A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
President Abdulla Yameen speaks at PPM ceremony. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU President Abdulla Yameen on Sunday hit back at opposition criticism regarding the debt amassed by his government, declaring that his administration’s debt would amount to only MVR 1 billion without the “inherited” debt of former president Mohamed Nasheed’s government. Speaking at a ceremony of ruling […]
The barge “Kurimagu” of MTCC, carrying 3,300 tonnes of aggregate to HDh Kulhudhuffushi, capsized after it was caught in a storm. PHOTO/READER A barge carrying 3,300 tonnes of construction aggregate to Haa Dhaal atoll Kulhudhuffushi island last Thursday was caught in the severe storm across the Maldives and capsized, Mihaaru has learnt. The barge, which […]
A local boat travels out of the Male harbour in rough seas. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) said on Saturday that homes in 57 islands across the Maldives were damaged by the severe weather caused by the cyclone that originated off the coast of neighbouring Sri Lanka during the weekend. According to […]
IMF’s Deputy Division Chief Philippe Karam speaks at press conference at the end of IMF’s annual visit to Maldives. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised concerns over the “volatility” of the Maldives’ economic growth. IMF had released a report on Friday, detailing the views of its Executive Board expressed in October, […]
A local boat travels out of the Male harbour in rough seas. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU The Maldives Meteorological Centre (MET) on Thursday warned of torrential downpours and strong winds in the Maldives from the current deep depression off the coast of neighbouring Sri Lanka. MET’s director Ahmed Rasheed stated that all regions of the country […]
Entrance to the High Court of the Maldives. PHOTO/MIHAARU The High Court on Wednesday upheld the 16-year jail sentence issued by the Juvenile Court on one of the perpetrators behind Ahmed Nizar’s murder in July 2013. Nizar was riding a motorcycle when he was attacked by a gang wielding wooden and metal sticks in Laamu […]
Two staff of Fenaka lays the foundation of one of the towers to be developed under the mega “Hiyaa” project in Hulhumale’s second phase of development. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC), Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) and Waste Management Corporation Limited (WAMCO) have also opened bids to develop towers of 15-storeys in the […]
The elderly man who has been accused of sexually assaulting four sisters on the back of a motorbike in the capital Male. Reportedly he fled from his island when the allegations surfaced and moved to Male — The Criminal Court on Tuesday freed an elderly man who was accused of sexually assaulting four sisters in […]
Economic Minister Mohamed Saeed (C) pictured at a free trade discussion. The Maldives’ government on Wednesday decided to enter the long-discussed free trade pact with China, and submitted the proposal to the parliament for review. The president’s Cabinet ministers made the decision to sign the free trade agreement with China at a meeting held earlier […]