A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Inside an execution chamber. A government official has revealed that pending incomplete legal procedures is the reason behind the delay in implementing capital punishment in the Maldives. President Abdulla Yameen had announced during a ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) ceremony in August that the Maldives will commence executions before the end of last September. […]
Abdullah Rasheed Mohamed with Maldives Correctional Service officers A man who was arrested during the major May Day rally in 2015 passed away on Monday whilst serving his sentence. According to Maldives Correctional Service (MCS)’s spokesperson, Abdullah Rasheed Mohamed, 51, from capital Male was convicted of assaulting a law enforcement officer during the rally on May […]
Former president Gayoom (R) shakes the hand of his half-brother and incumbent president Yameen at a ceremony. FILE PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayyoom has honoured Maldives’ first three presidents – including his half-brother and current political rival Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom – claiming that they were instrumental in initiating and preserving the development in […]
Mohamed Shakir, the newly appointed state minister of education President Abdulla Yameen has appointed Mohamed Shakir of Haa Alif atoll Dhidhdhoo island as a new state minister at the Ministry of Education. Shakir had previously served as the director of the education ministry’s Administrative Department. The newly appointed Shakir is a veteran in the field […]
Maldives Ports Ltd (MPL) main building in capital Male. PHOTO/MIHAARU An audit report has revealed that over MVR 350,000 had gone missing from Southern Transport Link (STL), the company which provides transportation in the southern atolls of Addu and Fuvahmulah. According to the audit report which was released October 2, the missing funds should have […]
Former lawmaker of Kaashidhoo Constituency and owner of Yacht Tours Abdulla Jabir PHOTO:PARLIAMENT The Civil Court has ordered Yacht Tours, the company of former President Mohamed Nasheed’s advisor Abdulla Jabir, to pay USD 3.6 million (over MVR 55 million) to the state. The court issued the verdict after Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) sued Yacht […]
Police arrest Afrah Abdul Razzaq, 21, a suspect wanted in connection to the murder of Mohamed Anas. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The Criminal Court on Monday added 15 days to the remand of a suspect arrested the day before in connection to the murder of Mohamed Anas in late July. According to Police, Afrah Abdul Razzaq, […]
During a meeting of the parliamentary Economic Affairs Committee. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU The parliamentary Economic Affairs Committee on Monday approved over MVR 50 million as the next year’s budget for the Auditor General’s Office. The budget submitted by the Audit Office was passed unanimously by all members of the committee. The committee had passed a […]
PPM’s parliamentary group pose for picture with Swiss Ambassador to Asia Pacific Region after a meeting on the political landscape of the Maldives. There is no more propaganda that convicted former President Mohamed Nasheed’s team can spread about the Maldives in Europe as they have lost their credibility, proclaimed ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM)’s […]