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Maldives Parliament Receives Bill to Establish National Service Program for Youth

A bill outlining the framework for a national service program aimed at training young Maldivians interested in careers within uniformed services has been introduced...

President Muizzu Restructures Cabinet, Reduces Ministries to 15

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has restructured the Cabinet, reducing the total number of ministries from 20 to 15 and appointing 13 new Cabinet Ministers...

Maldives urged to pause dredging as coral bleaching threat builds

Maldives Resilient Reefs has called on the government to move quickly against a fresh coral bleaching threat, urging a temporary halt to dredging and...

Maldives freezes retail fuel prices for now as oil shock deepens across global markets

The Maldivian government says it has no immediate plan to raise retail fuel prices, even as the oil shock spreading from the Middle East...

Malé warehouse fire exposes regulatory gaps and sharpens urgency of port relocation

A fire at a Prime Fertiliser warehouse in Maafannu has again exposed how dangerous-chemical storage remains entangled with daily life in the capital, despite...

Day 20 of Iran-US-Israel war sends a deeper shock through energy markets and the global economy

Day 20 of the Iran-US-Israel war marked a dangerous turning point, with the battlefield and the global energy system colliding more directly than at...

Iran strikes UAE transport and energy hubs as Maldives faces deeper tourism risk

A fresh escalation in the Gulf is now raising sharper concerns for the Maldives, after BBC News reported that Iran struck key sites in...

MIFCO diesel hike adds pressure as Maldives faces wider fuel supply risk

The Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company, MIFCO, has sharply increased the price of diesel it sells to fishermen and the general public, in a move...

Maldive Gas halves household cylinder fills again as supply pressure returns

Maldive Gas has again tightened cooking gas sales, with Adhadhu reporting that standard 10kg cylinders are now being sold with only 5kg of gas...

China Presses Iran for Hormuz Access as Energy War Deepens

China is pressing Iran to allow crude oil tankers and Qatari liquefied natural gas cargoes to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz, as...

India Gets Limited Hormuz Passage.

India said on Saturday that two Indian-flagged tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas, LPG, crossed the Strait of Hormuz safely early in the morning and...

March slowdown points to tourism hit as Gulf air disruption reaches the Maldives

The Maldives entered March with strong tourism momentum, but the first nine days of the month now point to a clear slowdown as war-related...

Death Penalty for Major Drug Trafficking Cases Takes Effect in Maldives

Amendments introducing the death penalty for major drug traffickers and importers have come into force in the Maldives, marking one of the country’s toughest...

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Maldives Sees Rise in Resort, Safari Occupancy

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Minister Urges More Oversight from Four Pillars of Gov’t, People to Strengthen Decentralised Governance

The Minister of Cities, Local Government and Public Works,...

2025 to be a year of development project launches and economic recovery: The President

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has stated that 2025 will...

Maldives Sends Condolences to Vanuatu Following Devastating Earthquake

Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Abdulla Khaleel has sent...
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