A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
President Abdulla Yameen at the inaugural ceremony of the “Mercure Hotels Maldives Kooddoo” — Photo by: president_office President Abdulla Yameen has admitted to feeling pressure due to the opposition’s work, saying that it has made it “difficult for money to be transferred into the country“. The President made the comment at the inaugural ceremony of […]
Minister of Tourism Moosa Zameer speaking at a ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) rally — Minister of Tourism Moosa Zameer on Monday night said that incumbent President Abdulla Yameen would be the “only choice” for Maldivians in the presidential elections slated for 2018. Speaking at a rally held at Kolamaafushi in the southern Gaafu […]
The People’s Majlis in capital Male The parliament has officially annulled its decision to promote and increase the salary of all its staff. It was revealed on Monday that the parliament had promoted its entire staff and hiked their salaries, only to have the decision reverted by the Ministry of Finance and Treasury just hours […]
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Ooredoo Maldives has announced the launch of Magey Plan, a digital platform that enables customers to create customised mobile plans. Ooredoo Magey Plan can be used by anyone at any time through the My Ooredoo portal. The service will also be available on My Ooredoo App within a few days, on both iOS and Android. […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has stated that to achieve transformative development passionate community engagement is required. The President further stated that the will to move beyond existing circumstances should come from within society and that one cannot expect those outside to come and work for reform and development. The President made this remark while […]
Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) in capital Male. Inflation rates spiked by 4.2 percent during the second quarter, revealed the Maldives’ central bank on Tuesday. According to a report released by Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA), inflation has increased from the final quarter of 2016 to the second quarter of this year. MMA attributed this spike in […]
An opposition rally held at Jumhoory Party’s main activity hub. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The Prosecutor General’s Office has decided to not levy charges against Ahmed Shafiu, who was arrested under bribery accusations. Shafiu, who is a member of opposition Jumhoory Party (JP), was arrested for allegedly attempting to bribe lawmakers ahead of the censure motion […]
The British government has added the threat of a terrorist attack to its travel advisory on the Maldives. This additional category titled ‘Terrorism’ was added on Monday, and states that terrorists are ‘very likely’ to carry out an attack in the Maldives. “There’s a heightened threat of terrorist attack globally against UK interests and British […]