Politics

Speaker Nasheed puts forward decree for parliamentary system vote

August 11, 2022, 19:53

Malé, Maldives - Speaker of Parliament and former president, Mohamed Nasheed has put forward a motion for a referendum for parliamentary system in Maldives. The decree submitted by Speaker Nasheed… Continued

MDP presidential candidate to be decided through primaries

August 11, 2022, 06:48

Malé, Maldives - Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has announced that their presidential candidate will be decided through an internal primary election. Chairperson of the congress committee, Ibrahim Waheed (Wadde) told… Continued

Yameen masterminded MMPRC scandal to payoff campaign debts: Nazim

August 10, 2022, 09:00

Malé, Maldives - Former MP of Dhiggaru Constituency and Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Nazim (Jangiya Nazim) has told that Maldives Marketing & Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) corruption scandal was masterminded by… Continued

No Ministers investigated over explicit same-sex video scandal: CP Hameed

August 9, 2022, 17:34

Malé, Maldives - Commissioner of Police Mohamed Hameed has stated today that there are not Cabinet Ministers involved in the recently leaked same-sex videos. Local police have been investigating the… Continued

US donates over 99,450 doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Maldives

August 8, 2022, 16:03

Malé, Maldives - Government of United States has signed an agreement today to handover 99,450 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to Maldives. The vaccines were handed over to the Maldivian… Continued

Speaker Nasheed calls for direct and circumstantial evidence to be used instead of guilty pleas

August 8, 2022, 14:35

Malé, Maldives - Speaker of the Maldivian Parliament, Mohamed Nasheed has called out to make use of direct and circumstantial evidence to prove crimes instead of guilty pleas. In a… Continued

Maldives Police debunk MP Saleem’s participation in same-sex video

August 8, 2022, 13:06

Malé, Maldives - Maldives Police Service has confirmed that MP of Hoarafushi constituency, Ahmed Saleem was not a participant in the same-sex videos leaked on social media recently. In a… Continued

Addu City Council to receive MVR 75 million as Govt. block grant in 2023

August 2, 2022, 15:00

Malé, Maldives - Addu City Council will receive MVR 75 million as the government provided block grant for the year 2023. This was revealed in the budget circular published by… Continued

MPs start signing to impeach Nasheed and Eva

August 2, 2022, 12:56

Malé, Maldives - Several Members of the Parliament have begun efforts to remove Speaker Mohamed Nasheed and Deputy Speaker Eva Abdulla from office. It has been reported on local media… Continued

#ImpeachNasheed campaign renews target to 1500 signatures

August 1, 2022, 13:50

Malé, Maldives - An active and ongoing campaign on the worldwide petition website change.org to impeach the Maldivian Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Nasheed and Deputy Speaker Eva Abdulla has renewed… Continued