A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vaguthu.mv website on 18th January 2018. The following is a loose translation: Upcoming is the Maldives presidential election. The election campaign is happening in different forms. Along with it, the political arena’s windblown is getting stronger. What is said and seen is also changing. In the past 4 […]
MP Ahmed Mahloof says that the public displays of affection seen around First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim were mere drama, they were paid to do so. organizers of such drama were paid MVR 500 each. The said drama includes groups of 10 for selfie and groups of five to give hugs for the First Lady. Fathmath […]
First lady Fathimath Ibrahim with principals of Male schools First lady Fathimath Ibrahim met with the principals from schools in the capital Male, on Tuesday. Almost all the principals of Male schools including Majeediyya, Aminiya, Hiriyaa, Kalaafaanu, Imadudin, Thajuddeen, Iskandhar and the Centre for Highter Education (CHSE) joined the meeting that was held at Mulee-aage, […]
Photo: SunOnline First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim has kicked off a three-day tour of Alif Alif atoll as part of her social-welfare campaign, following a meeting with school principals in the capital Malé. According to SunOnline, she was welcomed on Thoddoo island Wednesday morning and is expected to visit six more islands to evaluate the living […]
Chinese president Xi Jinping greets Maldives president Abdulla Yameen during the former’s visit to the Maldives in 2014. President Abdulla Yameen and first lady Fathimath Ibrahim arrived in China on a State Visit on Wednesday afternoon. Mihaaru understands that the presidential couple had stayed in Singapore for two days prior. The Maldivian delegation accompanying Yameen […]
President Abdulla Yameen (C) and First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim (R) inaugurate the “Hiyaa” housing project in Hulhumale Phase 2. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU President Abdulla Yameen and First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim on Saturday night inaugurated the government’s mega project to develop flats for 80,000 people in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale’s second phase. The government’s largest social housing […]
President Abdulla Yameen (R) and First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim (L) at the VIP lounge in Velana International Airport before he departed to the United Arab Emirates on Octover 16, 2017. PHOTO / PRESIDENT’S OFFICE President Abdulla Yameen and the First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim on Monday departed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on an official […]
First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim (C) with Deputy Speaker of the parliament Moosa Manik (L) and MP Ibrahim Falah (R) at Meedhoo in Raa Atoll. PHOTO / PPM The First Lady of the Maldives, Fathimath Ibrahim, on Tuesday inaugurated ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM)’s campaign for the parliament’s disputed Maduvvari constituency. The inauguration of the campaign […]
First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Police have a launched probe over pins found in the rice catered to a feast held at the presidential palace to mark First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim’s birthday earlier this week. Mihaaru understands that the rice was delivered by an undisclosed source specifically for the celebration in Muleeage. The […]