A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Aishath Shimreen, 17, who has been missing since Sunday — The police on Monday announced that they are searching for a girl who went missing in Male. The missing girl is Aishath Shimreen, 17, from the island of Hanyaameedhoo in northern Haa Dhaalu atoll. According to the police, the missing persons case was filed on […]
Chef Willment Leong speaks during his Special Masterclass at HIH. PHOTO/BBM Renowned Chef Willment Leong, the founder and chairman of the Thailand Culinary Academy, held a special culinary masterclass in Hulhule Island Hotel on Saturday. Hosted jointly by Maldives Exhibition and Conference Service (MECS) and Bestbuy Maldives (BBM), the masterclass took place with over 145 […]
A board of directors meeting of national bank, Bank Of Maldives (BML) has appointed the company’s new Chairperson in Saeedha Umar. Ms Umar is the Policy Consultant at Ministry of Economic Development as well as the co-chair of China Maldives Free Trade Agreement Working Group. In addition to this, the newly appointed Chairperson of BML […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom expressed profound gratitude and heartfelt appreciation for the exceptional work undertaken by the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) in making Rasrani Bageecha a reality. During the meeting held at The President’s Office this afternoon President Yameen expressed his sincere thanks to MNDF and SIVEC. He stated that the public would […]
The Elections Commission has called parliamentary by-elections after a much anticipated Supreme Court decision on the disputed status of four lawmakers saw both sides claim victory with opposing interpretations. Citing article 74 of the constitution, which requires the apex court to determine “any question concerning the qualifications or removal or vacating of seats”, the Supreme […]
The four ‘expelled’ MPs: (from left) MP Ameeth, MP Waheed, MP Abdul Latheef and MP Saud The Supreme Court of the Maldives on Sunday evening stated that there is nothing more to decide regarding the four parliamentarians who were contesting their disqualification from the parliament. The four parliamentarians are: Villingili MP Saud Hussain, Dhidhoo MP […]
Hussain Fiyaz Moosa, the chief operating officer of the opposition-aligned Raajje TV, has been found not guilty on a charge of assaulting a police officer while covering a bomb scare in November 2015. The veteran journalist was accused of hitting Corporal Mohamed Shaheen during his arrest for refusing to leave the sports complex area of Malé […]
Ooredoo Maldives’ CEO Najib Khan (C) and other company officials pictured at the launching of “Faseyha Home Broadband”. PHOTO/OOREDOO Telecom giant Ooredoo Maldives has launched wireless broadband internet connection under the name “Faseyha Home Broadband” across the Maldives. Ooredoo stated on Sunday that, upon receiving its official license to provide internet services, the company’s main […]
After turning the tables quietly on China in Sri Lanka two and a half years ago, India finds itself on the cusp of repeating this success in another SAARC nation in the Indian Ocean – Maldives. Only if India were willing to go the distance, that is! It was in January 2015 when China’s then […]