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New Visa Laws will impact around 205,330 expats working in Maldives!

New Visa Laws will impact around 205,330 expats working in Maldives!

By Maldives Times 2 min read

An emergency meeting was called in Parliament and a committee consisting of only ruling party MPs passed the China-Maldives Free Trade Agreement. The 1000 page agreement was reviewed within 10 minutes, without any debate and in the absence of opposition MPs. Not even a single MP from opposition was informed about such a meeting or […]

Probe into migrant workers arrested for brewing alcohol

Probe into migrant workers arrested for brewing alcohol

By Maldives Times 1 min read

Police are investigating two migrant workers who were arrested for brewing alcohol in Male’. One Bangladeshi and one Indian worker were arrested late Thursday in an operation carried out by the Drug Enforcement Department. The officers searched the residential premises with a court warrant. Possession and distribution of alcohol without a licence is a crime […]