A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Raajje TV journalists hold peaceful protest against Broadcasting Commission at the Maldives Journalism Awards 2016 held in October 2017. PHOTO/MIHAARU Opposition aligned television channel Raajje TV has filed at the Civil Court, seeking to delay the deadline of the station’s latest fine for defaming the president. Maldives Broadcasting Commission (MBC) had fined Raajje TV by […]
Former lawmaker of Kaashidhoo Constituency and owner of Yacht Tours Abdulla Jabir PHOTO:PARLIAMENT The Civil Court has ordered Yacht Tours, the company of former President Mohamed Nasheed’s advisor Abdulla Jabir, to pay USD 3.6 million (over MVR 55 million) to the state. The court issued the verdict after Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) sued Yacht […]
Taxpayer Service Centre in MIRA’s main office. FILE PHOTO/MIHAARU Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) has filed 12 cases of tax evasion at the Civil Court. The lawsuits were filed on September 27 against companies and individuals for evading the Goods and Services Tax (GST) they owed to MIRA. Collectively, all 12 parties owe MVR 5 […]
The Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) branch in the capital Male. MIHAARU FILE PHOTO/NISHAN ALI Local firm Sharu Launch Services Pvt Ltd has withdrawn its lawsuit against Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB), seeking MVR 150 million as compensation for damages caused by the bank allegedly refusing to sell US Dollars to the company. Sharu Launch claimed that […]
JP leader Qasim Ibrahim being taken back to Dhoonidhoo where he is kept in Police custody The official trial for Maldives Correctional Service (MCS)’s refusal to grant Jumhoory Party (JP) leader Qasim Ibrahim his medical leave as ordered by his verdict, commenced on Sunday afternoon. The verdict for the former Maamigili MP’s bribery conviction in late […]
Taxpayer Service Centre in MIRA’s main office. FILE PHOTO/MIHAARU The Civil Court has sentenced two individuals who were evading taxes to a month of house arrest. Even though the two individuals were sentenced separately, the court had found them both guilty of evading the Goods and Services Tax (GST) they owed to Maldives Inland Revenue […]
Yameen Rasheed, 29, a popular social media activist and blogger was found murdered early April 23, 2017. The Civil Court on Sunday quashed a lawsuit filed by the family of murdered blogger, Yameen Rasheed, who accused Maldives Police Service of negligence in protecting Yameen prior to his brutal killing. In the wake of Yameen Rasheed’s […]
MNDF Soldier guarding the Main Office of MMPRC at the time of Corruption The Civil Court on Sunday ordered SOF Pvt Ltd, a local firm implicated in the corruption scandal of the Maldives’ main tourism promotion body, to pay MVR 160 million to the latter. Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) had filed a […]
One of the court rooms at the Criminal Court. MIHAARU FILE PHOTO/MOHAMED SHARUHAAN The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on Tuesday revealed that 31 individuals have submitted applications for vacant judicial posts. The judicial watchdog announced vacancies for four Criminal Court and two Civil Court judges, on August 17. The deadline for applications closed last Sunday. […]