A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Local market stalls in the capital are leased to those favoured by ruling party lawmakers, a leaked Viber chat log has shown. The log, believed to be from the Progressive Party of Maldives parliamentary group, shows a message from MP Ahmed Nihan. “Today, the housing ministry informed me that stalls will be given as per […]
MPL’s chairman, CEO, and the now-dismissed Ali Adam pictured during the company’s annual general meeting in 2017. PHOTO/MPL Four members of Maldives Ports Limited (MPL)’s board have been dismissed and three new members have been appointed. The members dismissed from the board include veteran member, Director General of Transport Authority Abdul Nasir, Ahmed Shareef, Ali […]
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. In the wake of Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) increasing the security of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s residence after receiving threat reports, the latter has written to the defence ministry seeking information on the alleged threats. MNDF upped security measures of his residence at Endherimaage house in capital Male […]
MIFCO and the environment ministry sign agreement to ban the use of HCFCs in refrigerants in the fisheries industry. PHOTO/ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) and the environment ministry on Tuesday signed a pact to phase out the use of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) in the fisheries industry’s refrigerants. State environment minister Abdulla Ziyad and MIFCO’s […]
The Modi government needs to make it clear to Malé that it shouldn’t play the China card in its dealings with New Delhi. The Maldivian regime under President Yameen Abdul Gayoom has changed gears and reached out to the Indian government to repair bilateral relations in the right earnest. The Gayoom government would be sending its foreign […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vfp.mv website on 28th March 2018. The following is a loose translation: Amidst shaping of Maldives foreign policy, the most recent talk you hear is Maldives government campaigning hard to win United Nations Security Council (UNSC) seat. When Japanese Foreign Minister visited the Maldives recently, President Abdulla Yameen […]
Hospital investors have been given 10 days to resolve a dispute over alleged corruption and mismanagement of funds. Local and Indian investors at Kulhudhuffushi Regional Hospital were given the deadline by the Health Ministry, which has taken over the facility’s administrative work amid fears services might stop because of the row. The hospital, which serves […]
A company has failed in its third attempt to recover more than MVR 454,000 (US$29,487) from a former lawmaker, Mihaaru reports. Maldives Civil Court ruled Monday that Amity Enterprises Pvt Ltd could not sue Mohamed Musthafa to recover money from cheques he issued more than 11 years ago. Amity had asked the court to order […]
New Delhi: The foreign minister of Maldives, Mohamed Asim is set to visit India tomorrow and will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday after the small island nation caused India significant concern over signing a free trade pact with China late last year. The signing of the free trade pact is perceived as a […]