A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
A man files a complaint at the housing ministry regarding the distribution of flats in the government’s first social housing project. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU The government late on Tuesday night released the final list of flat recipients from its first social housing project, which has been steeped in controversy. Nearly four years after 15,000 hopefuls […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 22nd September 2017. The following is a loose translation: Although roads constructed under the first phase of Hulhumalé city development are spacious and nice, the common complaint by visitors to the island and the residents is that roads are not visible after sunset. The streetlights […]
Rohingya refugees reach up for relief supplies at the Kutupalong refugee camp on September 24, 2017. Nearly 430,000 refugees have been herded by the Bangladesh military into a handful of overstretched camps near the border with Myanmar, where tens of thousands live in the open without shelter. / AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET The Maldives […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Sun.mv website on 13th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: Born to Shaviyani Atoll Foakaidhoo Island, Ahmed Fatheen was never a cook. Cooking was not among his talents and he was never keen in cooking. Fatheen used to be a teacher in the island school. He […]
On-going development of flats in Hulhumale. PHOTO/HDC In order to fulfil government’s affordable housing pledge, approximately 8,000 new flats will be developed next year, President Abdulla Yameen claimed on Sunday night. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the vocational training programme held for young photographers, the president said that the government’s aim is to create […]
NEW YORK: Speaking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York last week, Mohamed Shainee said that relations between the Republic of Maldives and Saudi Arabia are “at their best for a very long time” — and he should know. Shainee is the Maldives minister for fisheries and agriculture, two important parts […]
People pictured outside Sh. Bilehfahi’s powerhouse during the fire. State-run utilities company, Fenaka Corporation, is trying to return power to the island of Bilehfahi in Shaviyani atoll before sundown on Sunday, said the island council. Fenaka’s powerhouse burnt down late on Saturday night, after one of its three generators caught on fire, causing an island-wide […]
The powerhouse on the northern island of Bileyfahi in Shaviyani atoll has been completely destroyed by a fire that broke out late Saturday night. All three generators were damaged beyond use, according to Fenaka, the state utility company that operates the powerhouse. The police and the military’s fire department are investigating the incident. “We’re hoping […]
The Maldives will enter a new era of healthcare service delivery with the opening of the 25-storey Dharumavantha hospital next year, Health Minister Abdulla Nazim said at a topping off ceremony held Wednesday to mark the completion of the concrete structure. In his remarks after pouring the last batch of concrete, Nazim said the government hopes […]