A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Employees of Maldives Customs Service pictured at the celebration of the company’s 127th anniversary. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Maldives Customs Service has opened the bid to develop four towers of 15-storeys each in the second phase of reclaimed suburb Hulhumale. Customs announced Sunday that interested parties are to submit their proposals before December 4. The government […]
Sheikh Imran Abdulla leaves the High Court after his final appeal hearing. PHOTO/MIHAARU The Supreme Court has rejected Adhaalath Party leader Sheikh Imran Abdulla’s appeal to overturn the High Court’s verdict to jail him on terrorism charges. The High Court in April upheld the Criminal Court’s ruling to sentence Imran to 12 years in jail […]
The President’s Office has opened applications for membership of the National Integrity Commission following the dismissal of Yoosuf Maaniu Mohamed from the post of the President and Member of National Integrity Commission. The President’s Office published the announcement calling for applications for membership of the National Integrity Commission, in the Government Gazette, today. The application […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has today dismissed Yoosuf Maaniu Mohamed from the post of the President and Member of National Integrity Commission.
MP Abdulla Riyaz pictured outside the Criminal Court. The state prosecution has forwarded another indictment against opposition Jumhoory Party’s deputy leader Abdulla Riyaz to the Criminal Court. The lawmaker of Kinbidhoo constituency is already charged with trespassing for forcefully entering the parliament house premises last July despite the army barring entry. His latest indictment is […]
Sumon Miah, the Bangladeshi national who confessed to killing Ismail Umar, a mechanic at the Ihavandhoo ice plant. Sumon Miah, who is charged with the murder of a local man in Haa Alif atoll Ihavandhoo island last Ramadan, pleaded guilty on Monday and gave a graphic description of the crime in court. The victim, Ismail […]
(CNN) — Does being “stranded” over a lagoon for several days sound appealing? If not, one destination in the Maldives might change your mind. That’s The Private Reserve, the world’s largest overwater villa, which has more than three football fields’ worth of distance from its nearest neighbors. This mansion-on-stilts belongs to the Robinson Crusoe-inspired Gili […]
A 12% increase in national income is expected in 2017 compared to 2016. According to the government, this is due to the increasing economic growth rate and economic development projects that have been implemented successfully. During the year, import duty for cigarettes, fizzy drinks and energy drinks was increased. Additionally, an airport development fee policy […]
Ooredoo Maldives has announced the “Win a Galaxy Note Every Day” promotion, giving customers the chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 every day for 30 days from 28 November. Each day, a winner will be selected from among all prepaid and postpaid customers who subscribe to Ooredoo data packs worth at least MVR […]