Politics

Local Council elections to be held in March 2021

November 2, 2020, 16:30

Male’, Maldives – Elections Commission of Maldives (EC) has said that preparations are underway to hold Local Council and Women’s Development Committee (WDC) elections in March of next year. ECM Vice… Continued

Opposition allowed to hold their gathering virtually

November 2, 2020, 15:30

Male', Maldives - Health Protection Agency has given permission to the opposition coalition to host their Victory Day gathering on November 3 virtually. The opposition had planned to organize a… Continued

Small political parties to get financial assistance

November 2, 2020, 15:00

Male’, Maldives – Elections Commission of Maldives (EC) has said that they have submitted a proposal to provide financial assistance from the national budget to political parties with less than 10,000… Continued

Military personnel were hiding on November 3, 1988: MP Haleem

November 2, 2020, 13:58

Male', Maldives - Member of Bilehdhoo constituency, Ahmed Haleem (Dhonbileiy) has accused that some of the top military officials were hiding with the then President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom during the… Continued

Mayor Shifa’s corruption case still pending at PG Office

November 2, 2020, 13:00

Malé, Maldives - A month after the case of Male' City Mayor Shifa Mohamed's suspected corruption in a park construction project at Lonuziyaaraiyh was submitted, the Prosecutor General's (PG) office… Continued

Minister Imran should have resigned: MP Mikaaeel

November 2, 2020, 12:30

Male', Maldives - Parliament member of Galolhu south constituency, Mikaaeel Ahmed Naseem has said that if this was any other country, Home Minister Sheikh Imran Abdulla would have resigned from… Continued

India eases on visa requirements for Maldivians

November 2, 2020, 11:00

Male’, Maldives – The Foreign Minister of Maldives, Abdulla Shahid thanks neighboring country, India, for easing the visa of Maldivian citizens. On November 01, Minister Shahid took on to tweeter to… Continued

Former VP Dr. Jameel’s impeachment hearings to begin at Supreme Court

November 1, 2020, 22:00

Male’, Maldives – Supreme Court of the Maldives has scheduled the hearing of the Former Vice President Dr. Mohamed Jameel Ahmed's constitutional case on his impeachment from office in July,… Continued

Shuaib names Nasheed as biggest beneficiery of MMPRC scandal

November 1, 2020, 14:02

Male', Maldives - Former Deputy Chair of the Disciplinary Committee of Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), Shuaib Ali has named Speaker of the Parliament Mohamed Nasheed as the "biggest beneficiary" of… Continued

Local scholars furious after Shahinda’s participation in Parliamentary meeting

October 31, 2020, 19:28

Male', Maldives - Local Islamic scholars have expressed dissatisfaction towards the Parliament, after the Executive Director of Maldives Democracy Network (MDN), Shahindha Ismail took part in a Parliamentary meeting. Shahindha,… Continued