A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
MPL’s chairman, CEO, and the now-dismissed Ali Adam pictured during the company’s annual general meeting in 2017. PHOTO/MPL Four members of Maldives Ports Limited (MPL)’s board have been dismissed and three new members have been appointed. The members dismissed from the board include veteran member, Director General of Transport Authority Abdul Nasir, Ahmed Shareef, Ali […]
A street in L. Mundoo. FILE PHOTO/POLICE The court has added seven days to the remand of Laamu atoll Mundoo island’s deputy councillor Adam Nasif, who was arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman on Sunday night. The 30-year-old councillor and a 19-year-old had been arrested in relation to this case. A spokesperson for the police […]
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. In the wake of Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) increasing the security of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s residence after receiving threat reports, the latter has written to the defence ministry seeking information on the alleged threats. MNDF upped security measures of his residence at Endherimaage house in capital Male […]
MIFCO and the environment ministry sign agreement to ban the use of HCFCs in refrigerants in the fisheries industry. PHOTO/ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) and the environment ministry on Tuesday signed a pact to phase out the use of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) in the fisheries industry’s refrigerants. State environment minister Abdulla Ziyad and MIFCO’s […]
Bank of Maldives has today signed an agreement with the publishers of Corporate Maldives as the Platinum Partner of the “Gold 100” Awards for leading businesses in the country. This is the second year in a row in which the Bank has partnered with the local business publication “Corporate Maldives” to present these awards. As […]
The Modi government needs to make it clear to Malé that it shouldn’t play the China card in its dealings with New Delhi. The Maldivian regime under President Yameen Abdul Gayoom has changed gears and reached out to the Indian government to repair bilateral relations in the right earnest. The Gayoom government would be sending its foreign […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vfp.mv website on 28th March 2018. The following is a loose translation: Amidst shaping of Maldives foreign policy, the most recent talk you hear is Maldives government campaigning hard to win United Nations Security Council (UNSC) seat. When Japanese Foreign Minister visited the Maldives recently, President Abdulla Yameen […]
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 […]
Hospital investors have been given 10 days to resolve a dispute over alleged corruption and mismanagement of funds. Local and Indian investors at Kulhudhuffushi Regional Hospital were given the deadline by the Health Ministry, which has taken over the facility’s administrative work amid fears services might stop because of the row. The hospital, which serves […]