A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Two foreign fishing vessels captured by the Maldivian Coast Guard last week were pirate boats, the defence minister has said. Adam Shareef made the remarks during a training course closing ceremony on the military island of Girifushi. He commended the coast guard for showing courage and taking full control of the pirates spotted in Maldivian […]
There is no threat of a terror attack on tourists visiting the Maldives, the tourism minister has said, after the United States cautioned its citizens over travelling to the popular holiday destination. Moosa Zameer told Mihaaru the Maldives regarded the safety of tourists with the utmost importance, adding there was no information to indicate a […]
The security control of jailed former vice president Ahmed Adeeb’s prison cell has been assigned to Special Operations police. SO officers began managing the cell’s security on Thursday, a source told Raajje.mv. Adeeb’s cell was raided last week by police on suspicion that he was a hiding a mobile phone and using it to contact […]
A hospital has been accused of negligence following the discovery that a woman had been carrying a dead baby for a week, reports Raajje.mv. Lhaviyani atoll hospital insisted last Sunday that the unborn baby was in good health when the mother expressed concern after she felt it stop moving. But they also advised she seek […]
An Islamic preacher is suing journalists and a news outlet for defamation following their coverage over an alleged Hajj scam. Sheikh Nasrullah Musthafa was arrested in November on suspicion of being involved in a scam that saw four people sent to Mecca without arrangements in place for their pilgrimage. There was nobody to meet them […]
The United States has cautioned its citizens over travelling to the Maldives amid concerns of possible terror attacks. “Terrorist groups may conduct attacks with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets/shopping malls and local government facilities. Attacks may occur on remote islands which could lengthen the response time,” warned the US State […]
The government wants to change election laws to include controversial and widely condemned Supreme Court guidelines that annulled the first round of presidential polls in 2013. Under the proposed changes the Elections Commission would have to get candidates or their representatives to approve and verify the voter list before an election can take place, which […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Maldives “at a suitable time”, officials said Thursday, amid suggestions that diplomatic ties had become strained. Relations between the two countries have been in the spotlight since the Maldives signed a massive free trade agreement with China, apparently catching India off guard. An invitation to visit the […]
An illegal fishing vessel has been intercepted in Maldivian waters with 200 tons of tuna. The foreign vessel was intercepted around 11pm Thursday about 76 nautical miles off Hirilandhoo island in Thaa atoll, the Maldives National Defence Coast Guard said in a statement. The vessel, “Chotpattanna 55”, was flying a Somali flag and had a […]