A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The Maldives Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture conducted an assessment on the level of illegal fishing taking place in Maldivian waters based on Automatic Identification System (AIS) data that was collected through satellite service providers. Over a period of two years, a total of 432 fishing vessels were identified as engaging in “potentially illegal fishing […]
Muscat: An outright victory over a lowly Maldives in an away final round qualifier is all Oman need on Tuesday to seal their place in the 2019 Asian Cup. The Group D match to be played at the National Stadium in Maldives capital city of Male is scheduled to kick off at 8.00 p.m. Oman […]
The Government of Maldives has ‘invited’ an Indian arms dealer’s company to construct an international airport in the country. RaajjeMV understands the deal was carried out without the bidding process. The company, RaajjeMV understands, is Olialia and is owned by Anca Verma, spouse to known arms dealer Abhishek Verma. The 30-year old Anka Verma is […]
The Government of Maldives has risen to the defence of Saudi Arabia, citing that the UN had failed to amass accurate information on the current situation prior to placing Saudi Arabia on the list of shame. Saudi Arabia was placed on the UN’s ‘list of shame’ last week. Speaking on the condition of anonymity to […]
The Omani national team has arrived in the Maldives for their match against their local counterpart in the qualifying rounds for the Asian Cup. The team arrived on Sunday evening and is staying at Hotel Jen in capital city Malé. Three of the team’s foreign players had also arrived with them. These players had not […]
Yameen Rasheed, 29-year-old, popular blogger and human rights defender from the Maldives, was brutally murdered on 23 April 2017. While the horrific attack was widely condemned both within and outside the country, so far belief in justice for Yameen has been hampered by serious questions related to the integrity of the investigation. The decision to […]
Kenyan socialite Vera Sidika has returned home from a luxury trip in Maldives Vera and a top government honcho had gone on a luxury trip in Maldives ‘It is true we were in the same flight with the Vice President of Equatorial Guinea’ Kenyan socialite-cum-entrepreneur Vera Sidika has just returned home from a luxury trip […]
Male: Darren Stewart will send his Maldives side out to face Oman in Male on Tuesday knowing defeat will bring the Indian Ocean islanders’ hopes of appearing at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals to an end. The Maldives lie in third place in Group D, which has seen Stewart and his team pitted against Palestine and […]
Discrimination is often the transference of moral degradation to others. The Maldives presents many examples of it in its treatment of migrant workers. Take Malé’s old Sultan Park, now upgraded and renamed Rasrani Bageecha. Its large, open space and fine old trees provide a rare haven of peace in the otherwise congested capital. On Fridays, […]