A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
President Yameen (C) pictured at the reopening ceremony of Kooddoo Airport. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE The development of airports in three islands will commence this year, announced President Abdulla Yameen on Monday. Speaking at the reopening ceremony of the domestic Kooddoo Airport in Gaafu Ali atoll, which has been upgraded to accommodate large aircraft of up to […]
Dhiggaru MP Faris Maumoon escorted back to jail after a hearing at the Criminal Court. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The state prosecution admitted on Monday that the investigation into the bribery charge against Dhiggaru MP Faris Maumoon has not revealed any specific dates on which the opposition lawmaker had allegedly offered bribes to parliamentarians. The lawmaker […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 22nd September 2017. The following is a loose translation: Although roads constructed under the first phase of Hulhumalé city development are spacious and nice, the common complaint by visitors to the island and the residents is that roads are not visible after sunset. The streetlights […]
Rohingya refugees reach up for relief supplies at the Kutupalong refugee camp on September 24, 2017. Nearly 430,000 refugees have been herded by the Bangladesh military into a handful of overstretched camps near the border with Myanmar, where tens of thousands live in the open without shelter. / AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET The Maldives […]
Maldives pole and line fishermen. HONG KONG, China — Two Maldives tuna fishing companies are expanding processing capacity to cater for the popularity of the atolls’ pole-and-line caught skipjack and yellowfin tuna in old markets and new. At the recent Seafood Expo Asia in Hong Kong Ensis Fisheries and Mifco were both displaying tuna products produced […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Sun.mv website on 13th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: Born to Shaviyani Atoll Foakaidhoo Island, Ahmed Fatheen was never a cook. Cooking was not among his talents and he was never keen in cooking. Fatheen used to be a teacher in the island school. He […]
Middle-East’s favored snacks brand from United Arab Emirates (UAE) Kitco gets launched in Maldives by State Trading Organization (STO). Kitco brand products are exclusively available from STO Supermart. According to the largest enterprise in Maldives, Kitco’s 29 products under four variations will be available on retail from the Supermart while the exclusive wholesale distribution of […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has said that those who were demeaning the country abroad weren’t hurting the administration, but rather they were causing damage to the Maldivian people. The President made this remark while speaking at the inauguration of the “Mercure Hotels Maldives Kooddoo” this evening, as part of his current visit to North […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has this evening inaugurated the “Mercure Hotels Maldives Kooddoo” as part of his current visit to the North Huvadhoo Atoll islands. Mercure Kooddoo Hotel is a resort hotel developed by Pristine Islands Investment Maldives Pvt. Ltd. The hotel is a 68 villa mid-scale resort developed on Kooddoo Island, which is […]