A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Henveiru North MP Abdulla Shahid waves before his hearing at the Criminal Court. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Member of main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and lawmaker of Henveiru North constituency, Abdulla Shahid, called on the government to disclose details of the agreements recently signed between the Maldives and China. The governments of the two countries […]
Police officers in GDh Thinadhoo. Police arrested 11 people in the island of Thinadhoo in Gaafu Dhaal atoll over gang violence. One individual had been injured in the fight, but he was arrested upon being discharged from the hospital. According to the police, two motorcycles were also damaged in the fight. The cause of the […]
An accident that occurred near Maldives Port Limited (MPL) where two motorbikes clashed — A young man was severely injured on Monday night after he drove into a wooden plank that was protruding out of a house in the capital Male. According to the police, the incident occurred near a house in Henveiru ward of […]
British Ambassador James Dauris pictured riding a motorbike with some local councillors during his visit to GDh Thinadhoo. PHOTO/JAMES DAURIS TWITTER The Local Government Authority (LGA)’s decision to ban local councils from meeting with foreign diplomats and organisations without special permission from the government has sparked concerns. The parent body of councils had issued the […]
Morning assembly at Ghiyasuddin International School with the low turnout of students amidst the current swine flu epidemic in the Maldives. PHOTO/SOCIAL MEDIA The Audit Report for 2015 uncovered that the Ministry of Education had spent more than MVR 800,000 unlawfully. According to the Audit Report for 2015 signed by Auditor General Hassan Ziyath, the schools and […]
Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) headquarters in the capital Male. PHOTO / MIHAARU The state collected MVR 910 million from the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) in November, statistics publicised by the Institute on Monday revealed. While the state’s tax regulatory body acquired a total of MVR 910 million in November, it had collected USD […]
Staff and guests and Bandos Island Resort during the marathon held on December 10, 2017 at the island to mark its anniversary. The first resort opened in the Maldives, Bandos Island Resort has held a marathon to mark its 45th anniversary. The marathon titled “Viva la Vida” was held on Sunday evening at the resort […]
Republic Square in the capital Male during Maldives’ 50th Independence Day celebrations — The state had illegally spent over MVR 66 million for Maldives’ 50th Independence Day celebrations, the Ministry of Home Affairs’ audit report for 2015 has revealed. According to the report that was published by Auditor General Hassan Ziyath on Sunday, the normal […]
Students of Arabiyya School pictured with their final report cards. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The education ministry in conjunction with the World Bank are to launch a major project of USD 10 million (MVR 154 million) to improve the quality of higher education and human resources in the Maldives. According to education state minister Dr Abdulla […]