A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The President’s Office has opened applications for membership of the National Integrity Commission following the dismissal of Yoosuf Maaniu Mohamed from the post of the President and Member of National Integrity Commission. The President’s Office published the announcement calling for applications for membership of the National Integrity Commission, in the Government Gazette, today. The application […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has today dismissed Yoosuf Maaniu Mohamed from the post of the President and Member of National Integrity Commission.
MP Abdulla Riyaz pictured outside the Criminal Court. The state prosecution has forwarded another indictment against opposition Jumhoory Party’s deputy leader Abdulla Riyaz to the Criminal Court. The lawmaker of Kinbidhoo constituency is already charged with trespassing for forcefully entering the parliament house premises last July despite the army barring entry. His latest indictment is […]
A 12% increase in national income is expected in 2017 compared to 2016. According to the government, this is due to the increasing economic growth rate and economic development projects that have been implemented successfully. During the year, import duty for cigarettes, fizzy drinks and energy drinks was increased. Additionally, an airport development fee policy […]
Nooshin Washeed was 14 when she first heard about murder in the Maldives: a secretary found dead in a bathroom with multiple stab wounds at the Chamber of Commerce. It was 2001. The victim was Azleena Nafees, she was 27. Nooshin recalls how shocked and scared people were over her death. It was the talk […]
Jumhooree Party Leader Gasim Ibrahim has defied a travel ban imposed by the Maldivian government and travelled to Germany for medical treatment. Gasim, sentenced to three years in absentia for attempted bribery, was released on medical furlough for cardiovascular treatment and travelled to Singapore in September. Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) refused to extend his medical […]
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Iwao Horii (R), presents disaster reduction equipment on behalf of the Japanese government to the Maldives, received by state defence minister Mohamed Zuhair. PHOTO/FOREIGN MINISTRY The government of Japan has gifted equipment worth USD 9.9 million (MVR 152 million) for protection against natural disasters to the Maldives. According to the […]
Government plans to develop a cafe on the Male Friday Mosque site have stalled after a backlash on social media, including criticism from a former president. The Male’ Friday Mosque, built in 1658, is on UNESCO’s Tentative World Heritage List and is described as “the most important heritage site of the country” and “one of […]
President Abdulla Yameen shakes hands with attendees at the National Youth Awards 2017. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU President Abdulla Yameen has declared that he has no plans to construct more jails for the youth, but rather he wants to engage the youth in activities that will strengthen and build the economy. Speaking at the National Youth […]