The Maldives is not prepared at all for projected acceleration of sea level rise caused by the collapse of a glacier system in Western Antarctica, environmentalists have said, calling on the government for immediate contingency measures. ...
Male’ city Mayor Mohamed Shihab urged the government to end discrimination between Malé City and other islands of Maldives. Commenting on the government’s policy of taking over council properties including public spaces and parks, Shihab said the only areas that would remain under the council appears to be “the four graveyards and the streets.” “If they [...]...
President Abdulla Yameen has today ratified and gazetted the revised Sexual offences bill. ...
On the occasion of International Day for Biodiversity (May 22) and World Environment Day (June 5) the Ministry of Environment and Energy has made an appeal for Maldivians to participate in an online photography competition. The themes of the photographs are: species of Maldives; ecosystems; and impacts on water security, food security, infrastructure, livelihood, ecosystems [...]...
Azra Naseem argues that public reaction to the news that a 14-year-old had given birth for the second time speaks volumes about the level of religious radicalisation prevalent in the Maldives today....
Parents of children with disabilities are speaking out their concerns and experiences at the public hearings of the Human Rights Commission's 'National Inquiry on Access to Education for Children with Disabilities'. Will anyone listen?...
Housing Development Corporation (HDC) Managing Director Suhail Ahmed told the press that the Nederland's Royal Boskalis Westminster was a possible partner for the land reclamation project. The company has been accused of committing "environmental crimes" in the dredging of Dhaalu Meedhoo and Baa Eydhafushi....
State prosecutors resumed work today on the Supreme Court's orders, but the courts were forced to cancel a majority of hearings with prosecutors lacking documents authorising them to represent the state. ...
Transparency Maldives' survey on attitudes towards democracy showed that 62 percent of 1000 randomly selected individuals said they have no confidence in parliament, while 58 percent said they have no confidence in political parties. ...
Civil Court has ruled that the Maldives Airports Company Ltd can sue its former Chairman ‘Bandhu’ Ibrahim Saleem for his January 2012 decision to allow the disputed airport development charge to be deducted from concession fees owed to the government. ...
Addu City Council's Guesthouse Tourism Promotion Board will assist with the construction, financing, and staffing of new guest houses in six designated areas of the country's second largest urban area. ...
Invoking the state of necessity and continuity of government principles, the Supreme Court ordered state prosecutors to end their week long work stoppage. ...
The Maldives Olympic Committee has appointed national football team captain Ali Ashfaq as the country’s first sports ambassador. “This is a great success, an honour. I will work with the government and sports associations to improve and promote the Maldives sports sector. I would like to thank senior members of the olympic committee for this [...]...
A 14 year old girl has been taken in by the authorities after she gave birth to her second child. She had reportedly given birth just two years earlier at the of age 12. Haveeru reported that police and other relevant authorities came to know of the girl after a report surfaced that she was [...]...
Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure has contracted the Maldives Road Development Corporation (MRDC) to build nine main roads in the island of Fonadhoo in Laamu Atoll. ...
Police have arrested a man on charges of sexually abusing a 13 year old girl with disabilities. ...
"This smuggling of people is done by garnering a lot of financial aid. People smuggling has become a huge business globally. We must do all necessary to inhibit people smuggling through the Maldives," said Mohamed Nazim....
Despite a positive outlook for the economy in 2014, the central bank warned that "any setback to fiscal consolidation either due to slippages in revenue or current expenditure will undermine medium-term debt sustainability and will have adverse implications for exchange rate and prices."...
The Maldives Monetary Authority has denied any knowledge of domestic fundraising for terrorism abroad after a report from the US State Department last week claimed that the central bank was aware of suspicious transactions....
A clean up project took place yesterday (May 10) in the Maldvies Baa Atoll – the Maldives’ first certified UNESCO biosphere reserve. The clean up of Hanifaru Island and Hanifu reef maintenance was carried out by a large group of volunteers from within the reserve – including local councillors, police officers, and resort workers. Baa [...]...