Parliament of Maldives

Debate commences regarding the dishonest statements made by cabinet members at Parliament

March 28, 2022, 15:44

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

March 15, 2022, 16:18

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

February 27, 2022, 14:56

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

January 23, 2022, 18:44

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

November 23, 2021, 17:11

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

November 16, 2021, 15:53

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

November 8, 2021, 16:08

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

Parliament committee approves bill to criminalize hate crimes with amendments

November 7, 2021, 15:37

Malé, Maldives - The Judiciary Committee of the Parliament of Maldives has approved the bill to criminalize hate crimes with some major amendments. The Committee has combined the bills to… Continued

Parliament rejects motion to provide sovereign guarantee to private companies

October 25, 2021, 14:07

Malé, Maldives - The Parliament of Maldives today rejected a motion proposed to provide easy access to sovereign guarantees for large private businesses. The motion submitted by the MP for… Continued

Motion to remove President Solih from duties withheld from agenda

September 21, 2021, 13:32

Malé, Maldives - The emergency motion to dismiss President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih from official duties by MP for Maduvvari constituency Adam Shareef has been omitted from the agenda for today's… Continued