A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The Maldives will enter a new era of healthcare service delivery with the opening of the 25-storey Dharumavantha hospital next year, Health Minister Abdulla Nazim said at a topping off ceremony held Wednesday to mark the completion of the concrete structure. In his remarks after pouring the last batch of concrete, Nazim said the government hopes […]
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Three Maldivians en route to join the fighting in Syria were arrested in Turkey and brought back to the country on Saturday. According to the police, the three men were arrested in a joint operation with the Turkish law enforcement authorities. They were alleged to have been planning to cross the border into Syria to join […]
A 19-year-old man died Saturday night while undergoing treatment for stab wounds at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé. The victim has been identified as Moosa Ahmed from the island of Keyodhoo in Vaavu atoll. He was stabbed along with a 24-year-old man and a minor near the Dhuburi mosque in the Maafanu ward […]
Describing the Maldivian youth as an economic asset of the country, President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has reiterated the administration’s commitment to empowering the youth. The President made this remark while speaking at the graduation ceremony of the “Empowering the next – 1000 Photographers” training programme. The training programme was conducted jointly by the Ministry […]
MNDF vehicles outside of Parliament premises following the fire — Photo by: Ahmed Muhsin A fire has broken out in Parliament premises. The fire broke out at around 4 am on Sunday and was attended by Fire and Rescue team at Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) shortly afterwards. No official statement had been released about […]
Mohamed Asim, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-second session. UN Photo/Cia Pak 23 September 2017 – A stronger United Nations is more than ever needed to address the multiple crises facing the world, the Maldives to the General Assembly’s 72nd annual general debate […]
The Maldives has refused to release a Sri Lankan accused of being a ‘sniper’ and who had alleged planned to kill the Maldives President. Foreign Ministry sources told The Sunday Leader that the Maldives Attorney General’s Department had informed Sri Lanka that the ‘sniper’ cannot be released as he is facing a high profile case. […]