A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau with UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative to the Maldives, Shoko Noda — Photo by: UNDP Maldives Globally acclaimed Danish actor and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has vowed to pass on the message of the Maldivian people, regarding climate change. According to the UN Resident Coordinator and […]
Vice President Abdulla Jihad has attended the commemoration of the International Day of Older Persons, organised by the Ministry of Gender and Family, held at the Maldives Islamic University. During the function, Vice President Jihad inaugurated the country’s first National Policy on Older Persons. The Vice President, speaking during the event, stated that the policy […]
Police tape is drawn at the scene of a gang violence in capital Male. PHOTO/MIHAARU The opposition coalition on Sunday released a statement criticising the government for not being able to take firm action against the escalating violence in the country. The opposition took a jab at President Abdulla Yameen’s electoral pledge to create a […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim have met with the Maldivian delegation who represented the country at the First South Asian Youth Summit 2017. The summit organised by the International Youth Committee was held in Bhubaneswar City, India, from 17 to 20 September 2017. Maldives received the prestigious ‘Best Country Award’ […]
JP leader Qasim Ibrahim exits the Criminal Court after a hearing. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) has decided to seek the police’s help to bring opposition Jumhoory Party (JP)’s leader Qasim Ibrahim back to the Maldives. According to an MCS spokesperson, the opposition leader will not be granted any more leave extensions after […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has conveyed greetings and good wishes, to President Xi Jinping and Premier of the State Council of China Li Keqiang, on the occasion of the 68th National Day of the Republic of China. In his message to President Xi Jinping, the President noted that this year marks 45 years of […]
The council president of Dhidhoo island in northern Haa Alif atoll has been suspended in connection to a pending investigation related to newly built housing units on the island. Ali Hashim’s indefinite suspension came on Thursday with the Local Government Authority alleging the councillor, from the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party, tried to prepare a […]
Former Ungoofaaru MP Dr Afrasheem Ali pictured at a parliament sitting. PHOTO/MAJLIS Five years since the brutal killing of prominent lawmaker Dr Afrasheem Ali, the identity of the perpetrators who orchestrated the murder remains unknown, and his family has declared that the investigation cannot be considered complete until the masterminds are discovered. The former lawmaker […]