A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Former Vice President Ahmed Adheeb arriving in court on Wednesday. PHOTO / MIHAARU A forensic team raided former vice president Ahmed Adheeb’s jail cell in Dhoonidhoo Detention Center, accusing him of hiding a mobile on Monday. Even though jail cell inspections are usually conducted by Dhoonidhoo police, Adheeb’s cell was checked by a forensic team, said […]
MP Abdulla Riyaz pictured outside the Criminal Court. The Criminal Court on Wednesday handed over the official documents to Jumhoory Party’s deputy leader and Kinbidhoo MP Abdullah Riyaz in relation to the new charges levied against him, indicating that his trial will soon be underway. The opposition leader is being charged for Influencing Official Conduct […]
MPL’s chairman, CEO, and the now-dismissed Ali Adam pictured during the company’s annual general meeting in 2017. PHOTO/MPL Four members of Maldives Ports Limited (MPL)’s board have been dismissed and three new members have been appointed. The members dismissed from the board include veteran member, Director General of Transport Authority Abdul Nasir, Ahmed Shareef, Ali […]
A street in L. Mundoo. FILE PHOTO/POLICE The court has added seven days to the remand of Laamu atoll Mundoo island’s deputy councillor Adam Nasif, who was arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman on Sunday night. The 30-year-old councillor and a 19-year-old had been arrested in relation to this case. A spokesperson for the police […]
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. In the wake of Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) increasing the security of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s residence after receiving threat reports, the latter has written to the defence ministry seeking information on the alleged threats. MNDF upped security measures of his residence at Endherimaage house in capital Male […]
MIFCO and the environment ministry sign agreement to ban the use of HCFCs in refrigerants in the fisheries industry. PHOTO/ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) and the environment ministry on Tuesday signed a pact to phase out the use of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) in the fisheries industry’s refrigerants. State environment minister Abdulla Ziyad and MIFCO’s […]
A Neos airliner from Italy lands at VIA on January 9, 2018. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIIHAARU Last Sunday marked the highest amount of aircraft movements recorded in the history of Velana International Airport (VIA), revealed its operator Maldives Airports Company Ltd (MACL) on Tuesday. The company’s manager of corporate affairs, Hassan Areef, stated that VIA recorded […]
The residents of H. Dh. Kurimbi bringing ashore the boat that ran aground a reef early on January 09, 2018. The boat was en route to H. Dh. Kulhudhufishi when the incident occurred. PHOTO / ALI UWAISH The Haa Dhaalu atoll ferry ran aground a reef Tuesday morning while carrying over 70 passengers from […]
Raudha Athif, a medical student and Maldivian model, who was found dead in her hostel in Bangladesh: authorities have ruled her death a suicide according to the autopsy report but her family has raised suspicions that it was murder. PHOTO/INSTAGRAM Bangladeshi police have launched another investigation into the death Raudha Athif, the Maldivian medical student […]