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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

News·Politics

17 Jul, 2025

Maldives Denies Reports of Surrendering Chagos Claim, Alleges Misrepresentation by Opposition

LONDON — Foreign Minister Dr. Abdulla Khaleel has publicly refuted claims that the Maldives relinquished its claim to the Chagos Archipelago, calling online media reports “misleading” and accusing the former Maldivian Democratic

Business·Leaders·MaldivesStyle·News·Politics

14 Feb, 2025

Is Qasim Ibrahim Defending Democracy or Undermining It?

Ahmed Shamheed, a former transport minister and now an MP, confronted an International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation over the Maldives’ soaring debt during a heated parliamentary committee session. The session, chaired by

Majlis Committee Probes FENAKA Staff Tied to Corruption Scandal

Malé, Maldives — The Majlis Finance Committee has received information on 13 employees of state-owned utility company FENAKA who were allegedly involved in the corruption scandal uncovered in the company’s projects and

29 Oct, 2025

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Two Customs Officials Fired Over Missing Cigarettes Linked to The Hawks Tanker

Two deputy commissioners of Maldives Customs Service have been dismissed and disciplinary action ordered for three other staff after discovery that cartons of cigarettes were removed from a bonded warehouse without authorization.

29 Oct, 2025

News

Maldives’ New Bunkering Industry Generates MVR 192 Million in First Year, Minister Says

The Maldivian government’s new bunkering services — supplying fuel to ships passing through the country’s northern waters — have brought in more than MVR 192 million since operations began last year, Economic

29 Oct, 2025

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Follow-Up Report: Deepening Tobacco Smuggling Crisis in the Maldives

Deputy Speaker Ahmed Nazim’s remarks now carry heightened urgency: “There are more smuggled cigarettes than cigarettes imported with duty. The same is true of vape. Vape is available. There are social media

28 Oct, 2025

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Ministry of Social and Family Development Launches Raid to Save Nonexistent Child, Declares Mission ‘A Triumph of Imaginative Governance’

MALE, MALDIVES — In a bold display of bureaucratic foresight that’s left child welfare experts scratching their heads and imaginary children running for cover, the Ministry of Social and Family Development reportedly

24 Oct, 2025

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Maldives Assumes Chairpersonship of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Asia Region

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Maldives has been elected as the new Chair of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Asia Region for the next three years. The decision was made during the CPA

14 Oct, 2025

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Deputy Speaker Highlights Strength of Commonwealth Partnership at CPA Conference in Barbados

Bridgetown, Barbados — The Deputy Speaker Hon. Ahmed Nazim, delivered a compelling address at the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Conference in Barbados, reaffirming the Maldives’ deep commitment to the Commonwealth’s shared

10 Oct, 2025

Leaders·News

Maldives Approves Sweeping Media and Broadcasting Law, Reshaping Oversight

MALE’, Maldives — The Maldives took a decisive step in reshaping the country’s media landscape, as President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu approved the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Bill, legislation that its backers

18 Sep, 2025

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Media Freedom in the Maldives Under Threat: Opposition Leader Raises Alarm Over “Media Control Bill”

MALE’, Maldives — Abdulla Shahid, the leader of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), has condemned the recently passed Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Bill, labeled the “Media Control Bill” by the opposition,

18 Sep, 2025

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Image: The Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Information and Arts — the office now at the centre of the Maldives’ debate over “medias” and press freedom.

In the Maldives, ‘Medias’ Multiply as the Debate on Press Freedom Heats Up

MALE’, Maldives — The Ministry tasked with overseeing the nation’s information ecosystem has a curious mandate. On its English-language website, the mandate section reads like a bureaucratic shrug: “Mandate The current mandate

16 Sep, 2025

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Majlis - Page 8

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

Maldives Denies Reports of Surrendering Chagos Claim, Alleges Misrepresentation by Opposition

Is Qasim Ibrahim Defending Democracy or Undermining It?

Majlis Committee Probes FENAKA Staff Tied to Corruption Scandal

Two Customs Officials Fired Over Missing Cigarettes Linked to The Hawks Tanker

Maldives’ New Bunkering Industry Generates MVR 192 Million in First Year, Minister Says

Follow-Up Report: Deepening Tobacco Smuggling Crisis in the Maldives

Ministry of Social and Family Development Launches Raid to Save Nonexistent Child, Declares Mission ‘A Triumph of Imaginative Governance’

Maldives Assumes Chairpersonship of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Asia Region

Deputy Speaker Highlights Strength of Commonwealth Partnership at CPA Conference in Barbados

Maldives Approves Sweeping Media and Broadcasting Law, Reshaping Oversight

Media Freedom in the Maldives Under Threat: Opposition Leader Raises Alarm Over “Media Control Bill”

In the Maldives, ‘Medias’ Multiply as the Debate on Press Freedom Heats Up

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