A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
MP Abdulla Riyaz pictured outside the Criminal Court. The state prosecution has forwarded another indictment against opposition Jumhoory Party’s deputy leader Abdulla Riyaz to the Criminal Court. The lawmaker of Kinbidhoo constituency is already charged with trespassing for forcefully entering the parliament house premises last July despite the army barring entry. His latest indictment is […]
Sumon Miah, the Bangladeshi national who confessed to killing Ismail Umar, a mechanic at the Ihavandhoo ice plant. Sumon Miah, who is charged with the murder of a local man in Haa Alif atoll Ihavandhoo island last Ramadan, pleaded guilty on Monday and gave a graphic description of the crime in court. The victim, Ismail […]
(CNN) — Does being “stranded” over a lagoon for several days sound appealing? If not, one destination in the Maldives might change your mind. That’s The Private Reserve, the world’s largest overwater villa, which has more than three football fields’ worth of distance from its nearest neighbors. This mansion-on-stilts belongs to the Robinson Crusoe-inspired Gili […]
A 12% increase in national income is expected in 2017 compared to 2016. According to the government, this is due to the increasing economic growth rate and economic development projects that have been implemented successfully. During the year, import duty for cigarettes, fizzy drinks and energy drinks was increased. Additionally, an airport development fee policy […]
Ooredoo Maldives has announced the “Win a Galaxy Note Every Day” promotion, giving customers the chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 every day for 30 days from 28 November. Each day, a winner will be selected from among all prepaid and postpaid customers who subscribe to Ooredoo data packs worth at least MVR […]
Two tourists being served at Sun Island Resort & Spa. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU The tourism sector’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Maldives has dropped over the past four years despite increasing by 53.7 percent in revenue. According to the official statistics published by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday, tourism […]
Nooshin Washeed was 14 when she first heard about murder in the Maldives: a secretary found dead in a bathroom with multiple stab wounds at the Chamber of Commerce. It was 2001. The victim was Azleena Nafees, she was 27. Nooshin recalls how shocked and scared people were over her death. It was the talk […]
Jumhooree Party Leader Gasim Ibrahim has defied a travel ban imposed by the Maldivian government and travelled to Germany for medical treatment. Gasim, sentenced to three years in absentia for attempted bribery, was released on medical furlough for cardiovascular treatment and travelled to Singapore in September. Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) refused to extend his medical […]
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Iwao Horii (R), presents disaster reduction equipment on behalf of the Japanese government to the Maldives, received by state defence minister Mohamed Zuhair. PHOTO/FOREIGN MINISTRY The government of Japan has gifted equipment worth USD 9.9 million (MVR 152 million) for protection against natural disasters to the Maldives. According to the […]