President: Govt. respects the outcome of the vote 29 minutes ago President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu said on Saturday night that the government accepts the outcomes of the Local Council elections, the Women’s Development Committee elections, and the referendum on merging the Maldives’ two main elections, adding that the administration will work
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Polls open in local council elections and referendum
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Government’s sukuk repayment praised by Nasheed
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Government repays USD 525m sukuk 4 minutes ago The government has repaid the USD 525 million sukuk issued in 2021 by the previous administration, the Ministry of Finance announced Thursday.
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Billions to separate powers, only to consolidate them 3 minutes ago "Who is the People's Majlis? [Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom] Maumoon. Who is the Supreme Court? Maumoon. Who is the President? Maumoon. Who is Maumoon? Maumoon."
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New compact EVs arrive for government Taxi Line
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Political posturing is ruining nations 40 minutes ago Forget for a moment the stories of corruption that occur within every Maldivian administration. The inconsistent economic and social policies alone suffice for the Maldives to serve as a "bad example" to the world. Administration after administration has been squeezing
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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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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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Council vote and referendum re‑registration opens
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Council’s inaction cost atoll revenue, audit says
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President to attend BNP government swearing‑in
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Mayor: Council moving to cancel fish market deal
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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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'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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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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Zariyand pledges to boost Council’s income to MVR 2bn
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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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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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Fayyaz alleges WAMCO staff moved for politics
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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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Majlis considers classifying mosque vandalism as terror
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Re-registration for Council Elections open until 16
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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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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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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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Mayor slams poor attendance at city council meetings
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Mulah Council faces audit over missing records
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Parliament passes bill to introduce extra breaks 3 minutes ago The Parliament on Sunday passed amendments submitted by the government to the Employment Act, to introduce two half-hour daily breaks without any pay deductions for female government employees with children under the age of two.
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Gov't silent on Jawaz as FAM loses MVR 30m 19 minutes ago The government has yet to say whether any action has been taken against Youth Ministry Deputy Minister Hussain Jawaz over the disappearance of nearly MVR 30 million from land leased to the Football Association of Maldives (FAM) for an international
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