The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has approved salary and allowance increases for the Speaker, cabinet ministers, and island council members. The changes passed during today's meeting after a proposal from Kelaa constituency MP Abdu…
Former President and MDP Chairperson Mohamed Nasheed has cautioned party colleagues that going after Eagle Hills Chairman Mohamed Alabbar over the planned Rasmale’ development could cost the Maldives dearly. In a message sent to the MDP National…
Residents living in the Amaan Udhares and Amaan Dhoadhi towers have submitted more than 6,000 complaints to Fahi Dhiriulhun Corporation since moving in. Water leaks and general building maintenance problems top the list of frustrations. FDC conf…
Police have arrested a 25-year-old man from HA. Baarah after he posted calls on social media to set fire to buildings and vehicles and loot shops. Ali Juman of Kuhlhavahge was taken into custody on Thursday under a court order. Officers say his p…
Government spending on subsidies has climbed to MVR 4.3 billion so far this year, roughly 50 percent more than the amount allocated in the 2026 budget. Latest figures from the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises put the total at around MVR …
The Football Association of Maldives stands to receive USD 25 million, roughly MVR 386 million, over four years if a sweeping new FIFA development package wins approval. The proposal forms part of a USD 6.35 billion global fund that would deliver …
Housing Development Corporation has formally named two of its own employees as Persons with Disability Ambassadors. Aminath Irasha from Human Resources Management and Ahmed Najib from Central Operations took on the roles today. Their terms run un…
Ibrahim Nazeem has been appointed State Minister at the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sports and Fitness just one day after losing his job as Managing Director of the Road Development Corporation. The Privatisation and Corporatisation Board con…
A major telecom company is now helping keep the country’s mosques in better shape. On Thursday the Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Endowments signed a deal with Ooredoo Maldives to start the “Ooredoo Masjidhuna” initiative, a corporate social resp…
By the end of last year, roughly MVR 100 million in public money had gone toward health insurance premiums for Members of Parliament. Sitting MPs currently enjoy a package worth about MVR 1.3 million a year that covers themselves, their spouses an…
Young people in the Maldives now have a dedicated toll-free number to call for counselling and mental health guidance. The service, reachable at 1456, aims to bring psychological support, advice and practical help under one contact point. Caller…
A lighthearted comment about a bomb in a suitcase has landed an Egyptian man in custody for five days after security staff at Velana International Airport took it seriously. Peter Samaan Marzouk Samaan, 38, made the remark while his sister’s bag…
Thousands of Maldivian students walked into exam halls this morning as O-level examinations officially got underway. A total of 8,111 candidates are sitting the papers in this batch, with the exams scheduled to run until 12 November. Alongside t…
The Maldives recorded a sharp quarterly drop in economic activity during the second quarter of this year. Official figures from the National Bureau of Statistics show the economy contracted 12.3 percent compared with the first three months of 2026…
More than one billion rufiyaa has now been handed out under the Hiyaavehi Finance Scheme, the government programme that offers low-rate loans for people building their own homes. According to a social media update posted by the Housing Ministry l…
The Anti-Corruption Commission has referred former Maldives Ports Limited CEO Mohammed Junaid to the Prosecutor General’s Office over a questionable purchase of air-conditioning units that left the state company hundreds of thousands of rufiyaa ou…
The Anti-Corruption Commission has moved to charge Thinadhoo Mayor Saud Ali along with three former council members for allegedly handing out land without proper process. The case centers on plots given to a private company for a cooking gas busin…
Operators running food court units near Malé’s southwestern harbor have received notices telling them to leave the premises. The State Trading Organization, which manages the units, has instructed tenants to vacate and hand the spaces back withi…
President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has received the Progressive Party of the Maldives' official nomination to run for a second term in the 2028 presidential election. The ruling Progressive National Congress handed him the ticket during the closin…
Maldives Police have arrested a 36-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman after a video of them allegedly performing a sexual act on the balcony of a Hiyaa flat in Hulhumale' spread rapidly across social media. The incident took place on a ba…