A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Lawmakers pictured during a parliament sitting. PHOTO/MAJLIS Opposition parties have filed at the Supreme Court for a temporary order to halt the parliamentary vote on the proposed state budget of MVR 27.9 billion for 2018. The case stated that the state budget is considered on the same level as passing of legislatures. Thus, the opposition […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 21st November 2017. The following is a loose translation: GST Threshold to be eliminated Revision to BPT law Measures are to augment revenue To increase revenue, the government has included necessary revisions to the tax system in the next year’s budget. The Financial Minister Ahmed […]
The four children of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom (L-R): Dhunya, Faris, Yumna and Ghassan. The Civil Court has ruled against the children of former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom in a lawsuit filed by Rasheed Carpentry & Construction (RCC), a private company of which the family of jailed former defence minister Mohamed Nazim are stakeholders. […]
Singapore’s Fomento Associated Company has filed suit in Maldives Civil Court against ADK to recover a US$ 1.5 million loan. The loan was taken back in 2011, with a personal guarantee from ADK Company Chairperson Ahmed Nashid. The case was initially filed in a lower court in Singapore. In 2014, the court had decreed that […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 21st November 2017. The following is a loose translation: Maldives High Court has maintained the sentence for the father who sexually assaulted his twins children in Noonu Atoll Manadhoo Island. The sexual predator who is from an island from Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, was sentenced by […]
The High Court Tuesday upheld a 10-year prison term for former defence minister Tholhath Ibrahim Kaleyfaan over the arrest of a judge in 2011. Tholhath was convicted of terrorism and sentenced in April 2015 for the arbitrary arrest of Criminal Court Judge Abdulla Mohamed. The judge’s three-week detention at the military training base on the […]
Lawmakers of ruling coalition at the parliamentary budget review committee meeting. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Parliament’s budget review committee on Monday passed the proposed state budget for the year 2018 with only one amendment. The proposed budget of MVR 27.9 billion was passed with the consensus of the twelve parliamentarians of the ruling coalition present at […]
A criminal court order to seize the mobile phone of a prominent social media activist has sparked outrage and concern over the constitutional right to protect sources. Citing a secret intelligence report as evidence, the police sought the warrant to identify Thayyib Shaheem’s sources for an investigation into alleged false claims about President Abdulla Yameen, […]
Former vice president Mohamed Jameel speaks at a ceremony. The High Court on Thursday handed a retrial for the death threat case filed by former Vice President Dr Mohamed Jameel against Ahmed Rasheed from the island of Maaembudhu in Dhaalu Atoll. A court had previously acquitted Rasheed of all charges. Dr Jameel filed the case […]