A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Police officers stand guard during an operation. FILE PHOTO/MIHAARU A man was arrested from Madduvari island in Raa atoll on Monday after he vandalised a police car and broke its windows. The police said that the incident occurred last Thursday. A 41-year-old local was arrested in relation to the incident, the police spokesperson reported. The […]
The police and an ambulance at the scene of the accident that occurred on Addy City’s link road on December 26, 2017. PHOTO / SOCIAL MEDIA The 13-year-old boy, who was severely injured in an accident that occurred on Addu City’s Link Road on Tuesday, has passed away while being treated at Hithadhoo Regional Hospital. […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has said that it is proud of the ‘successful’ partnership with the Maldivian government to provide ‘a safe and reliable water source for more than 4,000 residents of Hinnavaru island’. President Abdulla Yameen inaugurated the USD 3.8 million safe drinking water system, funded by USAID and constructed […]
The police and an ambulance at the scene of the accident that occurred on Addy City’s link road on December 26, 2017. PHOTO / SOCIAL MEDIA Two men have been seriously injured in another accident that occurred on southernmost Addu City’s Link Road. A motorbike had collided with a pick-up truck, leaving the two people […]
Overhead view of the Tsunami Monument in capital Male: it was built in memorial of the lives lost during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. PHOTO/HOUSING MINISTRY President Abdulla Yameen on Tuesday urged the nation to recall the unity and solidarity shown by the people of the Maldives in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean […]
It’s more than a bistro, though. On top of community building events like trivia nights, Afshan and Akmal hold social awareness programs at The Goatfish. They also provide a platform with their café for artists and musicians, who lack public exposure, to showcase their talents. Additionally, they are trying to establish the service industry as […]
The Four Seasons Kuda Huraa resort in Malé atoll on Saturday removed sphinx statues lined up along its arrival pier after complaints to the police. The offending “idols” were removed before officers arrived on the island, a police spokesman told local media. The resort is celebrating Christmas and New Year with an Egyptian theme and an Indiana Jones-inspired […]
The joint-opposition coalition has condemned a pro-government news website for attacking India’s prime minister and promoting anti-India sentiments. The editorial, published in Vaguthu, was titled “India is not a best friend, but an enemy!” and said the way India treated the Maldives had changed despite the “heart-to-heart” relationship the two countries had traditionally enjoyed. India […]
There those who are “jealous” of the Maldives’ for being a 100 percent Muslim country, the president said Wednesday in an address to mark the anniversary of the country’s embrace of Islam. President Abdulla Yameen said that staying steadfast in the path of Islam was a “religious and national duty” for all Maldivians and that […]