A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The Minister of Environment and Water Resources of Singapore, H.E. Masagos Zulkifli, paid a courtesy call on President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, this morning, at the President’s Office. During the call, the President welcomed the Minister to the Maldives and conveyed greetings and good wishes to Her Excellency President Halima Yacob and the Prime Minister […]
The Maldives Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture conducted an assessment on the level of illegal fishing taking place in Maldivian waters based on Automatic Identification System (AIS) data that was collected through satellite service providers. Over a period of two years, a total of 432 fishing vessels were identified as engaging in “potentially illegal fishing […]
Muscat: An outright victory over a lowly Maldives in an away final round qualifier is all Oman need on Tuesday to seal their place in the 2019 Asian Cup. The Group D match to be played at the National Stadium in Maldives capital city of Male is scheduled to kick off at 8.00 p.m. Oman […]
The Government of Maldives has ‘invited’ an Indian arms dealer’s company to construct an international airport in the country. RaajjeMV understands the deal was carried out without the bidding process. The company, RaajjeMV understands, is Olialia and is owned by Anca Verma, spouse to known arms dealer Abhishek Verma. The 30-year old Anka Verma is […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 8th October 2017. The following is a loose translation: The period was when government corruption talk is widely discussed around. When former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb was again discussed. When Jumhooree Party Leader Qasim Ibrahim publicly severely criticised the government. During that time, President Abdulla […]
On September 25th, I stepped out into brilliant sunlight at Malé’s international airport. Two ground crew in modest heels, yellow reflective vests, and navy-blue hijabs directed us around the wing and into the terminal. An hour later I was on a bus along the access road to Hulhumalé, a massive island which the Maldives’s Housing […]
Legal teams have been decimated and trials could end up paralysed because of the mass suspension of lawyers in the Maldives, a United Nations rights expert said Monday. The comments from the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Diego García-Sayán, follow the suspension triggered by scores of lawyers calling for judicial […]
The Government of Maldives has risen to the defence of Saudi Arabia, citing that the UN had failed to amass accurate information on the current situation prior to placing Saudi Arabia on the list of shame. Saudi Arabia was placed on the UN’s ‘list of shame’ last week. Speaking on the condition of anonymity to […]
Public hearings will be held in Yameen Rasheed’s murder trial, the Prosecutor General’s office has told the Maldives Independent, amid mounting criticism of the closed-door sessions. Following a statement from 20 regional rights groups, the PG office’s spokesman Ahmed Thaufeeg said all criminal cases were carried out according to the criminal procedure code. “All the […]