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The Ministry of Health has formulated new guidelines to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child with health officials warning of an HIV "time bomb" that could "explode at any time." ...

A Sri Lankan national arrested in Chennai on April 29 on terrorism was also targeting locations in the Maldives, terrorism expert Dr Rohan Gunaratna has told the New Indian Express. ...

President's Office Spokesperson Ibrahim Muaz Ali stated that the President is visiting the island on invitation of its people....

The Criminal Court has ordered the police to hold the two suspects arrested in connection with Former Maldivian Democratic Party [MDP] MP Alhan Fahmy’s stabbing incident in detention until their trial reached a conclusion....

President Abdulla Yameen has on Sunday appointed Rukshana Ibrahim as a member of the Police Integrity Commission. ...

The seminar was designed to hold discussions on the status of anti-terrorism efforts in Asian countries, and to explore additional means of dealing with terrorism crimes. ...

The Criminal Court has extended the detention period of a police officer that was caught while he was allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs in to Male’ police custody. ...

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The Criminal Court has asked the Prosecutor General's Office (PG) to resend all files concerning Supreme Court Justice Ali Hameed's alleged misuse of state funds after case documents were destroyed in a coffee spill. ...

The government has justified the new death penalty regulation on Islamic values, but scholar Usthaz Abdul Mueed Hassan has called on the state to abolish the death penalty, arguing Islam is first the religion of forgiveness. ...

Online newspaper 'CNM' reported that the case was reported to police at about 2 48 pm today afternoon....

The Department of Judicial Administration will function in accordance with policies set by the Supreme Court bench and under the direct supervision of a designated justice, according to new rules promulgated by the apex court last week....

On World Press Freedom Day, the HRCM has called on the state to ease reporter's access to information. ...

The Maldives Broadcasting Corporation heavily criticised a report by the Broadcasting Commission on television prime time coverage of last year's presidential election campaign, calling on the broadcasting regulator to revise "misleading" elements of the report....

A police officer has been arrested while attempting to smuggle drugs into the Male' custodial detention centre....

State Minister for Health Fuad Gasim has resigned from the JP council after former President Mohamed Nasheed met Gasim Ibrahim and signalled the MDP's support for the business tycoon's bid to become the speaker of the newly-elected 18th People's Majlis....

Addressing participants of the rally at the conclusion of the walk across the capital, former President Mohamed Nasheed urged the pro-government majority in the 18th People's Majlis to enact legislation to introduce a minimum wage....

"The abolition of the death penalty is one of the key objectives of the European Union's human rights policy worldwide. It is essential for the protection of human dignity, as well as for the progressive development of human rights. The death penalty is cruel and inhumane, and has not been shown in any way to act as a deterrent to crime," EU High Representative Catherine Ashton said in a statement....

The Civil Court has decided that the Housing Ministry had the authority withdraw lands that are under the Male’ City Council for social, economic and national security purposes, if the cabinet decides and that the court cannot order the police to handover the land to the tenant....

A six percent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on telecommunication services come into effect as of 12:00 a.m. today, May 1, 2014. The eleventh amendment bill to the Goods and Services Tax Act, allowing the collection of a 6 percent taxation on telecommunication services, was published in the Government Gazette on March 25. The tax [...]...