A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Yesterday, many Maldivians were shocked to see a missed call from a foreign number. While (unfortunately) some of you might have picked up the call out of curiosity, others were aware of the risks that these unknown numbers carry. But if you did pick up, should you be scared? Last year-end, Maldives police had warned […]
Leaked FinCEN files reveal that $ 501,359 flowed into the Maldives through 18 suspicious transactions that involved the China Investment Corporation and two banks in Maldives, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and the State Bank of India (SBI). Between 2015 and 2016, a total of 12 transactions were made to SBI which has a […]
Audit by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) revealed that the prices charged for the food and beverages to quarantine facility and those in need in Male’ City were too high compared to the controlled prices by the government. The prices of commodities were controlled by the government after the prices started to rise since April […]
According to the statistics released by the Ministry of Finance, MVR 84.5 million has been collected as fines since 1st January till 3rd September. The amount of fines collected is 50.3% lower compared to the same period during last year where MVR 170.3 million was collected as fines while the estimated amount for this year […]
Maldives Police Service has stated that there has been an increased number of frauds in numerous money transactions and dollar exchanges. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, measures have been taken to minimize cash transactions where the majority of businesses accepted online transactions. Besides, there have been several frauds such as sending old transfer slips claiming […]
According to statistics by Maldives Police Service, theft and domestic violence cases reported during August have reduced compared to the month of July. While a total of 30 cases of domestic violence and 275 cases of theft were reported in July, the numbers have decreased to 21 domestic cases and 258 theft cases. This month […]
Mohamed Firaq, Managing Director of Inner Maldives travel agency has accused Maldivian, the national airline of the Maldives of theft. On 20th August, Firaq announced that 50 Maldivian university students will travel to Kuala Lumpur on a charter plane operated by Island Aviation. “The charter flight was operated after some students requested me to arrange […]
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is the first modern form of a democratic institution with the major functions to prevent and prohibit corruption within the public sector of the Maldives. ACC consists of five Commission Members, appointed by the President of the Maldives with approval of the Peoples Majilis. One of the main objectives of ACC […]
MVR 30 million has been spent in advance on 75 ventilators supplied through a contract with Dubai-based Executers General Trading LLC. While only 11 of the ventilators have been brought to the Maldives, none of the ventilators has been accepted for use by the Ministry of Health. In the latest COVID-19 compliance audit report by […]