A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Bangladesh maintained the all-win record in the five-nation SAFF U-18 Championship beating the Maldives by 2-0 goals in their 2nd match at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan on Wednesday. Jafar Iqbal, who scored twice in their 4-3 victory over India in the opening match, also scored one goal against Bhutan in the 45th minute […]
Dushanbe: Oman kicked off their AFC U-16 Championship 2018 Malaysia qualifying campaign with a bang beating Maldives 8-0 in Tajikistan on Wednesday. Oman took charge of the match early as they went ahead in 8th minute when an unmarked Issa Khalfan Al-Naabi rose above the Maldives defenders to score off a corner. Mulham Yousuf Al […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamed Asim Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamed Asim on Wednesday called on international bodies to initiate immediate action to intervene in the persecution of the Rohingya in Myanmar. Addressing an emergency sit-down of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the foreign minister declared that the Maldives is deeply concerned […]
Two suspects charged in connection with the August 2014 abduction of journalist Ahmed Rilwan appeared in court Wednesday for the first hearing of their terrorism trial. Judge Ali Arif gave Aalif Rauf and Mohamed Nooradeen – who remain free unlike other terror defendants – ten days to hire lawyers. As the family of the third […]
Maamigili MP Qasim Ibrahim carried out from the Criminal Court on a stretcher to the ambulance after he fainted during his hearing. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Opposition Jumhoory Party (JP)’s leader Qasim Ibrahim’s heart surgery was successful and he is currently in recovery, his family confirmed on Wednesday. Speaking on behalf of Qasim’s family, JP’s Secretary […]
Fenaka powerhouse in Fuvahmulah island. PHOTO/FENAKA The latest audit report on Fenaka Corporation has exposed major cases of corruption within the state run utilities company. The report signed by Auditor General Hassan Ziyath was released Wednesday amidst loud public accusations of Fenaka being a “graft hub”. The report appears to confirm the speculations as the […]
Maldives Independent journalist Ahmed Rilwan. He went missing on August 8, 2014. A suspect who is charged with terrorism over the abduction of Maldives Independent journalist Ahmed Rilwan has been declared dead by his family, according to the judge presiding over the case. Mohamed Suaid, of Hulhudhoo ward in Addu City, is one of three […]
Health Minister Abdullah Nazim speaking at the topping off ceremony of the new 25-storey “Dharumavantha Hospital” located at the capital Male. MIHAARU PHOTO / HUSSEN WAHEED Minister of Health Abdulla Nazim on Wednesday revealed that the new 25-storey hospital currently being developed in capital Male, ‘Dharumavantha Hospital’, will revolutionise the Maldivian health sector. In the […]
Officials of Aasandha Company speak at press conference. PHOTO/MIHAARU Aasandha Company announced Wednesday that it has spent over MVR 300 million from the state budget so far this year, under the Maldives’ universal healthcare insurance scheme “Husnuvaa Aasandha”. In a press conference, Aasandha’s Managing Director Hassan Ali stated that the bulk of expenses was spent […]