A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The first Maldivians to be charged with travelling abroad with the intent of joining a terror group have been acquitted and set free. In a closed hearing Thursday, the criminal court decided that the prosecution was unable to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Ahmed Latheef, Ahmed Suhail Moosa, and Munawwar Abdulla went to Turkey to cross the […]
The Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC)’s Chief Executive Officer Ibrahim Ziyath has said that its mountainous dredger, commissioned by President Abdulla Yameen, will dock at Haa Dhaalu Kulhudhuffushi on the 25th of this month. At a press conference held at MTCC’s head office on Sunday, Ziyath said that the ‘Mahaa Jarraafu’ was crafted within a 15-month […]
Maldives Ambassador to China Mohamed Faisal Photo: Courtesy of the Maldives Embassy It is a happy coincidence that the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Maldives and China falls in the historic month when the CPC heads into its all important 19th National Congress. Since establishing diplomatic relations in 1972, the two […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 18th October 2017. The following is a loose translation: With every year’s budget, new items are also declared. Specifically as income returns. It has become a recent norm to see a new tax introduced every year. Question is, as a new source of generating income, […]
The anti-corruption watchdog has sought charges against four unnamed men to recover MVR1.3 billion (US$84.3 million) in stolen public funds. The 43 counts of “recompensing government loss” was among 239 charges forwarded to the Prosecutor General’s office in the third quarter of 2017, the Anti-Corruption Commission said in a statement Thursday. The charges include 99 […]
Aerial view of HDh. Kulhudhuffushi, which shows the large mangrove swamp of the island. PHOTO/EYEWELL PORTRAIT The government’s revelation that the mangrove swamp of Haa Dhaal atoll Kulhudhuffushi island will be reclaimed for the development of a domestic airport has sparked outcry from the island’s residents. While the government plans to commence development of Kulhudhuffushi […]
Some Maldivian Jihadists pictured in Syria The Criminal Court on Sunday freed three Maldivian men who were caught at the Turkish border while en route to join the Syrian civil war. The state had charged Ahmed Latheef from Maamendhoo in Laamu atoll, Ahmed Suhail Moosa from Gahdhoo in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll and Munawar Abdullah from […]
State prosecutors asked the criminal court Sunday to anonymise two witnesses on the grounds that they could lose their jobs if they testify openly in the identity fraud trial of MP Faris Maumoon. Faris, the son of former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, was charged with identity fraud for the use of the flag and logo […]