A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Source – EMITT Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Company (MMPRC) will be participating at EMITT 2018 (East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Exhibition) to be held in Istanbul, Turkey from 25 – 28 January 2018. EMITT is noted to be one of the top travel events held in the world annually. This tourism and travel […]
Jailed former defence minister Mohamed Nazim arrives for a court hearing. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Jailed former defence minister Mohamed Nazim was brought to state-run Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) in capital Male early on Monday for treatment. The details of his ailment are not clear. Both his family and lawyers claimed that Maldives Correctional Services […]
MP Mahloof (R) with former President Mohamed Nasheed The opposition coalition will nominate an interim president who is not outwardly politically active, but it will be someone who all the parties will accept, Galolhu South MP Ahmed Mahloof said on Sunday night. Speaking to the opposition-aligned television channel Raajje TV, MP Mahloof revealed that the […]
Mohamed Hussain Shareef, the Maldivian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, on his way to present his credentials to the Sri Lankan president. The newly appointed envoy to Sri Lanka, Mohamed Hussain Shareef, presented his credentials to the Sri Lankan president, Maithripala Sirisena, early on Monday. Mihaaru understands that the ceremony was held at 10:30 a.m. Shareef received […]
Hong Kong Airlines in the first quarter of 2018 plans to resume service to The Maldives, with the scheduling of Hong Kong – Male route, on board Airbus A330-300 aircraft. Service is scheduled 3 times a week, effective 16JAN18. HX791 HKG1750 – 2205MLE 333 247 HX792 MLE0005 – 0855HKG 333 135 Reservation is expected to open […]
The first Maldivians to be charged with travelling abroad with the intent of joining a terror group have been acquitted and set free. In a closed hearing Thursday, the criminal court decided that the prosecution was unable to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Ahmed Latheef, Ahmed Suhail Moosa, and Munawwar Abdulla went to Turkey to cross the […]
The Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC)’s Chief Executive Officer Ibrahim Ziyath has said that its mountainous dredger, commissioned by President Abdulla Yameen, will dock at Haa Dhaalu Kulhudhuffushi on the 25th of this month. At a press conference held at MTCC’s head office on Sunday, Ziyath said that the ‘Mahaa Jarraafu’ was crafted within a 15-month […]
Maldives Ambassador to China Mohamed Faisal Photo: Courtesy of the Maldives Embassy It is a happy coincidence that the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Maldives and China falls in the historic month when the CPC heads into its all important 19th National Congress. Since establishing diplomatic relations in 1972, the two […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 18th October 2017. The following is a loose translation: With every year’s budget, new items are also declared. Specifically as income returns. It has become a recent norm to see a new tax introduced every year. Question is, as a new source of generating income, […]