The State Trading Organization (STO) is aiming to reach a record MVR500 million (US$32.4 mllion) in profits this year, the company’s Managing Director Adam Azim said yesterday. Speaking at a press conference at the company’s head office, Azim said its monthly profits have been increasing since his management took charge [in November 2013], adding that [...]...
The President’s Office has called for applicants for Information Commissioner – a post created under the recently ratified Right to Information Act. Announced in the government gazette today, the applications process will be open until 3pm on June 1. Under the act, President Abdulla Yameen is mandated to appoint a commissioner for a five-year term [...]...
The Criminal Court has sentenced a man to life in jail for trafficking 9.13 grams of heroin....
Villimalé's youth population had built huts on public land for social gatherings for over 20 years. Destroying the huts - which the youth call home - without showing them alternatives will only cause more social problems, claimed the MP. ...
Chief Judge of the Criminal Court Abdulla Mohamed has taken over the MDA leader's alcohol smuggling and possession case from presiding Judge Aziz following after reports that Shiyam had requested Aziz's removal from the drawn-out proceedings....
In what appears to be the further centralisation of judicial administration, the court has formulated regulations requiring its consent before judicial employees can attend overseas workshops, seminars, conferences, or training programmes....
Convicted drug kingpin Ibrahim Shafaz Abdul Razzak has been caught in a joint operation by the Maldivian and Sri Lankan security services. Shafaz had failed to return from a three-month authorised stay in Colombo for medical treatment. ...
President Abdulla Yameen has on Monday appointed persons to the posts of Maldivian Ambassadors to Sri Lanka and Pakistan. ...
Castaway Maldives Pvt Ltd has lodged a complaint at the Civil Court over the Police Welfare Corporation’s decision to annul a resort development bid....
The Family Court has slammed a corruption investigator who was denied entry to the court on May 15 for disrespectful behavior, local media have reported. ...
Suggestions from the Dhivehi Academy that the law requires precedence be given to the local language have been attacked by drivers who question the timing and the practicality of further changes to new taxi regulations....
Three minors have been charged over the murder of 21-year-old Hussein Waheed in December. Waheed was stabbed to death in a gang fight over a drugs dispute. ...
In August last year, Abdul Latheef Ali, 64, of Henveiru Philadelphi, was found guilty of running a brothel in the capital Malé and forcing three female expatriates into prostitution after bringing them to the Maldives ostensibly to work as massage therapists....
A recording understood to be authentic has captured Malé City Council's Progressive Party of Maldives member Ahmed Mamnoon's reaction to news that authorities were investigating his alleged use of offensive language to address the deputy mayor....
Malé City Mayor Mohamed Shihab explains the mounting problems facing the council in its attempt to manage the millions of tonnes of waste produced in the densely populated capital every day....
Maldives national football team coach Drago Mamic has insisted his team can still reach the knockout phase of the AFC Challenge cup after "cheap" goals cost them three points in yesterday's tournament opener. ...
President Abdulla Yameen and the opposition MDP have criticised the JSC for its failure to complete investigations into disciplinary cases against judgesm though the commission maintains it is continuing to work on the cases....
The Maldives Journalists Association has announced that it will be holding its executive committee elections on June 2. ...
Vice President Mohamed Jameel Ahmed has stated that the government will review and raise teachers' pay once the state income further increases. ...
The Family Court has on Wednesday ruled that the baby of Ahmed Sharuan and Tanja Sharuan cannot be separated from the mother. ...