A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Opposition lawmaker Ahmed Faris Maumoon has been temporarily transferred to house arrest from Maafushi Prison. Faris, the eldest son of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, was arrested in July in the midst of a series of attempts by the opposition coalition to remove Parliament Speaker Abdulla Maseeh. An official Maldives Correctional Services document, a copy […]
The Maldives’ main opposition party has called for an immediate international investigation into custodial deaths after an inmate died while being treated at hospital. Abdulla Rasheed, who was serving a five-year sentence on assault charges, passed away on Monday at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital. It is the seventh custodial death in two years. “The […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 11th October 2017. The following is a loose translation: In contrast to neighbouring countries, Maldives economy is small. The income generating resources are also less. The entire economy is dependent on tourism. Therefore, in order to broaden the economy, the government started several initiatives. Likewise, […]
Amin Javed Faizal (L) with his wife, Gender Minister Zeneesha Zaki, pictured at the official Independence Day ceremony in July 2017. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The Maldives government on Tuesday appointed Amin Javed Faizal as the additional secretary at the foreign ministry. According to the President’s Office, the position bears the same status as a deputy […]
Ministry of Economic Development of Maldives has announced that they are to host their prime investment event “Maldives Investment Forum” on the 18th of December 2017 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The government of Maldives announced that they are to host the 4th annual Investment Forum on the 14th of September 2017, although the host […]
Abdullah Rasheed Mohamed with Maldives Correctional Service officers — The opposition coalition on Tuesday accused the Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) of negligence and not providing the inmate who passed away on Monday with proper medical care. Abdullah Rasheed Mohamed, 51, passed away at the state-run Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) in Male shortly after he […]
President Yameen presented with his passport card at the ceremony held to introduce passport cards in the Maldives. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE The President’s Office on Wednesday introduced passport cards for the first time in the Maldives. Maldives Immigration proclaimed that the Maldivian passport card is the first one in the world that can be used for […]
