A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
MTCC’s CEO Ibrahim Ziyath speaks at the company’s annual general meeting. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The Maldives government has decided to award another island for resort development to Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC), announced the company late Tuesday. Speaking at MTCC’s annual general meeting at Dharubaaruge convention centre in capital Male, the company’s CEO Ibrahim […]
The Kandooma Resort operated under the Intercontinental hotel brand Holiday Inn. The Maldives Hotel & Tourism Investment Briefing is to be held in the Maldives from November 30 to December 1 this year. The briefing is one of the leading platforms for government and private hospitality developers to showcase their projects to an elite gathering […]
Former President Mohamed Nasheed’s invitation to a New Delhi conference sponsored by the Indian foreign ministry is a signal of dissatisfaction with the Maldivian government, the exiled opposition leader told the Indian press. “I’m a convict and I was sentenced to 13 years in jail for terrorism. And yet, I’ve been invited to India. There […]
Maamigili MP Qasim Ibrahim carried out from the Criminal Court on a stretcher to the ambulance after he fainted during his hearing. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The Attorney General’s (AG) Office is appealing the Criminal Court’s order, to send the former Maamigili MP Qasim Ibrahim abroad for medical treatment, at the High Court. The Criminal Court […]
Fisheries Minister Ahmed Shainee speaks to press about all-party talks. PHOTO/MIHAARU President Abdulla Yameen on Wednesday again extended invitations to commence all-party talks but without prior conditions from any sides. Speaking at a press conference at the President’s Office, the state representative, Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture Mohamed Shainee declared that the government is looking […]
Executive Summary Anti-Corruption Agencies (ACA) can be powerful tools in combatting corruption. When they are independent of the Government and empowered to investigate corruption allegations, they have the potential to hold even the most powerful to account. As such, The United Nations Convention Against Corruption enjoins participant countries to establish independent bodies tasked exclusively with […]
Hilton’s Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts is set to make its debut Maldives appearance with a new-build resort spanning three islands in the South Male Atoll. Scheduled to open in 1Q2019, Waldorf Astoria Maldives will be Hilton’s second property in the atoll nation. Located approximately 23km from Velana International Airport, which is about 20 minutes […]
FEN Building which houses MWSC in Male City. PHOTO/MIHAARU The Civil Court has ordered a foreign firm to pay USD 2.4 million (MVR 37 million) to Male Water and Sewerage Company (MWSC). Global Projects Development (GPD), the company which was previously tasked with developing Gulhifalhu island in Kaafu atoll, faced the verdict after MWSC filed […]
The presence of three Chinese Naval warships in the Maldives is unprecedented and could indicate Beijing’s larger military presence in the Indian Ocean island nation in the future, says former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed. Speaking to The Hindu during a visit to India, his first in some years, Mr. Nasheed, who now lives in exile, […]