US judge blocks government restrictions on Anthropic
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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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New compact EVs arrive for government Taxi Line
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MP Asma’s children, relative removed from posts 9 minutes ago Three close relatives of MP Asma Rasheed have been dismissed from senior government positions.
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Shahid: People want MDP united to change gov't 5 minutes ago MDP President Abdulla Shahid says the people of Maldives want the party’s “goldenâyellow army” to stand together and work collectively to change the current government.
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Political appointees in Sports Ministry near 300 1 minute ago Sun has learned that almost 300 political appointees have been appointed to the Ministry of Sports, Fitness and Recreation.
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Saeed: Govt won’t allow gas or food prices to rise 2 minutes ago Economic Minister Mohamed Saeed said on Tuesday that the government will not allow gas prices to rise in Maldives and that it is not the administration’s policy to increase the prices of basic food items.
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Maldives condemns storming of Al‑Aqsa Mosque 14 minutes ago The Maldives government on Tuesday condemned the storming of the AlâAqsa Mosque compound by an Israeli minister and accompanying soldiers.
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Kudoo accuse PNC of attempting to buy councillor-elects
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Ministry of Agriculture employs 53 political appointees
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Gapo faces possible no-confidence motion 7 minutes ago Disgruntled members of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) have begun gathering signatures to submit a petition to the national council demanding a no-confidence motion against the party’s interim chairperson Abdul Ghafoor Moosa (Gapo).
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JP loses Maamigili council majority
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President’s scholarship limited to priority fields 10 minutes ago The government has announced changes to the Presidential Scholarship scheme, limiting eligibility to fields included in the Maldives’ Training Needs Requirement List, published by the Ministry of Higher Education.
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Umar: Hold parliamentary and council polls together
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The electricity bill: A lesson in how not to do things 25 minutes ago A formerly highly influential political figure recently shared his electricity bill for the past month of Ramadan on social media. This individual, who even now holds a high-paying job, praised the President while sharing the bill, which showed the actual
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Hiyaa rent cut ahead of Saturday’s elections 5 minutes ago The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has reduced the outstanding twoâyear rent for Hiyaa flats in Hulhumale' Phase II, just days before the local council and Women’s Development Committee (WDC) elections and the referendum scheduled for Saturday.
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Five health projects signed close to council polls
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Azima says fewer elections will bring stability 1 hour ago Former Attorney General Aishath Azima Shakoor said on Wednesday that political stability in the Maldives would improve if the country held fewer elections.
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Zameer: No plan to raise oil prices 7 minutes ago Finance Minister Moosa Zameer said Sunday that the government has no intention of further increasing fuel prices, despite global volatility caused by the conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States. He added that the oil shipment brought in by
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'Fireworks cancellation was politically influenced'
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Fayyaz says sukuk payment unlikely next month 12 minutes ago Former Economic Minister Fayyaz Ismail has said he does not see any feasible way for the government to pay the USD 500 million sukuk maturing in April.
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Nasheed urges power cuts as fuel risk grows 2 minutes ago Former President Mohamed Nasheed has warned that the Maldives could face a severe fuel shortage as global oil prices surge, urging the government to prepare for power cuts, reduced traffic, and shorter operating hours for public services.
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Maldives requests Indian assistance for fuel 7 minutes ago The Maldivian government has requested India’s assistance to secure oil supplies as global fuel markets face disruptions triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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MDA says support for merged polls is non‑political
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294,876 people eligible to vote 9 minutes ago The Elections Commission (EC) has released the permanent list of voters for the Local Council Elections and the Women’s Development Committee Elections scheduled to take place on April 4.
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'Local council and WDC elections already held together' 11 minutes ago Foreign Minister Dr. Abdulla Khaleel stated on Tuesday night that, while opposition figures are objecting to the proposal to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on the same day through a referendum, the Maldives has long conducted Local Council and Women’s
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Gov't condemns attacks on Iran and Gulf countries 7 minutes ago The Maldives government on Tuesday condemned the joint attacks carried out by Israel and the United States on Iran, as well as Iran’s continued strikes on several Gulf countries.
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'Geopolitical uncertainties make cooperation crucial'
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'Merging elections overdue for political stability' 14 minutes ago Jumhoory Party (JP)’s leader and Maamigili MP Qasim Ibrahim states merging the main two elections—the presidential and parliamentary—is a measure that is long overdue for the sake of the nation’s political stability.
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Government closes for last 10 days of Ramadan
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