A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
MNDF helicopter pictured in flight. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) stated Monday that they still have not located an elderly man that went missing in Meemu atoll Maduvvari island, after he went swimming early the previous day. The 60-year-old man was last seen around 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning on the beach, massaging […]
The Maldives’ absence from a UN vote on the prevention of mass atrocities amid global concern over the exodus of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar has drawn fierce criticism with the opposition speculating that the move was dictated by China. On Friday, 113 countries voted in favour of including a debate on ‘The Responsibility to Protect […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 16th September 2017. By Mundoo Adam Haleem The following is a loose translation: India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) in collaboration with one of Indian think tank Center for Land Warfare does a lot of intensive work. That is to research on how they see […]
Lawyers gathered in front of the Supreme Court to submit a petition raising concerns over the Maldivian judiciary. After the Supreme Court of the Maldives suspended 54 lawyers for submitting a petition raising concerns about the judiciary and urging to uphold the rule of law earlier this month, 35 other lawyers have gotten together to […]
Yameen Rasheed, 29, a popular social media activist and blogger was found murdered early April 23, 2017. The Civil Court on Sunday quashed a lawsuit filed by the family of murdered blogger, Yameen Rasheed, who accused Maldives Police Service of negligence in protecting Yameen prior to his brutal killing. In the wake of Yameen Rasheed’s […]
This workshop was organized in collaboration with A.A. Ukulhahu School. Opportunity was given to librarians, teachers, students, parents and interested people from 08 islands in A.A. Atoll to participate in the workshop. Participants from Ukulhas, Maalhos, and Bodu Folhudhoo completed the workshop which includes librarians, teachers, and students. Due to bad weather conditions some of […]
It was one of biggest efforts at legal reform in the Maldives in recent years. On August 30, More than 20 lawyers, including a former attorney general, former solicitor general and former deputy prosecutor general, gathered outside the Supreme Court in the island country’s capital, Male. They had with them a 14-point petition endorsed by […]
A waste collector from Waste Management Corporation (WAMCO) taking the trash out of a house in the capital Male. PHOTO / MIHAARU Waste Management Corporation (WAMCO) on Sunday revealed that it will be sending its monthly waste collection bills via SMS and e-mail to customers. WAMCO has been running its waste collection service for a […]
Dhiggaru MP Faris Maumoon arrives at the Criminal Court for his preliminary hearing. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The legal team of Dhiggaru MP Faris Maumoon on Sunday protested that the statute of limitations had already passed when the prosecution amended the bribery charge against the opposition lawmaker, and thus his indictment is now invalid. The lawmaker […]