A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
A photograph released on social media, allegedly of a police vehicle driving off with a 34-year-old man arrested over allegedly sexually assaulting a woman. PHOTO/HUSSAIN SINAN A man was arrested late Saturday over allegedly sexually assaulting a woman last Wednesday in capital Male. Police captured the 34-year-old suspect under a court warrant in Thinadhoo island […]
Former President Mohamed Nasheed PHOTO:AFP The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Religion or Belief, Dr Ahmed Shaheed, declared that the UN Human Rights Committee would rule in favour of former president Mohamed Nasheed, ensuring his candidacy in this year’s presidential elections. Dr Shaheed made the statement on Tuesday in a tweet. He stated that, […]
Officials of the Maldives’ health ministry and India’s NIMS Hospital at the signing ceremony awarding operations and development of Kulhudhuffushi Regional Hospital to the latter. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The foreign operator of Haa Dhaal atoll Kulhudhuffushi island’s regional hospital has sent an official letter to President Abdulla Yameen, laying heavy accusations against the locals in […]
Moosa Manik (L) shakes hands with President Abdulla Yameen after signing into PPM. FILE PHOTO/MIHAARU The opposition coalition would fail in bringing a single candidate to defeat President Abdulla Yameen in this year’s Presidential Elections as they have too many internal conflicts, declared the former chairperson of main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), Moosa Manik, […]
Ali “Dhagandey” Ashfaq celebrates after scoring against Laos: he is ranked the top scorer in the goals-to-appearance ratio by the end of 2017. Local football legend and national skipper Ali “Dhagandey” Ashfaq has topped the international list of top 10 active goal scorers in goals-to-appearance ratio. According to the statistics published by Times Now of […]
Cargo unloaded at Male Commercial Harbour. PHOTO/MIHAARU Official statistics show that this year’s state revenue slightly exceeded government expenditures by the end of November. According to the finance ministry, the state raked in MVR 18.2 billion as income and free aid while expenditure stood at MVR 18.01 billion. Statistics also show a surplus of MVR […]
Jumhoory Party leader Qasim Ibrahim speaks at opposition coalition rally. Jumhoory Party’s leader Qasim Ibrahim slammed the government’s foreign policy late Tuesday, warning that the Maldives would not receive any aid or assistance in crucial moments should its policy conform only to the interests of a few nations. Qasim, who is currently in Germany for […]
Some senior officials of Riyan pose for a photograph Established in 1997, Riyan is one of the oldest consultancy companies in the Maldives. It boasts a success story of a small business with modest beginnings that has today flourished into one of the most prominent consultancy firms in the country. Having a look at its […]
President Abdulla Yameen (L) meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an official visit to India. PHOTO/MIHAARU The Maldives is discussing a high-level bilateral visit from India to overcome the strained relations between the two nations, Indian media has revealed. According to The Times of India, a top delegation from India is expected to arrive […]