Journalists stage protest; hand letter of concern to president

Senior Associate Editor of Dhauru News Ahmed Naif, who spoke at the event, said the country has slipped 13 places in the press freedom index due to reasons.

4 May 2023

23 bills for first parliament term; includes JSC reform amendment

The bill to be sent to Parliament also includes two bills to amend the Presidential Election Act and the General Election Act.

6 February 2023

Indonesia set to penalise sex outside marriage

Indonesia has hundreds of regulations at the local level that discriminate against women, religious minorities, and LGBT people.

3 December 2022

Govt to introduce drug law amendments in Q1 2023

Imad said that one of the biggest challenges in finding a solution to the drug problem in the country is the lack of adequate legal framework.

4 January 2023

Amendment seeks rules for ballot paper disposal post-polls

Ismail Habeeb, vice-president and spokesman of the Election Commission, told Atoll Times that the amendment was sent to the Attorney General's Office.

21 February 2023

Lacking legal framework major challenge to drug problem: Imad

Apart from the way the legal framework is structured, Imad spoke about the other challenges in the case.

6 December 2022

RSF urges Maldives to withdraw election amendment on media

There will be a fear of vote fraud; there will be a free chance for vote rigging and there will be less chances of such cases coming to light, RSF said.

1 April 2023

WAMCO begins selling dustbin bags

When the law first came into force, there was also public outcry over WAMCO's failure to start selling bags.

27 April 2023