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EIAs for land reclamation, coastal development are cut & paste: Infrastructure Minister Aslam

October 13, 2021, 15:53

Malé, Maldives - The Minister of National Planning, Housing & Infrastructure Mohamed Aslam today stated that there is no political or public demand to understand the effect of development on… Continued

Speaker Nasheed to dialogue parliamentary governance with the President

October 13, 2021, 15:06

Malé, Maldives - Former President and Speaker of the Maldives Parliament Mohamed Nasheed today stated that he will address the governance change to the parliamentary system after dialogue with President… Continued

COVID-19: Addu City reports 26 recoveries, 1 death in the past 24hrs

October 13, 2021, 10:40

Addu City, Maldives - AEH informs that at 1:31 today, a 87-year-old covid positive Maldivian Male in Addu Covid-19 Management Facility has passed away. This is the 5th COVID-19 death… Continued

September 2021 revenue increase by 133.5 percent from last year

October 12, 2021, 18:47

Malé, Maldives – Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) reveals that the revenue collected for September 2021 is 133.5 percent compared to September 2020. MIRA states that this is mainly due… Continued

Environmental destruction case against the government regarding Gulhifalhu Project goes to trial

October 12, 2021, 17:10

Malé, Maldives - The Civil Court of Maldives today scheduled trial dates for the case against the government by a private citizen regarding the environmental destruction caused by the Gulhifalhu… Continued

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