A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
State utility firm Fenaka has been fiercely criticised for power cuts in Addu City. Addu City, an atoll comprising six islands with a combined population in excess of 21,000, has been losing power for more than a week after four generators failed. The power cuts have triggered a probe, with Fenaka managing director Ahmed Shareef […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vaguthu.mv website on 9th October 2017. The following is a loose translation: Indeed, Maldives has a long history. While there are stories that we take great pride in, there are many that are dismal, that we rather not want to hear and never want it to be repeated. […]
Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) has announced that they are to take part at the Outbound Travel Roadshow 2018, India. OTR is a pure B2B meet, where leading tour agents and tour operators as buyers who do outbound travel. The Buyer data is reviewed and the most potential buyers for the […]
Mohamed Anas, 25, of Raa atoll Meedhoo island The Prosecutor General’s Office on Thursday forwarded charges against five more suspects over the murder of Mohamed Anas, who was stabbed to death in capital Male in late July. The five suspects are Usman Shareef of Male, Ahmed Zayan of Lhaviyani atoll Kurendhoo island, Junaih Abdulla of […]
The government has pledged 1,000 flats to civil servants out of the 7,000 flats to be built in a social housing scheme in Hulhumalé. Housing ministry spokesman Ahmed Fazal said the flats would be reserved for those working in the Greater Malé region. There are around 24,000 civil servants in the Maldives with the majority […]
Dozens of opposition supporters protested in front of the Maldivian Embassy in Colombo Thursday against human rights violations. Independent MP Ahmed Mahloof told the Maldives Independent that about 50 people were at the demonstration. Photographs on social media showed protesters holding placards that read “Inclusive elections 2018” and “Resign dictator Yameen”. “We are gathered near […]
The Maldives tax authority has reported a 10 percent decline in revenue for September 2017 compared to the same period in 2016. The revenue statistics for last month, published on Wednesday by the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority, records a total revenue of MVR989 million (US$64 million). MIRA recorded MVR1 billion in monthly revenue for 2016, […]
The prosecutor general’s office has charged a Maldivian man over the death of a Bangladeshi migrant worker in Kaafu atoll Himmafushi island. The 38-year-old was found dead in August inside Life Beverages water bottling plant, where he worked. PG spokesman Ahmed Thaufeeq said the unnamed Maldivian was charged with non-consensual touching and criminal coercion. Two […]
Among the branches of the tallest tree, there is still a branch that is not a branch, actually, but a pole. A while ago, there was the al-Qaeda flag. Because a while ago, this was not Himandhoo Island: for its 600 inhabitants, it was Himandhoo Emirate. We are just 50 miles away from Male. But […]