A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Elliott Wright and Sadie started their honeymoon in Abu Dhabi [Elliott Wright/Instagram] Staying true to their wedding day, Elliott Wright and new wife Sadie Stuart had a fabulous honeymoon to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the Maldives planned. Following a very costly wedding, the former The Only Way Is Essex star and his new wife had the likes of […]
She glamorous WAG and fashionista who’s currently living it up on holiday in the Maldives. And on Tuesday, Nadia Bartel was flaunting her curves in a bright orange bikini that left little to the imagination. Taking to Instagram, the brunette beauty showcased her assets in a revealing bikini top while her briefs also accentuated her […]
Mobile phones belonging to family members of a key witness in a bribery trial have been confiscated by police. The police action follows Ahmed Shafiu’s allegations of a lawmaker attempting to coerce false testimony against MP Faris Maumoon, who is at the centre of the trial. Shafiu, a Jumhooree Party activist, was arrested a day […]
The new Ambassador of Canada to the Maldives, H.E. David McKinnon, has presented his credentials to President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom at the President’s Office this morning. The President welcomed Ambassador McKinnon and his delegation to the Maldives and stated that the Maldives attaches high importance to its relations with Canada. He noted that this […]
International Conference on Social Research and Innovation 2017 will be held at Villa College from 17th – 19th November 2017. The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Exploring New Horizons: Transforming Societies’. During the conference, papers on business, management, finance, corporate governance, psychology, education, development, environment, technology, politics, policy, law and governance will be presented […]
Two Maldivian men charged with terrorism were planning to carry out a suicide attack in the capital Malé, officials confirmed Wednesday. Ishag Ali, from Madduvari island in Raa atoll, and Hussein Afeef, from Fuvahmulah City in the southern Maldives, were named by prosecutors and are alleged by police to have connections to the Islamic State […]
The former boss of the Maldives’ tourism promotion company has pleaded not guilty to 30 charges relating to the country’s largest-ever corruption scandal, facing 90 years in prison if convicted on all counts. Abdulla Ziyath, who managed the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation, is accused of misappropriating US$44 million (MVR721 million) by leasing islands […]
Two men have been hospitalised after being stabbed in the Maldivian capital Tuesday evening. They were attacked on Fareedhee Magu, near MHA Mart, police confirmed and are being treated in Male’s Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital. One of them is in a critical condition after his intestines fell out and require surgery, news outlet Mihaaru cited […]
Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) putting out the fire that destroyed a dive centre in A.A. Rasdhoo. PHOTO / MNDF A fire broke out at a dive centre in Rasdhoo, Alif Alif atoll, causing over MVR 1.5 million of damages. According to an employee of “Diving Scuba”, the fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. on […]