Technical Experts From India Assisting in Fire Investigation
A team of Indian experts will provide technical assistance in the investigation into the fire that razed three ministries, Commissioner...
Government Onboards Two More Chinese Companies for Rasmalé Project Amid Ongoing Delays
Two Chinese companies have been awarded contracts to reclaim the last two of the 12 sites to be developed as...
Hulhumalé Phase III Reclamation Project Stalls Again
The dredging and reclamation project at Hulhumalé Phase III, which began last year, has stalled once again. The project, set...
HDC to Resume Land Reclamation in Fushidhiggaru Lagoon in August
The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) is preparing to revive the stalled land reclamation work in the Fushidhiggaru lagoon, a crucial...
Maldives Resumes Coastal Development Projects as Coral Bleaching Subsides
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has lifted its temporary ban on all major coastal development activities. Initially implemented on 9...
Green Tax Should Be Allocated to Resource EPA: Justice Suood
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should be an autonomous, legally independent entity, Supreme Court Justice Husnu Al Suood said on...
MATI Backs Measures to Tackle Coral Bleaching
The Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI) has backed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) call for an immediate and temporary...
EPA Orders Temporary Halt to Coastal Development Amid Coral Bleaching Crisis
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered a temporary suspension of all major coastal development activities in the Maldives until...
EPA Pursues Legal Action to Recover Afcons’ Unpaid Fines for Damaging Villimalé Reef
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to take Afcons Infrastructure to court over the failure of the company to...
Barge Fined MVR 100 Million for Damage Caused to Fuvahmulah Reef
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has slapped a fine of MVR 100 million on a barge that ran aground on...