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 […]
Police officers in GDh Thinadhoo. Police arrested 11 people in the island of Thinadhoo in Gaafu Dhaal atoll over gang violence. One individual had been injured in the fight, but he was arrested upon being discharged from the hospital. According to the police, two motorcycles were also damaged in the fight. The cause of the […]
People pictured at a major PPM rally in G.Dh. Thinadhoo. The deputy leader of ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM), Abdul Raheem Abdulla, accused two individuals of Gaafu Dhaal atoll Thinadhoo island of betraying the country. Speaking at a major PPM rally in the island, the lawmaker of Fonadhoo constituency declared that the residents of […]
Aerial view of reclaimed area in G. Dh. Thinadhoo. TWO THOUSAND ISLES PHOTO / AISHATH NAJ Three people were injured in an accident that took place late on Sunday night in the island of Thinadhoo in southern Gaafu Dhaalu atoll. The accident took place at around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday night when two motorbikes collided […]