A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The STO’s oil tanker named “Guraab” that was run aground a reef in Lhaviyani atoll on October 16, 2017. PHOTO / MNDF Maldives National Defence Force (MDF) has rescued the oil tanker that ran aground a reef in Lhaviyani atoll on Monday morning. MNDF revealed that the State Trading Organization (STO)’s oil tanker was rescued […]
Seaplanes of Maldivian docked at Velana International Airport. The Maldives’ national carrier Maldivian on Monday announced plans to expand its fleet with two more airplanes and four seaplanes. Maldivian’s managing director Abdul Haris revealed that the company is working to bring in a seaplane next month and a Dash 8 airliner, which seats 50 people, […]
Health Minister Abdulla Nazim. The Maldives government is compiling a legislation on food safety, announced health minister Abdulla Nizam Ibrahim on Monday. Speaking after the launching of the government’s first policy on food safety, Nazim revealed that the state has nearly finished drafting the bill, taking legal counsel into account. He also noted that the […]
The ‘ecstasy’ pills that were found inside the package that was delivered from Netherlands to an individual in Addu City. PHOTO / MALDIVES CUSTOMS Maldives Customs Service has seized a large quantity of ‘ecstasy’ that was shipped to the southernmost Addu City via post from the Netherlands. According to Customs, when they opened the package […]
Product tanker GURAAB, IMO 8221961, dwt 1907, built 1983, flag Maldives, owner State Trading Organization (STO).The STO’s oil tanker named “Guraab” that was run aground a reef in Lhaviyani atoll on October 16, 2017. PHOTO / MNDF An oil tanker of State Trading Organisation (STO) early on Monday morning ran aground a reef near the […]
Ex-VP Ahmed Adheeb escorted back to Dhoonidhoo detention centre after his preliminary hearing at the Criminal Court. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) has discontinued all medical services to the now jailed former Vice President Ahmed Adheeb, his family claimed on Sunday. In a statement that was published by Adheeb’s family, they claimed that […]
Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) last Thursday, disclosing that the mismanaged company had amassed a staggering MVR300 million debt. The High Court has ordered a private firm to pay MVR 1.1 million to Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) over failing to reimburse some assets issued by the latter. The state fisheries company had released goods […]
High Court of Maldives PHOTO:Nishan Ali/Mihaaru The High Court on Thursday annulled the case of an individual who was found guilty of dealing drugs and sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment, upon the request of the Prosecutor General (PG)’s Office. The Criminal Court had found Abdul Fa’thaah from the island of Rasmaadhoo in Raa Atoll guilty of […]
Raajje TV journalists hold peaceful protest against Broadcasting Commission at the Maldives Journalism Awards 2016 held in October 2017. PHOTO/MIHAARU Opposition aligned television channel Raajje TV has filed at the Civil Court, seeking to delay the deadline of the station’s latest fine for defaming the president. Maldives Broadcasting Commission (MBC) had fined Raajje TV by […]