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President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has revealed a substantial pay rise for workers in the civil service, judiciary, and local councils, starting 1 November 2025. The choice, disclosed via the President’s official X account, honors a promise he made during his Presidential Address earlier this year. The...
Bank of Maldives (BML), together with American Express (AMEX), has initiated a fresh campaign to encourage Maldivian tourism for AMEX Cardmembers. The project was officially launched on Saturday evening at Barcelo Nasandhura Male' by Finance Minister Moosa Zameer and BML's CEO and Managing...
The editors of Ocean Geographic magazine in Australia have initiated an online petition following the Maldives government's choice to allow the fishing of tiger sharks beginning on November 1, 2026. Sharks have been safeguarded in Maldivian waters since 2010, due to a significant ban established...
The 9th edition of the South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) continued its successful run with the much-anticipated SATA Alliance Meeting, held at the City Club House Meeting Room, Cinnamon Grand Colombo. The SATA Alliance brings together leading stakeholders from six South Asian nations—India,...
The United Kingdom (UK) has urged the Maldivian government to maintain press freedom after President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu signed the media bill that allows the government considerable control over the media. On Friday, the UK High Commission in the Maldives posted on X, highlighting that...
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has ratified the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Bill (Act No. 16/2025), bringing the legislation into effect. The bill was passed by the People’s Majlis at its Sixth Special Session, convened on Tuesday, 16 September 2025, outside the ordinary sitting. 60...
On Thursday, President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu formed a state agency called the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Commission (MMBC), in accordance with Article 4 of the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Act. The agency was established through the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Bill,...
Main opposition MDP’s leader Abdull Shahid has warned that a look into the history clearly shows no government that tried to meddle with the media has ever ended well following the passage of the controversial media bill by a Parliament dominated by ruling PNC. MDP has been demonstrating with...
Leevan Ali Naseer, a member of the Maldives Media Council (MMC), was arrested by police on Tuesday during a protest outside the Parliament Building opposing a controversial media bill that aims to replace the current self-regulation system with a government-controlled commission, and has now been...
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu extended warm congratulations to Rt. Hon. Sushila Karki on her appointment as the Prime Minister of Nepal. The President noted the historic significance of her appointment as the first female PM of Nepal, and wished her success on her new journey. He reaffirmed the...
The Maldives Broadcasting Commission (BCC) has instructed Channel 13 to halt its transmission for two hours tomorrow due to breaches of the national broadcasting Code of Practice. As stated by the Commission, the penalty pertains to material broadcast during a live segment of the People's National...
On Monday, Mohamed Saeed, the Minister of Economic Development & Trade, convened with social media content creators and media experts to gather their views on the loan for content creators. On Sunday, President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu announced that the technical preparations for initiating a soft loan...