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Hulhumale

Maldives graft watchdog probes Hulhumale Hospital

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Some people pictured outside Hulhumale Hospital. / MIHAARU PHOTO The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has begun investigating two potential corruption cases involving the Hulhumale Hospital in the reclaimed suburb island of Hulhumale. The graft watchdog’s deputy chair Muawiz Rasheed said that the commission began investigating the cases two months ago. The ACC is looking in […]

Police officers on scene of an accident in Hulhumale.

Elderly man dies after Hulhumale accident

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Police officers on scene of an accident in Hulhumale. An elderly man who met with an accident in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale last Thursday passed away from his injuries on Friday. The man of 64 years was riding his motorcycle around sunset on Thursday when a speeding motorbike crashed into him. The speeding driver had fled […]

Tree Top Hospital being developed in Hulhumale. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU

Construction of Tree Top Hospital completed

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Tree Top Hospital being developed in Hulhumale. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Alke-Turmacs, the Turkish contractors building the biggest private hospital in the Maldives, ‘Tree Top Hospital’, on Sunday revealed that the construction work on the hospital has now been completed. The construction of the hospital, which is located in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale, commenced in 2015 and […]

Entrance of the Art Festival

Weekend Art Festival a blast in Hulhumale

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Entrance of the Art Festival — An Art Festival organised by Housing Development Corporation (HDC) was held on Friday and Saturday at the Central Park in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale. The festival aimed to provide artists with a platform to showcase their talents and sell some of their products. According to HDC’s planning director Ismail Shan Rasheed, […]

Struggling Maldivians in Malé city

Where are the flats for the struggling Maldivians?

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The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 22nd August 2017. The following is a loose translation: There are many reasons why one-third of the Maldives population live in the capital city, Malé. For a job, education, and other family reasons most Maldivians are obliged to move and live in Malé city. However, […]

Malé city. Photo credit: Shahee Ilyas

A new milestone to overcrowding Malé city

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The original Dhivehi article was published on Vfp.mv website on 5th August 2017. The following is a loose translation: When existing problems in Malé are overwhelmingly high, the one problem that make its top mark is, forcing Maldivians from different parts of the country to live in the already densely populated Malé city (due to […]

Hulhumalé with planned phase 2

A new chapter in Hulhumalé city’s development

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The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 24th May 2017. The following is a loose translation with added background information: 7000 flat work started Road construction and other facilities’ work ongoing Service providers increased From afar the scenery looks rather different. What you see is just a small sandbank. What is said […]