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High Court to livestream sentencing hearing for death penalty case today

October 12, 2021, 09:22

Malé, Maldives - The High Court of Maldives tweeted yesterday that they will be livestreaming the sentencing hearing for the murder of Ahsan Basheer at 14:15 today. Ahsan's heirs have… Continued

Speaker Nasheed returns to work at today’s Parliament session

October 12, 2021, 09:19

Malé, Maldives - The former President and current Speaker of the Maldives Parliament has returned to work as the Speaker for today's session of the parliament. In addition to returning… Continued

Maldives celebrates 900,000 tourist arrivals!

October 11, 2021, 17:41

Malé, Maldives - Maldives has surpassed the 900,000 mark for tourist arrivals as of 10 October 2021. The Ministry of Tourism revealed that Maldives recorded 905,817 arrivals to date in… Continued

Land Transport Regulation bans smoking in vehicles

October 11, 2021, 17:16

Malé, Maldives - The newly gazetted Land Transport Regulation (Regulation No. R-131/2021) has banned smoking in vehicles effective today. Article 4 of the Land Transport Regulation states that the driver… Continued

SAARC Secretary-General commends the Maldives Covid-19 vaccine efforts

October 11, 2021, 16:49

Malé, Maldives - Secretary-General (SG) of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Esala Ruwan Weerakoon has commended the Maldives' vaccination programme during his meeting with the President today.… Continued

JUST IN: Speaker Nasheed arrives in the Maldives

October 11, 2021, 15:29

Malé, Maldives - The former President and current Speaker of the Maldives Parliament Mohamed Nasheed has arrived in the Maldives. Speaker Nasheed was greeted by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih at… Continued

President ratifies Maldives Energy Act

October 11, 2021, 14:26

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has ratified the Maldives Energy Act (Law no.: 18/2021). The Bill was passed by the Parliament at the 16th sitting of its third session of this… Continued

COVID-19: Status in Hithadhoo worsens with 95 active cases

October 11, 2021, 09:30

Addu City, Maldives - With 12 new cases Hithadhoo district has become the worst hit district in Addu City. The only other case of the total 13 cases recorded in… Continued

Maldives High Court convicts using victim’s dying declaration for the first time

October 10, 2021, 20:10

Malé, Maldives - Prosecution has stated that all the heirs of murder victim Ahsan Basheer seek the death penalty for the perpetrators at the High Court hearing today. The prosecution… Continued

Sri Lankan Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa pays courtesy call on President Solih

October 10, 2021, 19:06

Malé, Maldives - Minister of Youth and Sports of Sri Lanka Namal Rajapaksa arrived in the Maldives this morning ahead of the Maldives-Sri Lanka match in the Ooredoo SAFF Championship… Continued

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