A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
An aerial view of Hideaway Beach Resort & Spa You’re my North Star when I’m lost and feeling blue,” croons Tom Waits in Little Trip to Heaven, playing on a loop in my head. It is only after two turbulent flights, with an overnight stopover in Thiruvananthapuram, that I get my first sight of the […]
Supreme Court of the Maldives has slapped a heavy ban on lawyer Mahfooz Saeed, barring him from even attending hearings of trials in any Court. Mahfooz is currently under suspension following his participation in the petition submitted by lawyers to the Supreme Court over the various issues with the judiciary. The Supreme Court issued the order […]
Henveiru North MP Abdulla Shahid waves before his hearing at the Criminal Court. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Member of main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and lawmaker of Henveiru North constituency, Abdulla Shahid, called on the government to disclose details of the agreements recently signed between the Maldives and China. The governments of the two countries […]
Diving into a bed of rose petals, sipping on champagne in an infinity pool, enjoying a private candle-lit dinner on the beach: activities in the Maldives used to be largely of the romantic variety. But when the honeymoon is over and the little ones start popping out a few years later, does it mean that […]
Beijing, Dec 6 China today defended its much- criticised FTA with Maldives, saying it serves the interests of the two countries and the region, as Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen kicks off his maiden visit here. Yameen will hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and the two the countries are expected to sign more […]
Weeks before the trip, the children pestered us about where we were headed for the summer. Instead of telling them outright, we played a game. A sliding scale of ‘crypticity’, so to speak, the closer to the holiday the less cryptic the clues became. The first clue deceptively read like the names of Poseidon’s daughters. […]
Sheikh Imran Abdulla leaves the High Court after his final appeal hearing. PHOTO/MIHAARU The Supreme Court has rejected Adhaalath Party leader Sheikh Imran Abdulla’s appeal to overturn the High Court’s verdict to jail him on terrorism charges. The High Court in April upheld the Criminal Court’s ruling to sentence Imran to 12 years in jail […]
The Maldives mobile base declines to 906,555 subscribers in October, from 907,763 in September. Mobile teledensity also decreased to 252.75 in October from 253.09 in September, according to figures from the Communications Authority of Maldives. Of the total mobile subscribes, 108,862 were postpaid subscribers, and 797,693 were prepay users. The number of fixed telephone lines […]
A ruling party lawmaker has berated islanders in the south of the country, accusing them of being ungrateful towards the president and telling them to boycott an upcoming opposition rally. The MP and parliament majority leader Ahmed Nihan lashed out Tuesday night at a Progressive Party of the Maldives event, taking aim at the people […]