Court Finds Pest not Guilty, Police Made Procedural Errors
The Criminal Court on Thursday ruled that local hip-hop artist Ismail ‘Pest’ Ifham Mohamed and three other co-defendants were not…
Fallen Tree Brings Admirers to Tears
Aminiya School and many ardent admirers of nature were left devastated on Wednesday when a nearly half-century-old tabebuia rosea, or…
Starlink Granted Internet Service Provider Licence in Maldives
The Maldives government has licenced Starlink, SpaceX’s high-speed internet service provider (ISP), allowing the company to offer its services within…
Candidates to Endorse Final Voters List by 27 August: EC
The Election Commission (EC) has announced that candidates will be able to sign the final voters list for the upcoming…
Alleged Rapists Remanded Pending Trial
Three men accused of sexually assaulting and raping a 22-year-old woman in Villingili Island of Gaafu Alifu Atoll have been…
Education Ministry About-Face: Teachers Unbanned from Wearing Niqab
Schools will now allow niqabs, a veil worn in public covering the entire face apart from the eyes, to be…
MMA, UNDP Sign Insurance Development Agreement
The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) has signed a financing agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to begin collaboration…
Maldivian Man Detained in India for Harassing Flight Crew
A 51-year-old Maldivian national, accused of harassing two female flight crew members on an IndiGo flight bound to Bengaluru from…