Government proposes 22 bills for parliament’s second term
Malé, Maldives - President's Office on Tuesday submitted a list of 22 proposed bills at the parliament from the government. The list has been presented amid the early closing of… Continued
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First sitting of second parliamentary session ends early
Malé, Maldives - The first sitting of the second session of the parliament for this year ended early on Monday as no bills were proposed by the government. With only… Continued
Parliament passes the Electronic Transactions Bill
Malé, Maldives - In a significant move, the Parliament of Maldives today passed the Electronic Transactions Bill with 44 votes. The bill sponsored by MP Abdulla Waheed of Dhidhdhoo constituency… Continued
Debate commences regarding the dishonest statements made by cabinet members at Parliament
Malé, Maldives - The Parliament of Maldives on Monday commenced the debate regarding dishonest statements made by cabinet members during parliament questioning sessions. The case was submitted to the parliament… Continued
MP Saleem calls for MP Recall Act
Malé, Maldives - Parliamentarian for the Hoarafushi Constituency Ahmed Saleem on Tuesday called for a system to authorize constituents to remove their respective parliament representatives. Speaking at the 18th sitting… Continued
Committee passes amendment to Judges Act granting parental leave
Malé, Maldives - The Judiciary Committee of the Maldives Parliament on Sunday passed the Amendment to the Judges Act (no. 13/2010) proposed by the government, sponsored by MP Abdulla Shaheem… Continued
Parliament to open for the year 2022 on 3rd February
Malé, Maldives - The Parliament of Maldives announced that the first parliament sitting for the first session of this year has been scheduled on 3 February 2021. The first sitting,… Continued
Parliament Joint Committee votes to nullify the Transport Authority Act
Malé, Maldives - The Joint Committee of Committee on Decentralization and Committee on National Development and Heritage has voted to nullify the Maldives Transport Authority Act (Act no. 3/2016). The… Continued
Parliament unanimously greenlights bill to criminalize hate crimes
Malé, Maldives - The Parliament of Maldives today voted to pass the bill to criminalize religiously motivated hate crimes and criminalize the mockery of Islam. On November 7, the Judiciary… Continued
Airport VIP lounge expenses for MPs over MVR 3.6 million
Malé, Maldives - Parliamentarians have spent MVR 3.6 million for VIP lounge privileges in the past 3 years at the Velana International Airport located in the capital city Malé. According… Continued
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