A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
A ceremony was held on Sunday evening, in front of RaajjeTV main office in the capital Malé City, where the station’s staff members contributed to the ‘Maldives with Rohingya’ fund — Photo by: Mohamed Sharuhaan RaajjeTV’s special telethon, Maldives with Rohingya, began on Sunday afternoon. The 24-hour telethon will end at 2:30 pm Monday, and […]
Former Attorney General Husnu Al-Suood with the copy of the “big” Constitution that was presented to the Attorney General’s Office. PHOTO / TWITTER A team of lawyers on Sunday presented Attorney General Mohamed Anil with a “great big” copy of the Maldivian Constitution. The literally and physically “great big” Constitution, which is printed in colour, […]
Treasury building which houses the Ministry of Finance and Treasury in capital Male. The Maldives recorded a total state revenue of MVR 12.8 billion by the end of July this year, while government expenditure has reached MVR 10.7 billion. Statistics published by the Ministry of Finance and Treasury show that the revenue sans expenditure stands […]
Former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom speaking at an opposition coalition rally held at M.Kunooz in Male on September 9, 2017. PHOTO / MIHAARU Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has heavily criticised the ruling government, saying that it has been showing clear signs of failure as of lately. Speaking at an opposition coalition rally held at […]
A Customs officer checks a cargo of imported goods. PHOTO/CUSTOMS Revenue from import duty increased by 14 percent in the month of August, announced Maldives Customs Service. Customs’ official statistics show that the Maldives imported goods worth MVR 3.1 billion last month, compared to the MVR 2.8 billion recorded last year August. The Maldives imported […]
Members of the state committee, assembled to coordinate a nationwide movement to relieve the plight of the persecuted Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, speak at press conference. PHOTO/ISLAMIC MINISTRY The Maldivian government has initiated a nationwide movement in conjunction with private associations and media to relieve the plight of Rohingya Muslims that are facing persecution in […]
Chief Superintendent of Police Mohamed Riyaz speaking at a press conference — Maldives Police Service’s disciplinary board has decided to dismiss Chief Superintendent of Police Mohamed Riyaz. Mihaaru is aware that Riyaz was dismissed four days ago. Riyaz, who is currently on leave, was not immediately informed of the police’s decision, sources claim. However, he […]
Former President Maumoon with top opposition leaders PHOTO:Hussain Waheed/Mihaaru Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and the joint opposition on Sunday filed at the Supreme Court to overturn the Elections Commission’s decision to hold by-elections for the constituencies of four lawmakers which the latter has declared disqualified from the parliament. Following a top court ruling on […]
The World Health Organisation has conferred an ‘Excellence in Public Health’ award to the health ministry of the Maldives in recognition of successes in disease elimination and eradication. The Maldives became the first member state of the WHO Southeast Asia region to be verified malaria-free in 2015 and went on to eliminate lymphatic filariasis and […]