Parliament Passes Seven Government Bills Ahead of Recess

The bills, reviewed by various committees over the past two weeks, were debated in today's session, with all seven receiving approval as presented.

The bills passed include:

1. Foreign Investment Bill
2. Amendment to the Act on Business Registration
3. Amendment to the Act on Maldives' Financial Securities
4. Amendment to the Act on Provision of Health Services
5. Amendment to the Act on Legal Profession in the Maldives
6. Urban Planning and Development Bill
7. Amendment to the Decentralization Act

Notably, the Urban Planning and Development Bill and the amendments to the Decentralization Act were passed without any support from members of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). However, the remaining five bills were passed unanimously by all 77 members present, including those from the MDP.

Deputy Speaker Ahmed Nazim reported that 82 percent of the session's work has been completed. The final sitting of the current session is scheduled for 21:00 hrs tonight, during which the dismissal of the Prosecutor General is expected to be decided.

Parliament will go into recess on August 26 and is set to resume in October.