Muizzu Ratifies Controversial Decentralisation Amendment and New Urban Planning Act
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has ratified the Urban Planning and Management Act and the 13th Amendment to the Decentralisation Act,...
Racing Association Defends Sport Amid Tighter Traffic Rules
The Maldives Racing Association has expressed concern over President Dr Mohamed Muizzu’s decision to revoke permits for racing and drifting...
President Muizzu Revokes Racing Permits, Tightens Traffic Rules
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has revoked permits for racing and drifting issued by the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) and announced...
Salahuddin Posthumously Conferred Highest Honour at National Day Awards
The late Hussain Salahuddin (1881 – 1948) has been posthumously conferred the ‘Highest Honour for Service to Maldivian Nationhood’ by...
Ratings Downgrade Shows Government Incompetence: MDP
Fitch Ratings downgrading the Maldives’ credit rating from CCC+ to CC highlights the administration’s incompetence in managing fiscal policy, the...
New Deputy Health Minister Appointment Amid Economic Strain Sparks Controversy
The Mohamed Muizzu administration’s decision to appoint an additional Deputy Minister to the Health Ministry amid economic challenges has sparked...
India-Maldives Engagement ‘Steadying Force’, Says Indian FM Jaishankar
Bilateral relations between India and the Maldives is a “steadying force”, India’s Minister of External Affairs, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, has said....
President Muizzu Reverses Cabinet Decision on Longline Fishing Following Outcry From Advocacy Groups
President Mohamed Muizzu has reversed the decision to allow longline fishing in the Maldives, the President’s Office has confirmed. President...
Coup Allegations Undermine BML Credibility: MDP
International financial institutions will now question the credibility of the Bank of Maldives (BML) after allegations of an attempted coup...
Government Directs BML Towards EGM, Seeks Board Member Appointments
Bank of Maldives (BML), at the direction of the Ministry of Finance, will hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) in...

