A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
A company has failed in its third attempt to recover more than MVR 454,000 (US$29,487) from a former lawmaker, Mihaaru reports. Maldives Civil Court ruled Monday that Amity Enterprises Pvt Ltd could not sue Mohamed Musthafa to recover money from cheques he issued more than 11 years ago. Amity had asked the court to order […]
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom reportedly stayed at Amilla Fushi in the Maldives. Click through to see inside the lavish resort. The water views are incredible. The Lagoon House is right on the water. There are also treehouses. The accommodations range from one to four bedroom villas. The Javvu spa. The spa pavilion. The […]
New Delhi: The foreign minister of Maldives, Mohamed Asim is set to visit India tomorrow and will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday after the small island nation caused India significant concern over signing a free trade pact with China late last year. The signing of the free trade pact is perceived as a […]
A senior delegation of the European Union is currently in the Maldives on an official visit. The purpose of this visit is to “assess the implementation of the recommendations of the 2014 mission”. The five-member delegation is led by former Chief Observer of the EU’s Elections Observation Mission to the Maldives, MEP Eduard Kukan, and arrived […]
A Neos airliner from Italy lands at VIA on January 9, 2018. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIIHAARU Last Sunday marked the highest amount of aircraft movements recorded in the history of Velana International Airport (VIA), revealed its operator Maldives Airports Company Ltd (MACL) on Tuesday. The company’s manager of corporate affairs, Hassan Areef, stated that VIA recorded […]
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 […]
Raudha Athif, a medical student and Maldivian model, who was found dead in her hostel in Bangladesh: authorities have ruled her death a suicide according to the autopsy report but her family has raised suspicions that it was murder. PHOTO/INSTAGRAM Bangladeshi police have launched another investigation into the death Raudha Athif, the Maldivian medical student […]
Farish being taken back to jail after court hearing. PHOTO/MIHAARU Dhiggaru MP Faris Maumoon heavily criticized the government and accused them of obstructing his rights during his court hearing on Tuesday. Faris was charged over offering bribes to a parliament member. His critical comments during Tuesday’s hearing came after the state shrugged off his lawyers’ concerns […]
Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) increased security around the residence of former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom after receiving a report of a death threat, according to local media Mihaaru. The military is recording the names of everyone coming in and out of the residence. Gayoom is currently working with the united opposition to field a […]