A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
A customer pictured at an FSM fuel shed in Male. PHOTO/MIHAARU State Trading Organisation (STO) on Monday raised the prices of petrol and diesel by 57 laari (MVR 0.57) per litre and 53 laari (MVR 0.53) per litre respectively. The company explained that the prices were hiked according to changes in fuel rates in the […]
Lawmaker Riyaz speaking to the Press PHOTO: Hussain Waheed/Mihaaru Kinbidhoo MP and former Commissioner of Police Abdulla Riyaz was summoned to the police on Sunday afternoon. Speaking to the press after coming out of Police Headquarters in capital Male, MP Riyaz revealed that he was summoned for questioning for allegedly inciting violence amongst the public. […]
Man tagged with an ankle monitor under the MoniCon order. PHOTO/POLICE The special committee on the MoniCon order has approved to request the High Court to tag nine suspects, who are accused of major criminal offences, with ankle monitors under the Anti-Terrorism Act on Sunday. The MoniCon order is issued by the High Court, based […]
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau with UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative to the Maldives, Shoko Noda — Photo by: UNDP Maldives Globally acclaimed Danish actor and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has vowed to pass on the message of the Maldivian people, regarding climate change. According to the UN Resident Coordinator and […]
Vice President Abdulla Jihad has attended the commemoration of the International Day of Older Persons, organised by the Ministry of Gender and Family, held at the Maldives Islamic University. During the function, Vice President Jihad inaugurated the country’s first National Policy on Older Persons. The Vice President, speaking during the event, stated that the policy […]
The gender ministry’s monthly statistics of reported cases have shown a drop from 260 cases in July to 246 in August, despite a rise in cases of child sexual abuse. According to the ministry, 131 out of the 246 cases in August were connected to different forms of child abuse. Child abuse cases have continued […]
A 23-year-old has been arrested for “physically taking part” in the murder of a man in Hulhumalé, police said Sunday, but they refused to comment on whether they were looking for anyone else who might have been involved. Haris Abdul Gafoor from the island of Dhaandhoo in Gaaf Alif atoll was pronounced dead at the […]
Police tape is drawn at the scene of a gang violence in capital Male. PHOTO/MIHAARU The opposition coalition on Sunday released a statement criticising the government for not being able to take firm action against the escalating violence in the country. The opposition took a jab at President Abdulla Yameen’s electoral pledge to create a […]
Ongoing reclamation of land to develop the link road between Hulhule and Hulhumale. PHOTO/HDC Land reclamation to develop the link road connecting the main airport island of Hulhule and reclaimed suburb Hulhumale will end this week announced Housing Development Corporation (HDC) on Sunday. Development of the four-kilometre long Hulhule-Hulhumale link road, which is connected to […]