A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
It was the fifth death of a tourist this year. A Russian tourist died on Sunday during a diving trip from a safari vessel. The deceased was a 40-year-old woman, police told the media. It was unclear how she died or where the diving accident occurred. In a separate incident on Sunday, a Pakistani tourist […]
A 14-year-old girl has injured herself after falling from a five-story house onto the roof of the adjoining building. Speaking to RaajjeMV, the police media officer said the incident was reported at 2 pm on Sunday. She is now being treated at Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH). Similar incidents have been reported recently, with a […]
The police and an ambulance at the scene of the accident that occurred on Addy City’s link road on December 26, 2017. PHOTO / SOCIAL MEDIA The man who was driving the vehicle that caused an accident on Addu City’s link road, which killed a 13-year-old, was arrested on Wednesday. According to the police, the […]
The police and an ambulance at the scene of the accident that occurred on Addy City’s link road on December 26, 2017. PHOTO / SOCIAL MEDIA The 13-year-old boy, who was severely injured in an accident that occurred on Addu City’s Link Road on Tuesday, has passed away while being treated at Hithadhoo Regional Hospital. […]
The police and an ambulance at the scene of the accident that occurred on Addy City’s link road on December 26, 2017. PHOTO / SOCIAL MEDIA Two men have been seriously injured in another accident that occurred on southernmost Addu City’s Link Road. A motorbike had collided with a pick-up truck, leaving the two people […]
A multi-day fishing craft that sailed out from Beruwala Fisheries Harbour with 6 local fishermen has met with an accident in the seas off the Maldives. The fishing craft, Lakpriya 01, left the habour on 21st of November. The relatives of the fishermen had been informed of the accident last Friday (16). The owner of […]