A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The High Court Tuesday upheld a 10-year prison term for former defence minister Tholhath Ibrahim Kaleyfaan over the arrest of a judge in 2011. Tholhath was convicted of terrorism and sentenced in April 2015 for the arbitrary arrest of Criminal Court Judge Abdulla Mohamed. The judge’s three-week detention at the military training base on the […]
A crushed motorcycle after a crash in Fuvahmulah. PHOTO/SOCIAL MEDIA A minor was killed and two others severely injured in an accident that occurred in Fuvahmulah late Monday. According to the police, the accident took place near the island’s domestic airport when two motorcycles crashed into each other. Mohamed Mutheeu, 17, died from a serious […]
Soneva Jani’s general manager Andrew Whiffen presents donations to Noonu Atoll School, received by its principal Abdulla Eesa. Soneva Jani resort made a generous donation to Noonu Atoll School on Monday on the occasion of Children’s Day. The five-star luxury resort presented books and sports equipment to the school at a special ceremony held on […]
Tourists pictured at Velana International Airport (VIA). Tourist arrivals in the Maldives increased by 8.9 percent in October this year. According to the official statistics released by the tourism ministry after a hiatus, 127,986 visitors arrived in the Maldives last month. At 22.4 percent with 28,689 tourists, the majority hailed from China, the largest tourism […]
Lawmakers of ruling coalition at the parliamentary budget review committee meeting. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Parliament’s budget review committee on Monday passed the proposed state budget for the year 2018 with only one amendment. The proposed budget of MVR 27.9 billion was passed with the consensus of the twelve parliamentarians of the ruling coalition present at […]
A criminal court order to seize the mobile phone of a prominent social media activist has sparked outrage and concern over the constitutional right to protect sources. Citing a secret intelligence report as evidence, the police sought the warrant to identify Thayyib Shaheem’s sources for an investigation into alleged false claims about President Abdulla Yameen, […]
WUHAN, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) — Construction has started on 7,000 affordable houses in Hulhumale, a reclaimed island in Maldives, said China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd. “We have won the contract with our strong design and construction capacity. We also highlighted environmental protection in housing designs and won recognition of local firms,” said Li […]
The resort features 90 villas. © 2017 Hurawalhi Island Resort, Maldives “Honeymooning” without a husband is a skill I’ve mastered throughout my career. Traveling with or without my partner, I’ve marveled in my share of beautiful beach days, candlelit dinners and couples massages. Yet few destinations have the ability to dial up the romance during […]
The Maldives central bank has warned of dwindling national reserves as the rate of foreign borrowing increases. Governor Ahmed Naseer of the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) sounded the alarm in a statement sent to the parliamentary budget review committee, which met Monday. The committee cancelled two hearings they had scheduled with him and the auditor […]