A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Local market stalls in the capital are leased to those favoured by ruling party lawmakers, a leaked Viber chat log has shown. The log, believed to be from the Progressive Party of Maldives parliamentary group, shows a message from MP Ahmed Nihan. “Today, the housing ministry informed me that stalls will be given as per […]
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 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 […]
Mohamed Nimal, formerly the managing director of MRDC. FILE PHOTO/MIHAARU The Prosecutor General’s Office informed the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday, to take back the charges against Mohamed Nimal, the former managing director of the state-run utility firm Fenaka Corporation, and three others for the illegal purchase of US Dollars to the corporation. Fenaka had […]
The government broke its own spending rules by lavishing millions of dollars marking 50 years of Maldivian independence, an audit report has said. Auditors found that MVR66 million (US$4 million) was spent on the 2015 festivities without putting the projects out for tender, as required by law before awarding projects worth more than MVR1.5 million. […]
Republic Square in the capital Male during Maldives’ 50th Independence Day celebrations — The state had illegally spent over MVR 66 million for Maldives’ 50th Independence Day celebrations, the Ministry of Home Affairs’ audit report for 2015 has revealed. According to the report that was published by Auditor General Hassan Ziyath on Sunday, the normal […]
Mohamed Nimal, formerly the managing director of MRDC. FILE PHOTO/MIHAARU The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has requested the prosecutor general to charge Mohamed Nimal, the former managing director of state-run utilities firm Fenaka Corporation, and three others for the illegal purchase of US Dollars to the corporation. The three others to be prosecuted are the former […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on the vfp.mv website on 17th November 2017. The following is a loose translation: President Abdulla Yameen’s tenure began on 17th November 2013, and it is four years to this date. In President Yameen’s tenure, he has undertaken many developmental projects, however, many corruption allegations were also directed at […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vfp.mv website on 23rd November 2017. The following is a loose translation: Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH)’s 25-storey building is the first building to stand that tall in the Maldives. However, the way the construction of the building was awarded and the project cost raises suspicion and foul […]