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Students below grade 10 will be prohibited from using mobile phones during school hours starting from the next academic year, President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has announced. The President made the remarks while meeting with residents of Hulhumale' Phase I on Sunday evening. He said the decision is...
The Maldives has held bilateral talks with Pakistan to enhance cooperation in key areas including higher education, tourism, and climate resilience. Vice President Hussain Mohamed Latheef met with Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, on...
In a strongly worded statement issued Saturday, the Teachers Association of Maldives (TAM) said that teacher harassment is common at Addu High School, and that the recent clash between a student and a foreign teacher reflects deeper management failures. The incident, which occurred last Wednesday,...
A foreign teacher has received widespread public support following a physical altercation with a senior-grade student at a school in the southern Maldives. The incident reportedly occurred around noon on Wednesday, and a 47-second video of the clash has since gone viral on social media. The...
The Ministry of Education has introduced new school uniform regulations requiring girls in Grade 4 and above to wear long trousers. The Ministry stated that the decision was made to standardise uniforms across all schools in the Maldives. Uniform designs have been issued to schools. Under the new...
The uniforms of all government schools will be changed to four standard colours beginning in 2027, the Ministry of Education has announced. A ministry official said the changes will take effect from 2027, and therefore school uniforms for next year will remain unchanged. According to the...
The government has decided to demolish the former Arabiyya School building and redevelop the site into a community park and parking zone, President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu revealed on Tuesday evening. He said the Public Works Department is preparing to begin demolition of the building, which sits on an...
A reporting session was held for graduates of the Project for Human Resources Development Scholarship (JDS), a program funded by the Japanese government. Five students from the 3rd and 4th batches, who recently completed their master’s programs in Japan, presented their research findings and...
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Forty students have been awarded full scholarships to pursue master’s degrees under the National Project for the Restoration of Dhivehi Heritage. The certificates of selection were presented at a ceremony held Sunday morning at the Islamic University of Maldives (IUM), attended by First Lady...
The Maldives National University (MNU) and the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to subsidize fees for media-related courses, as part of a broader push to professionalize journalism in the country. The agreement was signed at a...
The Chinese Government Scholarship (CGS) program for the 2026/2027 academic year is now open for applications, with the Chinese Embassy in the Maldives serving as the official body responsible for accepting online submissions from Maldivian applicants. According to the Embassy, interested...