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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...
Transport Minister Mohamed Ameen has announced that the government will hand over the planned parking buildings to contractors within the next month, with construction expected to begin in three to four months. Speaking on state media, Minister Ameen highlighted that parking remains one of the...
Fenaka Corporation has yet to stabilize two years into the current administration, due to negligence and mismanagement under the previous government, Managing Director Mohamed Najah told the Parliamentary Committee on Environment and Climate Change on Monday. Najah said one of the biggest...
An internal rift has emerged within the leadership of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) following a dialogue started by former President Mohamed Nasheed, who suggested that both he and former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih should not contest the 2028 presidential election.
The Flexible Working Time (Faheli) rule included in the government's pay framework has been introduced to allow work outside official hours and is now in effect. Under the flexibility principle, the government amended its pay framework last month to establish official working hours. The change was...
Being a minor is not an excuse to escape accountability for serious crimes, the Maldives Development Alliance (MDA) said Saturday, urging authorities to enforce laws that clearly outline how violent offenses committed by children should be handled. The Ministry of Family and Social Development has...
Former Economic Minister Fayyaz Ismail, who resigned as Chairman of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) on Sunday evening, said one of the reasons for his decision was to give party leaders more space to speak and manage the party’s affairs. Fayyaz was elected MDP Chairman on May 23, 2022,...
Infrastructure Minister Dr. Abdulla Muthalib has acknowledged that construction of the Thilamale Bridge is progressing more slowly than the government had hoped, raising doubts about whether the project will be completed by the contractor’s expected deadline. Speaking at President Dr. Mohamed...
Former President Abdulla Yameen on Friday said the public will not be able to reside on the reclaimed land proposed under the Malé and Rasmale development projects. The government has announced 15,000 plots in Rasmale, presented as its largest land allocation initiative. Yameen made the remarks at...
Tourism Minister Thoriq Ibrahim has announced that all international airlines will be relocated to the new terminal at Velana International Airport (VIA) before the end of this year. peaking to state media PSM on the occasion of the government’s two-year anniversary, Thoriq said the new terminal...
More than 53,000 vaping devices have been confiscated at Maldives’ borders in the year since the country enacted a sweeping prohibition on vapes and e-cigarettes, according to new figures released by Maldives Customs. The ban, introduced through amendments to the Tobacco Control Act in 2024, first...
The first of a series of meetings to be held in each ward of Malé is scheduled for Sunday night in Vilimalé. The government marked its two-year anniversary at the Social Centre on Monday night. At the event, President Mohamed Muizzu announced that he would hold meetings across all wards of Malé....