A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has stated that he believes that the Maldivian youth population is the most valuable treasure in carrying the nation forward. He made this statement while addressing the attendees at the inauguration of “Y18 Sports Fiesta” organized by the Progressive Party of Maldives, held at the National Art Gallery this evening. […]
Former Attorney General Husnu Al-Suood with the copy of the “big” Constitution that was presented to the Attorney General’s Office. PHOTO / TWITTER The Law Association for Asia and the Pacific (LAWASIA), a regional association of legal representatives, has decided to send a delegation on a fact finding mission to the Maldives. According to a […]
Housing Minister Dr Mohamed Muiz has defended an anonymised list of winners of flats in Hulhumalé, denying allegations that applicants were phoned by the first lady’s campaign office to check their political allegiance. At a testy press conference Monday morning, Muiz insisted that the 661 flat winners were chosen from more than 15,000 applicants after […]
Dhiggaru MP Faris Maumoon arrives at the Criminal Court for his preliminary hearing. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The High Court on Monday appointed Judge Shujau Usman as the presiding judge of Dhiggaru MP Faris Maumoon’s remand appeal trial. While the High Court has ended the appeal hearings for the Criminal Court’s verdict to detain MP Faris until […]
Maldivian, the national airline of Maldives welcomed its inaugural flight from Hangzhou, China today. The flight to Hangzhou departed from Malé on 13th September and Maldivian welcomed the first arrivals from Hangzhou to Maldives this morning around 0615 hrs with 200 passengers. Airbus A321 aircraft will serve this route once a week. At present Maldivian […]
A Customs officer checks a cargo of imported goods. PHOTO/CUSTOMS The state is owed over MVR 7.6 million in fines from businesses that fraudulently change prices of imported goods to evade taxes and custom duties, an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) report has revealed. According to the report published by the anti-graft watchdog, in 2012 – 2015, […]
The ambassador-designate to Sri Lanka has stood by threats to detain former President Mohamed Nasheed after the exiled opposition leader’s high-profile international lawyers expressed concern about their client’s safety. Mohamed Hussain Shareef ‘Mundhu’ told the pro-government Sun TV last week that the Maldivian embassy would enforce orders to detain Nasheed in Colombo and return him to the Maldives to […]
Hisaan Hussain (L) and Husnu al-Suood, two of 54 lawyers suspended for submitting an “unlawful” petition to the Supreme Court, speak to the press regarding their suspension and the petition. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU The Department of Judicial Administration (DJA) on Monday revoked the suspension of 13 lawyers, who were among 54 legal representatives suspended for […]
Ministry of Economic Development has opened the opportunity for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to apply for SME loan schemes. Parties who are interested to apply for this loan can submit their application till the 27th of this month. The Deputy Minister of Ministry of Economic Development, Adam Thaufeeq stated that under this year’s scheme, […]