A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The Prosecutor General’s office has ordered an anti-corruption watchdog to drop charges against senior Fenaka officials over abuse of power allegations in a foreign exchange transaction, local media has reported. The Anti-Corruption Commission launched an inquiry more than a year ago into the theft of US$1million from the state-owned utility. Fenaka reportedly released MVR17 million […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 3rd January 2018. The following is a loose translation: Are you currently facing physical abuse from your spouse? Do you need a restraining order? Are you not able to see your kids or are you not getting maintenance (financial support) for your kids? Do you […]
The former managing director of the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation cannot be tried on fresh corruption charges because he was never questioned about the case, his lawyers told the criminal court on Thursday. Abdullah Ziyath faces more than 30 counts of corruption for misappropriating US$44 million (MVR721 million) by leasing islands and lagoons […]
Jailed former vice president Ahmed Adeeb is being charged for bribing intelligence officials while he was in government. A spokesman from the Prosecutor General’s office told the Maldives Independent a case against Adeeb was forwarded to the criminal court on Tuesday. The charges are bribery and official misconduct. According to Raajjemv, Adeeb stands accused of […]
Photo by MMPRC The Maldives will be represented as a travel destination at 40 different international fairs, exhibitions and trade shows during the year 2018. Various Destination Marketing Organizations are planning to participate in the marketing and promotion of the destination this year. The national DMO, Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) will be […]
MP Imthiyaz Fahmy has filed a police complaint over articles on a pro-government tabloid site that he claims could put his life at risk, local media has reported. The Maafannu-Uthuru lawmaker urged police to investigate Vaguthu Online over three articles about him, according to Vnews. Vaguthu claimed the parliamentarian had called for Buddhism in the […]
Former President Mohamed Nasheed PHOTO:AFP The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Religion or Belief, Dr Ahmed Shaheed, declared that the UN Human Rights Committee would rule in favour of former president Mohamed Nasheed, ensuring his candidacy in this year’s presidential elections. Dr Shaheed made the statement on Tuesday in a tweet. He stated that, […]
Two high ranking former officials have been charged with misuse of authority, three years after an investigation revealed their involvement in letting a high profile drug trafficker leave the country illegally. A spokesman from the Prosecutor General’s office told media on Thursday that a case against former prisons commissioner, Moosa Azim, and former deputy home […]
Local company Maldives Island Reality (M.I.R) signed a 100-bed resort deal with the world renown record label Atlantic Records. According to M.I.R, this venture will be developed as an integrated resort development project. M.I.R founder Ahmed Shafee said that the resort will comprise of a world-class recording studio, underwater rooms and various luxury amenities and […]