A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Kenyan socialite Vera Sidika has returned home from a luxury trip in Maldives Vera and a top government honcho had gone on a luxury trip in Maldives ‘It is true we were in the same flight with the Vice President of Equatorial Guinea’ Kenyan socialite-cum-entrepreneur Vera Sidika has just returned home from a luxury trip […]
Male: Darren Stewart will send his Maldives side out to face Oman in Male on Tuesday knowing defeat will bring the Indian Ocean islanders’ hopes of appearing at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals to an end. The Maldives lie in third place in Group D, which has seen Stewart and his team pitted against Palestine and […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has this evening inaugurated the new water production centre ‘RO Annex’ of Male’ Water and Sewerage Company. The President toured the new production centre upon its inauguration. The new water production centre was inaugurated under the water security plan, with the aim of decentralizing the operation hub and providing a […]
The official function celebrating this year’s Republic Day, and this year’s National Day, will be held together in a combined ceremony on the evening of 16th November 2017. The Maldives celebrates its Republic Day on November 11th and the National Day on the 1st of Rabi’ul-Awwal, which falls on the November 19th this year. The […]
A mobile wallet service was launched by Dhiraagu at a ceremony held in Hotel Jen, Male’. “Dhiraagu Pay” was officially launched by Minister of Finance Mr Ahmed Munawar. During his speech, he stated that it is an essential service in the Maldives and that it is a vision to see Maldives as a nation that […]
The legal team of MP Faris Maumoon have questioned the court’s authority to proceed with his identity fraud trial. Faris, the son of former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, was charged with identity fraud over the use of the flag and logo of the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives at a joint opposition press conference in […]
Staff of Raajje TV pose with a check of over MVR 5 million raised by the station to relieve the plight of the Rohingya. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Maldives Broadcasting Commission (MBC) has again fined local television channel Raajje TV, this time by MVR 500,000, for broadcasting content that defamed President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom. This […]
Suspects arrested in connection with the sudden and unexplained deaths of two young people in Hulhumale have been released. Ahmed Haameen, a 22-year-old from the island of Thimarafushi in Thaa atoll, and 18-year-old Fathmath Sama, from the capital Malé, died at Hulhumalé beach after renting a guesthouse room for a birthday party on September 28. […]
Dr Abdul Majeed Abdul Bari pictured with members of the Islamic Foundation delegation currently in Bangladesh to hand over MVR 1 million to aid the Rohingya refugees. PHOTO/ISLAMIC FOUNDATION The situation of Rohingya refugees, who have fled the ongoing persecution in Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh, is graver than can be described, stated former Minister of […]