Parliament to Consider Anti-Scam Amendment Proposed by North Galolhu MP
A bill targeting scams, proposed by the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), was accepted for consideration, and referred to committee,...
Maldives May Need to Utilise SDF Funds to Cover Reserves Shortfall: Experts
The Sovereign Development Fund (SDF) will have to be used in the event the state budget is unable to meet...
Gulhifalhu Citizens’ Association Accuses Government of Attempting to Seize Land Plots
The Gulhifalhu Citizens’ Association, a collective of residents who received land plots through the Binveriya housing scheme, has levelled serious...
ACC Seeks Prosecution of Ex-IGMH Heads Over Alleged COVID-19 Profiteering
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has requested the Prosecutor General’s Office to prosecute three former senior officials of Indira Gandhi Memorial...
MMA Rule Change Likely to Politicise Financial System: MDP
The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) is injecting political influence into the Maldives’ financial system with a regulatory change allowing those...
Deputy Islamic Minister’s Room Reportedly Bugged
Deputy Minister of Islamic Affairs Ali Ahsan’s room was allegedly bugged, local media outlet Adhadhu reported on Monday. The incident...
Foreigners Arrested for Processing Areca Nuts in Unhygienic Conditions
Immigration authorities arrested two foreigners on Sunday for operating an illegal areca nut processing and packaging business in squalid conditions....
Civil Society Warns of Environmental and Economic Risks From Longline Fishing
Eighteen civil society organisations, including the Bodu Kanneli Masveringe Union, the Maldives Manta Conservation Programme, Transparency Maldives, and Eco Care...
Maldives Dangerously Low on Useable Reserves, According to MMA Communique
The Maldives would have exhausted its usable reserves by the end August, the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) has projected in...
Government Looks to Death Penalty to Deter Drug Trafficking
The Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology has submitted a draft bill to the Attorney General’s Office to amend the...
