Politics

Parliamentarians and ministers might lose their seats over MMPRC corruption investigation: Nasheed

April 26, 2021, 12:39

Malé, Maldives - Speaker of Parliament, Mohamed Nasheed has said that it’s possible for some parliamentarians and cabinet ministers to lose their jobs after the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations… Continued

Opposition coalition announces mega protests in Malé City

April 26, 2021, 12:09

Malé, Maldives - Opposition PPM/PNC coalition has announced that they are going to start protests calling out to release Former President, Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayyoom, who is serving a five… Continued

Council salary increment passed by parliamentary committee

April 25, 2021, 21:45

Malé, Maldives – Parliamentary Committee on Economic Affairs has passed the Pay Commission's proposal regarding salary increments to council members. The National Pay Commission's submission consisted of the following salaries:… Continued

Local Council Elections: MDP won 400 seats while PPM won 325

April 25, 2021, 17:16

Malé, Maldives - Elections Commission (EC) has announced that the ruling party, MDP has won 400 seats and the most competitive opposition party, PPM has won 325 seats in the… Continued

Maldives is becoming an Indian quarantine facility: Adhurey

April 25, 2021, 15:24

Malé, Maldives - President of People's National Congress (PNC) Abdul Raheem Abdulla (Adhurey) has said that Maldives is becoming a quarantine facility for Indians. In a press conference held by the… Continued

MDP decides not to go to court regarding council elections

April 25, 2021, 14:46

Malé, Maldives - Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has decided not to go to court regarding the problems related to the Local Council Election (LCE) and Women's Development Committee (WDC) election… Continued

Attempting to manage state expenditure by printing money will destroy financial systems: Opposition

April 25, 2021, 14:10

Malé, Maldives - Opposition Coalition has stated that the incumbents government's attempt to manage state expenditure by printing money is a way to destroy the financial system of the country.… Continued

Parliament approves to extend overdraw period

April 25, 2021, 12:01

Malé, Maldives - Parliament of Maldives has passed to approve the government’s request to extend the overdraw period for the Public account in Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) by an additional… Continued

People implicated in MMPRC case cannot run in internal elections: MDP

April 25, 2021, 11:53

Malé, Maldives - Maldivian Democratic Party’s (MDP) national steering committee has passed to not allow people implicated in the MMPRC grand corruption scandal and those accused of criminal acts by… Continued

10 seats in the Local Council & WDC Elections for a re-vote

April 24, 2021, 16:21

Maldives - The Elections Commission decided to hold a re-vote for 10 seats to break tied results from the Local Council Election and Women's Development Committee (WDC) election that was… Continued