The VVIP with Ahmed Anoosh – Season 2 – Episode 03
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Society & Culture
Selfie with First Lady : A Paid drama
MP Ahmed Mahloof says that the public displays of affection seen around First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim were mere drama, they were paid to do so. organizers of such drama were paid MVR 500 each. The said drama includes groups of 10 for selfie and groups of five to give hugs for the First Lady. Fathmath […]
First-ever Maldivian cancer surgeon starts practice
Photo: Mihaaru The first-ever Maldivian oncology surgeon has started his practice at the state-owned Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH). Dr Mohamed Shifan, 43, was working at IGMH before leaving for Sri Lanka to specialise in cancer surgery. He joins IGMH’s new Oncology Centre. According to health ministry statistics from 2016, cancer is among the leading […]
Health ministry in hot water over false MRI stats
Picture: Tweet screenshot from @hanafymv A hospital has had to correct health ministry statistics which falsely stated that more than 95,000 people had used MRI services at the facility in a two-year period. An official at the state-owned Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital told Mihaaru the correct figure is 9,500. “We provide MRI services from 8am […]
First lady meets with principals ahead of new academic year
First lady Fathimath Ibrahim with principals of Male schools First lady Fathimath Ibrahim met with the principals from schools in the capital Male, on Tuesday. Almost all the principals of Male schools including Majeediyya, Aminiya, Hiriyaa, Kalaafaanu, Imadudin, Thajuddeen, Iskandhar and the Centre for Highter Education (CHSE) joined the meeting that was held at Mulee-aage, […]
The Maldives Study on Women’s Health and Life Experiences
Executive Summary The Maldives Study on Women’s Health and Life Experiences is the first-ever nationally representative, quantitative research on violence against women in the Maldives. It provides the first ever prevalence rates of different forms of violence against women and girls as well as the impact of that violence on health and other outcomes. Using […]
Kurimbi residents to rescue after ferry runs aground
The residents of H. Dh. Kurimbi bringing ashore the boat that ran aground a reef early on January 09, 2018. The boat was en route to H. Dh. Kulhudhufishi when the incident occurred. PHOTO / ALI UWAISH The Haa Dhaalu atoll ferry ran aground a reef Tuesday morning while carrying over 70 passengers from […]
Maldives seeks to hold international fatwa conference
An international conference on fatwas will be held in the Maldives this year, the Fatwa Majlis announced in a press conference on Tuesday, reports local media. “A lot of work is to be done this year,” said Sheikh Ibrahim Ahmed, vice president of the council, adding that a conference on fatwas will be held. “We […]
Ex-councillor found dead in a dinghy
Photo: Sun.mv Esa Khaleel, a former councillor of Malé Atoll Kaashidhoo, was found dead Sunday in a dinghy at the island’s harbour. Ali Sultan, Kaashidhoo island council’s current president, told the Maldives Independent that youths found him lying unconscious on a dinghy at around 3pm. The dinghy was not tied to the jetty and was floating […]