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18 Jun, 2025

Authorities Intensify Crackdown on GMCE Crypto Pyramid Scheme, No Arrests Yet

MALE’, Maldives — The GMCE investment scheme, popular among Maldivian investors from ordinary citizens to prominent figures, has been exposed as a pyramid scheme. Authorities are escalating efforts to take legal action

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22 May, 2025

Maldives Moves to Reform Pretrial Detention with Electronic Monitoring

MALE’, Maldives — In a significant step toward reforming the Maldives’ overburdened criminal justice system, the Prosecutor General’s Office announced on a plan to review the custody of pretrial detainees using electronic

About Maldives·News·Politics

08 May, 2025

The Bench and the Boy Scout: A Tale of Loyalty and Leverage in the Maldives

MALE’, Maldives — Hussain Mohammed Haneef is packing up his desk at the High Court, his resignation letter already filed a month ago, set to take effect by May 15, 2025. The Assistant

Abdul Rauf Ibrahim, a native of Keyodhoo and former High Court judge, is sworn in once again during a ceremony at the Supreme Court. Photo: PSM

New Judges Sworn in to High Court and Criminal Court

Three newly appointed judges to the High Court and the Criminal Court were sworn in on Sunday night, after the Judicial Service Commission acted earlier in the week to fill longstanding vacancies.

08 Feb, 2026

Business

Relocation to Hulhumale’ Transforms Criminal Court’s Productivity

Malé, Maldives — After years of complaints about delays and cramped working conditions, the Criminal Court’s move into a new building has sharply accelerated its work. Court statistics show a rise in

06 Jan, 2026

News

A Real Estate Dream Turns to Ruin as Court Hands Down Century-Spanning Sentences

Malé, Maldives — The courtroom was silent when Judge Nadeem began reading the numbers. They came in clusters — 44 counts, 46 counts, 368 years, 15 years — a cascade of figures

31 Dec, 2025

About Maldives·Business·News

A State‑Made Criminal

MAAFUSHI, Maldives — In the maximum‑security wing of Maafushi Prison, a man in his fifties lies awake most nights, staring at the fluorescent light that never quite dims. Sleep comes in fragments.

31 Dec, 2025

News

A Judge of Conscience: Justice S. Muralidhar’s Journey from Grassroots to Global Recognition

NEW DELHI — The world is talking about Justice S. Muralidhar again, and for good reason. In late November, the United Nations named the former Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court

16 Dec, 2025

World

Judicial Staff Challenge Salary Changes, Demand Clarity From Government

MALÉ, Maldives — Dozens of High Court employees staged a protest at the Department of Judicial Administration, demanding clarity over recent changes to the national pay framework that they fear will erode

27 Nov, 2025

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In Maldives, Public Disclosure of Personal Data Sparks Debate on Privacy

MALÉ, Maldives — Mohammed Shaheem Ali Saeed, the Islamic minister in President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu’s government and a senior religious figure who previously held the same post under an earlier administration, sparked

27 Nov, 2025

News

Judicial Commission Seeks Removal of Judge Amid Misconduct Probes

MALÉ, Maldives — The Judicial Service Commission has asked Parliament to remove Criminal Court Judge Hussain Faiz Rashaad from office, citing violations of the Constitution and laws in a string of controversial

27 Nov, 2025

News

Handing Over Hasina? India’s Test of Law and Leadership

NEW DELHI — Extradition treaties are meant to be straightforward instruments of international law: a country requests, another complies. Yet Bangladesh’s demand that India hand over former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has

25 Nov, 2025

India-Maldives·World

Muizzu Pledges Budgetary Independence for Judiciary, Urges Swift Action on Pretrial Detentions

Malé — President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu announced a series of reforms aimed at strengthening judicial independence and accelerating justice delivery, including budgetary autonomy for the courts and new infrastructure for key institutions.

11 Nov, 2025

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Judiciary

Authorities Intensify Crackdown on GMCE Crypto Pyramid Scheme, No Arrests Yet

Maldives Moves to Reform Pretrial Detention with Electronic Monitoring

The Bench and the Boy Scout: A Tale of Loyalty and Leverage in the Maldives

New Judges Sworn in to High Court and Criminal Court

Relocation to Hulhumale’ Transforms Criminal Court’s Productivity

A Real Estate Dream Turns to Ruin as Court Hands Down Century-Spanning Sentences

A State‑Made Criminal

A Judge of Conscience: Justice S. Muralidhar’s Journey from Grassroots to Global Recognition

Judicial Staff Challenge Salary Changes, Demand Clarity From Government

In Maldives, Public Disclosure of Personal Data Sparks Debate on Privacy

Judicial Commission Seeks Removal of Judge Amid Misconduct Probes

Handing Over Hasina? India’s Test of Law and Leadership

Muizzu Pledges Budgetary Independence for Judiciary, Urges Swift Action on Pretrial Detentions

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