A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) have revealed that more airlines are set to begin operations in the Maldives. The Managing Director of MACL, Adil Moosa stated that two airlines will begin operations by next month including the National airline of France, “Air France” for Paris-Maldives routes and “GoAir”, a low-cost carrier based in Mumbai for […]
Maldives TV, the first international television channel of the Maldives, has launched the first ever international travel writers’ conference in a ceremony held at Hotel Jen last night. This conference is scheduled to be held on 17th and 18th of September at Bandos Island Resort and Kandima Resort. Speaking about this conference, the Director of […]
Malaysian police take away some people arrested from a terror ring during a major bust in August 2017. Mihaaru has found that the two Maldivians, who were arrested last month from a Malaysian terror ring while attempting to reach Syria, have been released from police custody after their extradition. The 29-year-old and 33-year-old were arrested […]
First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Police have a launched probe over pins found in the rice catered to a feast held at the presidential palace to mark First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim’s birthday earlier this week. Mihaaru understands that the rice was delivered by an undisclosed source specifically for the celebration in Muleeage. The […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 12th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: We can still remember in 2014, when people were queueing up next to the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure, sacrificing their sleep. Some even lined up at midnight of the day before, to submit their application […]
In his book The Maldive Mystery, famed explorer Thor Heyerdahl writes: “That afternoon we passed the most beautiful palm islands I have ever seen. With the sun low on our starboard side, it threw a glowing sidelight on the tiny islets, which seemed to float by like flower baskets … Under the spell of this […]
Top Maldivian officials say that the on-going international propaganda about Islamic radicalism in the country is not based on facts. It is manufactured to bring down the government of President Abdulla Yameen by destroying the tourist industry, which is the main prop of the Maldivian economy. However, tourism continues to account for 28% of the […]
Maldives Judiciary Undermining the Judicial reform 30% of Maldives Lawyers suspended Judicial System being influenced by the President Democratic gains in the Maldives have eroded Under The current Regime Recently, The Department of Judicial Administration has suspended at least 54 lawyers and have charged them with contempt of court for filing a petition demanding the […]
In the Maldives, as next year’s elections approach, the Government is increasingly cracking down on critical views. After several Members of Parliament were stripped of their seats following an attempted no-confidence vote against the Speaker, and the unprecedented lock-down by the military on 24 July, the Parliament remains paralysed, and several of its Members and […]