A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Addu, the southernmost atoll of the archipelago, is one with filled with great beauty and vast history. Spread across 15 square km, the atoll consists of the six islands of Hithadhoo, Feydhoo, Maradhoo, Hulhudhoo, Meedhoo and Gan, ringing a deep lagoon. While Hithadhoo is connected to Feydhoo, Maradhoo and Gan via a manmade causeway, Hulhudhoo […]
Seenu Addu is known as the southernmost atoll and an exclusive destination for a retreat in style in the Maldives. If there’s anything that fascinates us more than the natural beauty of Addu, it is the rich history. The biggest influence on Addu’s modern history has been the British bases, first established on Gan during […]
On the 4th of October, a group of 86 students from the Asian Academy of Aeronautics, based in Addu City, filed a petition against the flying school with the Maldives Civil Aviation Authority and Ministry of Higher Education regarding their concerns over the school. The Asian Academy of Aeronautics (AAA) was founded in 1991 and […]
200 coconut soaps made by employees of Majoie Maldives have been donated to people in S. Meedhoo and S. Hulhudhoo. Majoie Maldives stated that their donation also included Bangladeshi workers residing the S. Meedhoo and S. Hulhudhoo as well. Managing Director of Majoie Maldives Nadia Laouina noted that Bangladeshi workers are really struggling during the […]
In this March 27, 2019, photo, a female ISIS operative walks with her son at Camp Roj in north Syria. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo) A young Maldivian woman of 23 years of age who rose the ranks of the terrorist organization, ISIS, to become a senior fighter is currently jailed in a detention facility along with […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 8th March 2018. The following is a loose translation: ‘When I first started doing this work, I was a bit scared. I didn’t know what it was even.’ said Mariyam Sheeza, 50, who had started working at Equator Village 27 years ago. While listening to […]
The police and an ambulance at the scene of the accident that occurred on Addy City’s link road on December 26, 2017. PHOTO / SOCIAL MEDIA The man who was driving the vehicle that caused an accident on Addu City’s link road, which killed a 13-year-old, was arrested on Wednesday. According to the police, the […]
The police and an ambulance at the scene of the accident that occurred on Addy City’s link road on December 26, 2017. PHOTO / SOCIAL MEDIA The 13-year-old boy, who was severely injured in an accident that occurred on Addu City’s Link Road on Tuesday, has passed away while being treated at Hithadhoo Regional Hospital. […]
The police and an ambulance at the scene of the accident that occurred on Addy City’s link road on December 26, 2017. PHOTO / SOCIAL MEDIA Two men have been seriously injured in another accident that occurred on southernmost Addu City’s Link Road. A motorbike had collided with a pick-up truck, leaving the two people […]