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Pay harmonization will bring positive changes to council staff: Finance

April 27, 2023, 07:28

The salaries of administrative employees of local councils will also be changed when equalizing the salaries of government employees, the Finance Ministry has said. The councils have been passing resolutions… Continued

Evidence Act amendment on source disclosure not passed!

April 27, 2023, 07:19

Parliament did not pass amendments to the Evidence Act that would have forced journalists to disclose their sources. According to the Evidence Act, which the government passed in July last… Continued

Auditor General recommends compensation clause for civil servants after costly illegal dismissals

April 23, 2023, 06:21

The Office of the Auditor General has recommended that civil servants should include in their employment contracts an amount mutually agreed upon to be paid or received as compensation, in… Continued

List of alleged flats to senior officials is fake: Urbanco

April 23, 2023, 05:58

Urbanco has said that the list circulating on social media claiming that 34 flats will be given to its top officials is untrue. A memo purporting to offer some flats… Continued

President Solih calls for rekindling of faith and compassion on Eid al-Fitr

April 21, 2023, 08:09

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih delivered a message on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr 1444, extending his warmest greetings and best wishes to all Maldivian citizens, as well as to leaders… Continued

MayTerrorAttack: Sentencing scheduled for August 31

April 19, 2023, 15:27

The sentencing of the accused in the assassination attempt case of the Speaker of the Parliament and former President Mohammed Nasheed has been scheduled for August 31, 2023. The IED… Continued

Records of plastic bag fees should be kept: MIRA

April 18, 2023, 14:05

Maldives Inland Revenue Authority has formulated a record keeping regulation to ensure that records are kept along with the quantity and price of all plastic bags sold and distributed free… Continued

ITLOS to deliver judgement on Mauritius-Maldives boundary dispute next week

April 18, 2023, 08:58

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) has scheduled to deliver their judgement on the Mauritius' case against Maldives on 28th of this month. According to a… Continued

Another fire in Hiya flat, Urbanco warns flats will be taken back from irresponsible owners

April 15, 2023, 08:40

HULHUMAL´E, MALDIVES - A fire broke out in one of the Hiya Flats in Hulhumalé last night. It has been reported that the fire originated from the an apartment in… Continued

Annual inbound tourist arrival nears 600,000

April 15, 2023, 08:20

MAL´E, MALDIVES - The number of tourists that visited Maldives within 2023 has almost reached 600,000 as of this month. Tourism Ministry revealed the statistics, detailing that 592,605 tourists have… Continued