A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
JP’s leader Qasim Ibrahim (L) and Umar Naseer pose for a picture. PHOTO/MIHAARU Former home minister Umar Naseer announced Wednesday that he would join the opposition Jumhoory Party (JP) next week. He told Mihaaru that his only objective is to help prepare JP for the presidential election next year. Umar, who had earlier declared that […]
A general view of the city of Jerusalem shows the Dome of the Rock mosque (C) on December 4, 2017. Palestinian leaders were seeking to rally diplomatic support to persuade US President Donald Trump not to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital after suggestions that he planned to do so. East Jerusalem was under Jordanian control […]
Sinomach International Sungrow company’s vice president Ziyao Zian Don (L) and environment minister Thoriq Ibrahim sign contract awarding the installation of hybrid power plants in Shaviyani and Noonu atolls to Sinomach. The Maldives government has awarded the project to design and install hybrid power plants in all inhabited islands of Shaviyani atoll and Noonu atoll […]
South Asian neighbours are “jealous” of the progress the Maldives is making through its partnership with China, MP Riyaz Rasheed said at a ruling party rally Tuesday night. “There are neighbours of ours who are jealous of the progress and development that could come to this nation because we joined China,” the deputy parliamentary group […]
Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim’s Villa Group conglomerate is laying off staff due to financial constraints, Mihaaru has reported. “We’re reducing staff from various places. But we assure that no common employee will be dismissed from any resort operated by Villa. Even if we dismiss some senior staff, we won’t fire any staff like room […]
Former president Mohamed Nasheed (L) poses for picture with Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. PHOTO/MOHAMED NASHEED TWITTER Former president Mohamed Nasheed on Wednesday met with the prime minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe. Nasheed revealed in a cryptic tweet that he had “discussed the need for inclusive, free and fair elections” in the Maldives […]
Sri Lanka’s Spectrum College and Embassy of Maldives sign and exchange agreements for Spectrum to provide special discounts to Maldivian students that enrol at the college via MECC. PHOTO/EMBASSY OF MALDIVES Spectrum College in neighbouring Sri Lanka signed an agreement with the Embassy of Maldives on Tuesday to provide special discounts for Maldivian students that […]
Local parliamentarian from ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) has claimed the neighbouring countries are currently envious of the successive progression and development of Maldives. Riyaz Rasheed, who is the designated MP for Vilufushi constituency said on Tuesday night at PPM’s camp, an arrangement for a free trade agreement between Maldives and a foreign nation […]
Ex-VP Ahmed Adheeb pictured inside a police vehicle as he is escorted back to Dhoonidhoo detention centre after his preliminary hearing at the Criminal Court. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Claiming lack of sufficient information for the investigation, Maldives Police Service have filed away the case submitted by jailed former vice president Ahmed Adheeb’s two lawyers about […]