A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
An international conference on fatwas will be held in the Maldives this year, the Fatwa Majlis announced in a press conference on Tuesday, reports local media. “A lot of work is to be done this year,” said Sheikh Ibrahim Ahmed, vice president of the council, adding that a conference on fatwas will be held. “We […]
Photo: Sun.mv Esa Khaleel, a former councillor of Malé Atoll Kaashidhoo, was found dead Sunday in a dinghy at the island’s harbour. Ali Sultan, Kaashidhoo island council’s current president, told the Maldives Independent that youths found him lying unconscious on a dinghy at around 3pm. The dinghy was not tied to the jetty and was floating […]
A man arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a teenage girl has been detained for 15 days, reports local media. The 34-year-old, who was arrested on the island of Thinadoo in Gaaf Dhaal atoll, was taken to the island’s magistrate court last night. Under the Maldives Constitution, a person arrested on suspicion of […]
Councillors who were suspended without pay after meeting the Indian ambassador have taken up fishing, carpentry and construction to earn money, local media has reported. Ahmed Fuad, Ahmed Nazmeen and Hussein Adam from Gaaf Alif atoll were punished last month, after the Local Government Authority (LGA) banned local officials from meeting diplomats without permission from […]
A 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a teenage girl, according to police spokesman Javid Ismail. According to the police media group on Viber, the arrest took place late Saturday night. The 18-year-old alleged victim told the Maldives Independent she was raped in the capital on Wednesday night and was […]
The revenue authority is suing Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim’s Villa Shipping group for the recovery of unpaid taxes and fines worth MVR75 million (US$4.8 million). The new lawsuit comes as the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) and several Villa Group companies remain entrenched in a lawsuit filed by MIRA to recover more than MVR2.5 […]
Photo: Mihaaru The education ministry has contracted a technology company to purchase 71,000 tablets for a programme to digitise the schools of the Maldives. According to Mihaaru, the contract was awarded to Maxcom Technologies, a Maldivian company specialising in the retail of technology services. State Minister of Education, Ahmed Shafeeu, told Mihaaru that the ministry […]
A top Maldivian diplomat has criticised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for cancelling a 2015 state visit to the Maldives. In an interview with Tribune India about Indo-Maldives relations, the ambassador to India Ahmed Mohamed spoke about the free trade agreement with China that has raised concerns over China’s influence in the Maldives. Mohamed told the […]
The alleged rape of a teenager by a senior lawmaker’s relative must be investigated by police, MPs said Saturday, as Twitter users accused the ruling party of a cover-up. The 18-year old told the Maldives Independent she was raped in the capital on Wednesday night and was offered hush money by her attacker, who claimed […]