A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Police officers on scene of an accident in Hulhumale. A youth has been charged for an accident that took place in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale last August, in which a person died. In Thursday’s hearing at the Juvenile Court, the prosecution stated that the minor had been speeding on a motorcycle and crashed into a man […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 28th November 2017. The following is a loose translation: The definition of overcrowding has now become a big confusion. The government is presently conducting several mega housing projects in the Malé city and is believed to solve the current housing crisis in Malé, by providing […]
Two staff of Fenaka lays the foundation of one of the towers to be developed under the mega “Hiyaa” project in Hulhumale’s second phase of development. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC), Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) and Waste Management Corporation Limited (WAMCO) have also opened bids to develop towers of 15-storeys in the […]
Employees of Maldives Customs Service pictured at the celebration of the company’s 127th anniversary. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Maldives Customs Service has opened the bid to develop four towers of 15-storeys each in the second phase of reclaimed suburb Hulhumale. Customs announced Sunday that interested parties are to submit their proposals before December 4. The government […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 22nd November 2017. The following is a loose translation: In Malé, Hulhumalé and other parts of the Maldives nice huge skyrise buildings are being erected and increasing. The result is an unbelievable growth of the construction industry. In the past 4 years this industry has […]
Overhead shot of government flats in Hulhumale. PHOTO/MIHAARU Amidst recent foreign reports that the Maldives has awarded development of housing units for 80,000 people in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale to a Chinese state-run firm, Housing Development Corporation (HDC) on Wednesday clarified that the government handed over the development of only 16 out of 62 towers to […]
WUHAN, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) — Construction has started on 7,000 affordable houses in Hulhumale, a reclaimed island in Maldives, said China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd. “We have won the contract with our strong design and construction capacity. We also highlighted environmental protection in housing designs and won recognition of local firms,” said Li […]
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 […]
Fathmath Sama, 18 (L) and Ahmed Hamin, 21 (R) – the two individuals who passed away after experiencing chest pains whilst under the influence of illicit substances — Police have released four people who were arrested over the sudden deaths of two youths in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale late last month. Ahmed Hamin, 21, and Fathmath […]