'Chagos’ sovereignty is between UK and Mauritius' 44 minutes ago The British government said on Friday that sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago is a matter only between the United Kingdom and Mauritius, following objections raised by the Maldives.
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Shahid warns govt logistics move will hurt SMEs 10 minutes ago Former Foreign Minister and MDP President Abdullah Shahid has said that the government's decision to set up a logistics company to enter the sector will cause huge losses to private businesses and further impoverish the people.
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Committee passes amendments on concurrent elections 39 minutes ago The Parliament’s Independent Institutions Committee on Monday passed constitutional amendments proposed by the government to hold future presidential elections and parliamentary elections on the same day.
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Parliament votes in favor of concurrent elections 17 minutes ago The ruling People’s National Congress (PNC) used its supermajority in the Parliament on Tuesday to pass constitutional amendments proposed by the government to hold future presidential elections and parliamentary elections on the same day.
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Re-registration for Council Elections open until 16
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Majlis considers classifying mosque vandalism as terror
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Backlog taskforce to review party‑crossing case 15 minutes ago Among the cases taken up by the special task force formed by the Chief Justice to clear longâpending matters is the constitutional amendment that strips MPs of their seats if they change their political party.
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Fayyaz alleges WAMCO staff moved for politics
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Shahid: SOEs used to threaten workers 23 minutes ago Opposition MDP President Abdullah Shahid has accused the government of using stateâowned companies to intimidate employees and threaten their jobs ahead of the upcoming local council elections.
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party to form govt by Sunday 2 minutes ago The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has said it would form a new government by Sunday, after winning the first elections since the July 2024 popular uprising that ousted the government of Sheikh Hasina.
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Zariyand pledges to boost Council’s income to MVR 2bn
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Merging two elections: A step forward or a risk? 9 minutes ago Political parties often behave like divorced couples, seeing only the faults of the other. Even when a proposal has merit, it is rejected simply because it comes from the opposite camp. In the Maldives, this tendency is particularly evident, as seen in the current debate over combining the country’s two main elections.
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'Israel's West Bank 'state property' move legally void' 18 minutes ago The Israeli government's approval of a proposal to register large areas of the occupied West Bank as “state property” is legally null and void, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, warning that the move aims to advance annexation and settlement expansion.
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Election‑merger referendum to run with council polls 4 minutes ago The referendum on whether to merge the presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on April 4, alongside the upcoming local council elections.
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Mayor: Council moving to cancel fish market deal
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President to attend BNP government swearing‑in
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Council’s inaction cost atoll revenue, audit says
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Council vote and referendum re‑registration opens
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Supreme Court orders to accept Soozan's candidacy 8 minutes ago The Supreme Court has ordered the Elections Commission (EC) to accept the candidacy Fathimath Soozan, who is contesting as an independent candidate for the woman’s seat on K. Thulusdhoo Council.
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Audit: N. Atoll Council owed over MVR 100,000 by pres 12 minutes ago The N. Atoll Council is owed a large amount of money in outstanding payments, with the biggest amount owed by the council’s president Mohamed Basheer, shows a 2023 audit.
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City council to re-start buggy service in Vilimale’
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UK MP Farage accused of ‘cheap stunt’ 10 minutes ago Nigel Farage, the leader of UK Reform Party and member of Parliament, has been accused of performing a ‘cheap stunt’ over his recent claim that the British government stopped him from travelling to the Chagos Islands on a humanitarian mission.
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Shaheem urges support for PNC council candidates
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Falah: MDP better off forming a new political party 9 minutes ago Ibrahim Falah, leader of the ruling PNC’s parliamentary group, states MDP cannot make a comeback, going onto suggest its members would be better off forming a new political party.
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A debt-ridden nation spending MVR 648M on embassies 2 minutes ago In the mornings, some feel compelled to post praise for the President or the government on social media, or to respond to critics. Between these exchanges, meetings are held and photos are shared online. Meanwhile, Maldivian taxpayers’ money is being
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No overseas polling for council elections
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Death threat claim linked to council land row
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Council: Street signs cost MVR 3.9m, not 25m
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Mayor slams poor attendance at city council meetings
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Nine Democrats’ candidates contest council elections
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