A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Kudahuvadhoo in Dhaal atoll. IMAGE/GOOGLE MAPS Four minors and a man were arrested late Tuesday in connection to a fight between two brothers in Dhaal atoll Kudahuvadhoo island. The brawl took place last Sunday, when a 17 year old boy accused his 15 year old brother of stealing one of his belongings and attacked the […]
Ex-VP Ahmed Adheeb pictured inside a police vehicle as he is escorted back to Dhoonidhoo detention centre after his preliminary hearing at the Criminal Court. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Claiming lack of sufficient information for the investigation, Maldives Police Service have filed away the case submitted by jailed former vice president Ahmed Adheeb’s two lawyers about […]
PPM’s PG leader Ahmed Nihan speaks at the ceremony in which CMEC handed over 1,500 flats to the Maldivian government. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Parliamentary group leader of ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM), Ahmed Nihan, struck back at former president Mohamed Nasheed on Monday, claiming that he was mocking China. Speaking at a ceremony held […]
Jumhoory Party leader Qasim Ibrahim speaks to Mihaaru. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Financially stricken Villa Group face major staff cuts as more employees are made redundant from its main company and other branches under the Villa umbrella. Executive Director for Finance, Simad Ibrahim, stated on Tuesday that the company is being restructured and laying off more […]
Chinese president Xi Jinping greets Maldives president Abdulla Yameen during the former’s visit to the Maldives in 2014. President Abdulla Yameen and first lady Fathimath Ibrahim arrived in China on a State Visit on Wednesday afternoon. Mihaaru understands that the presidential couple had stayed in Singapore for two days prior. The Maldivian delegation accompanying Yameen […]
MPL and MTCC sign agreement awarding the renovation of the quay walls of Male Commercial Harbour and T-Jetty to MTCC. PHOTO/MPL Maldives Ports Ltd (MPL) on Tuesday awarded the project to restore the quay walls of the Commercial Harbour and T-Jetty in capital Male to Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) for MVR 9 million. […]
The barge “Kurimagu 7” of MTCC, carrying 3,300 tonnes of aggregate to HDh Kulhudhuffushi, capsized after it was caught in a storm. PHOTO/READER Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) on Tuesday revealed that its barge, which capsized while carrying 3,300 tonnes of construction aggregate to Haa Dhaal atoll Kulhudhuffushi island last Thursday, had been insured. […]
Maagiri Hotel, the new luxury tourist hotel being developed in front of the Hulhumale ferry terminal in Male. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The new luxury “Maagiri Hotel” being developed in capital Male will be unveiled later this month, announced the hotel’s contractor Regent Maldives. According to Malla Ahmed Nasir, a stakeholder of Regent Maldives, development of […]
Counsellor Yang Yin of the Chinese Embassy speaks at the ceremony in which CMEC handed over 1,500 flats to the Maldivian government. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU China’s political counsellor Yang Yin vowed that the Asian giant will continue to cooperate with the Maldives in the future, for the benefit of the people of both countries. Yin […]