A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Members of the Committee on Oversight of the Government hold meeting to discuss the government’s controversial flat distribution from its first social housing project. PHOTO/MIHAARU Parliamentary Committee on Oversight of the Government has issued a five-day period for the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure to inform the committee how the government had distributed flats from […]
First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim (C) with Deputy Speaker of the parliament Moosa Manik (L) and MP Ibrahim Falah (R) at Meedhoo in Raa Atoll. PHOTO / PPM The First Lady of the Maldives, Fathimath Ibrahim, on Tuesday inaugurated ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM)’s campaign for the parliament’s disputed Maduvvari constituency. The inauguration of the campaign […]
Economic Minister Mohamed Saeed speaks at a PPM rally. PHOTO/MIHAARU Minister of Economic Affairs Mohamed Saeed on Tuesday night called on all opposition leaders to abandon their antagonism and support the endeavours of President Abdulla Yameen instead. Speaking at ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM)’s rally in Raa atoll Meedhoo island to campaign for the […]
President Abdulla Yameen has launched the ‘Y18 Sports Fiesta’ organised by the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives as part of his 2018 re-election campaign with MVR7.5 million (US$490,000) in prize money for winning teams. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony Monday night at the National Art Gallery, Yameen praised the PPM for planning such a large-scale event […]
Taxpayer Service Centre in MIRA’s main office. FILE PHOTO/MIHAARU The Civil Court has sentenced two individuals who were evading taxes to a month of house arrest. Even though the two individuals were sentenced separately, the court had found them both guilty of evading the Goods and Services Tax (GST) they owed to Maldives Inland Revenue […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 18th September 2017. By Ahmed Hamdhoon The following is a loose translation: When the Maldives Ambassador-designate to Sri Lanka Mohamed Hussain Shareef (Mundhu) has said he himself will be out on the street to arrest ex-President Mohamed Nasheed, if the need arises to arrest him, […]
A 45-year-old man has been arrested on a southern island on suspicion of sexually abusing a six-year-old girl who was previously victimised by a different perpetrator. A police media official said the Maldivian suspect was taken into custody Monday night from the island in Gaaf Alif atoll. A 35-year-old Bangladeshi migrant worker was arrested in […]
A group of Maldivian delegates at SAYS 2017 posing for a picture with the Maldivian flag in Bhubaneswar, India on September 16, 2017. Maldives, along with three other countries have expressed interest in hosting the second edition of the South Asian Youth Summit (SAYS), which will be held in 2018. The 1st SAYS is currently […]
Oman, coached by Yaqoob al Sabahi, will take on Maldives in the opening match of the AFC U16 Championship Group B Qualifier in Hisor, Tajikistan, on Wednesday. The match kicks off at 3 pm. Oman is pooled along with the hosts, Maldives and Syria. A total of 44 teams are in the fray for the […]