Maldives to lower age of criminal responsibility to 12

The minister said that the age of criminal responsibility is higher in Maldives than in other developed countries.

7 April 2024

Ex-fighters release only after security vetting, minister says

He said it took a year to rehabilitate the family that was brought home from Syria before.

17 January 2024

Maldives repatriates 21 stranded in Syria

They have been taken to the National Reintegration Centre in Himmafushi after an assessment of their health condition.

16 January 2024

Police chief takes direct command of SO wing

Homeland Security Minister Ali Ihsan has asked the Police Commissioner to review the case at the request of the President.

11 April 2024

Work permits conditional on registered facility's medical

The ministry has changed the regulation amid public criticism over recent cases of Filariasis among foreign workers in Maldives.

4 January 2024

Suspension on Indian, Nepali workers lifted

Two more countries have been added to bring in unskilled workers, but the minister impressed that illegal foreigners will not be allowed.

20 December 2023

Offline applications to return as option for ID, passport

Immigration controller Shamman said that it has been observed that online application is causing inconvenience, especially to the elderly.

21 December 2023

Ex-official in Rilwan's disappearance appointed deputy minister

Two intelligence officers had approached Hassan Ali to produce a passport to show that Rilwan had gone abroad and died in a war.

11 January 2024