A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Tree Top Hospital being developed in Hulhumale. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Alke-Turmacs, the Turkish contractors building the biggest private hospital in the Maldives, ‘Tree Top Hospital’, on Sunday revealed that the construction work on the hospital has now been completed. The construction of the hospital, which is located in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale, commenced in 2015 and […]
Legendary actor of Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan who is also the Goodwil Ambassador of World Health Organization (WHO) is expected to visit Maldives to participate in a meeting hosted by the organization. Superstar Bachchan had previously visited Maldives on a similar occasion as well. Bachchan is scheduled to deliver a speech on Hepatitis during the 70th […]
Three Chinese navy ships arrived in Maldives this Sunday in a friendly visit. The three navy ships – Chang Chun, Jing Zhou and Chao Hu arrived in Maldives this Sunday morning. Chang Chun is currently harbored at the Male’ Commercial Harbor. The three navy vessels were dispatched on a peace mission by President of China, […]
Hassan Manik – Chief Executive of Maldives Stock Exchange. | Photo: Corporate Maldives Chief Executive Officer of Maldives Stock Exchange (MSE), Hassan Manik has strongly hinted his resignation from the post. A statement released by MSE states that while Manik will be resigning from his designation after a tenure of 6 years, he will be […]
Entrance of the Art Festival — An Art Festival organised by Housing Development Corporation (HDC) was held on Friday and Saturday at the Central Park in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale. The festival aimed to provide artists with a platform to showcase their talents and sell some of their products. According to HDC’s planning director Ismail Shan Rasheed, […]
A frigate of the Chinese navy docked at Male. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Three naval frigates of China arrived in the Maldives on Sunday. Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) stated that senior officers and soldiers of the Maldivian army held a special ceremony at Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) in capital Male to warmly welcome the crews of […]
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 The Maldives’ ever-so-controversial political arena saw an exceptionally ‘dramatic’ two days this past weekend. Thursday evening, opposition Jumhoory Party (JP) leader and former Maamigili MP Qasim Ibrahim collapsed in the […]
MDP PG leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (L) and Dhiggaru MP Faris Maumoon at an opposition press conference. Main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)’s parliamentary group leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and Dhiggaru MP Faris Maumoon will take the helm of the parliament as the speaker and deputy speaker respectively after the joint opposition succeeds in impeaching […]