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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been officially renamed the Environmental Regulatory Authority (ERA), as proclaimed by President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu on Tuesday. The name alteration seeks to more accurately convey the agency's primary goal — environmental regulation — while enhancing...
President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu approved the Second Amendment to the Water and Sewerage Act (Act No: 8/2020) today. The legislation was approved in the 23rd meeting of the second session of the 2025 parliamentary term, which took place on Monday, 11 August 2025. The main goal of the Amendment is to...
The Government of Japan has provided five speedboats to the Maldives Police Service (MPS) to improve its maritime operational capabilities and law enforcement activities at sea. The formal handover event occurred today at K. Dhoonidhoo, where the ships were given by the Japanese Ambassador to the...
The Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) has urged the prompt retraction of the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Bill, cautioning that it presents a significant danger to press freedom and might place the nation’s media under direct governmental oversight. In a forceful statement...
Former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has asserted that the current main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) will regain power in the upcoming government, promising to reinstate the complete authority of local councils that had been previously diminished. Solih made this statement during...
The 13th edition of Maldives Living Expo commenced at Central Park, Hulhumale’ today with over 30 exhibitors. Maldives Living Expo 2025 was inaugurated by Dr Ali Haidar Ahmed - Minister of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development, Ahmed Shiyam - Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Resources and...
President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has opted to eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Following the dissolution of the EPA, responsible for safeguarding the Maldives' fragile environment, the president has also opted to shift its functions to be overseen by the Ministry of Tourism and...
A senior delegation of political figures and civil society representatives from Europe and South Asia is traveling to the Maldives from 11–12 August 2025 to enhance dialogue and collaboration between the two areas. Arranged by the South Asia Regional Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for...
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has emphasized that decentralised service delivery is fundamental to his Administration’s development agenda, guaranteeing that projects are crafted and executed in close collaboration with local communities. In his continued tour of the inhabited islands of Baa Atoll,...
So far, 80 councils have released statements opposing the amendments to the Decentralization Act proposed by President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu's administration, which limit the authority given to councils. On August 6, the People’s Majlis approved the amendments to the Decentralization Act that...
The Association for Democracy in the Maldives (ADM) has urged the People’s Majlis and the global community to hold accountable both current and former officials for the enforced disappearance of journalist Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla, marking 11 years since his kidnapping. In a statement released today,...
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has officially designated Alifu Alifu Ranfaru Lagoon as part of Alifu Alifu Maalhos, in fulfillment of a commitment made to the local community. Following this decision, Alifu Alifu Ranfaru Lagoon has been officially added to the list of inhabited islands in the...