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The Attorney General’s Office has presented a significant Organ Transplant Bill to the People’s Majlis, intending to create a thorough legal structure for organ transplantation in the Maldives, while making illegal the sale and unapproved extraction of human organs. Providing inaccurate...
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu met on Sunday with the Rector of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Professor Emeritus Datuk Dr Osman Bakar, to discuss methods for improving collaboration in higher education, especially in doctoral programmes. The gathering, conducted at the...
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Mounting public outrage over the illegal rental of government-subsidized Gedhoruveriya flats has prompted swift action from President Dr Mohamed Muizzu’s administration. The government has announced a full-scale inspection and enforcement campaign to identify and repossess social housing units...
Housing Minister Dr Abdullah Muhthalib has said that flats allocated under the government’s housing schemes will be confiscated if rented out to third parties. Muhthalib made the statement following posts on social media alleging that some recipients of the flats under the landlord scheme were...
Member of Parliament for Hithadhoo Central, Ahmed Azaan, has urged residents to vote against the proposal to divide the Addu City Council in the referendum scheduled for the 25th of this month. The referendum follows a petition submitted by some residents of Addu seeking changes to the composition...
Widespread public anger regarding the unlawful leasing of government-subsidized Gedhoruveriya apartments has led to prompt measures by President Dr Mohamed Muizzu’s government. The government has declared a comprehensive inspection and enforcement initiative to locate and reclaim social housing...
Of the 4,000 flat recipients under the former government's Gedhoruveriyaa scheme, even a hundred people have not yet received their flats. The Fahi Dhiriulhun Corporation (FDC) told state media Public Service Media (PSM) that 62 recipients have been handed over keys so far. The first flats are...
An employee of the state-owned Road Development Corporation (RDC) has been abruptly dismissed following his participation in the October 3 ‘Lootuvaifi, Lootuvaifi’ protest organized by the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) in the capital Malé City. Despite President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu’s repeated...
The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has claimed that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned three ministers from the previous administration in an attempt to obstruct the party’s rally planned for next month. Fayyaz Ismail, former Minister of Economic Development and current MDP...
A Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) activist loyal to Chairperson Fayyaz Ismail’s faction, identified as Aishath Shiman Ahmed (username @dh0nkeyo on X), is under investigation for allegedly inciting the assassination of President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu through a coded social media post. According to...
Ahmed Mauroof, Legal Director of the leading opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), has expressed grave worries about the treatment of people detained during the party's "Lootuvaifi" demonstration that took place on October 3 in Malé City. He asserted that the detainees are enduring severe...