A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Fathmath Sama, 18 (L) and Ahmed Hamin, 21 (R) – the two individuals who passed away after experiencing chest pains whilst under the influence of illicit substances — Police have released four people who were arrested over the sudden deaths of two youths in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale late last month. Ahmed Hamin, 21, and Fathmath […]
During President Yameen’s official visit to Saudi Arabia. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE Main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has called on the government of the Maldives to immediately leave a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition after the United Nations blacklisted the coalition for the deaths of hundreds of children and attacking dozens of schools and hospitals in Yemen. […]
Stock image symbolising child abuse. An elderly man of 75 years, who is accused of sexually abusing four sisters in an island of Gaafu Dhaal atoll, has been placed under a travel ban. Maldives Police Service confirmed that Thinadhoo Magistrate Court of the atoll issued the travel ban last Tuesday, seizing the man’s passport for […]
The Maldivian seaplane partly submerged in Hulhule lagoon after its crash landing. PHOTO/READER The Maldives Civil Aviation Authority has launched a probe after a seaplane crash-landed in the lagoon of the Maldives’ main airport island, Hulhule, on Wednesday. The seaplane, of the national carrier Maldivian, fell due to strong turbulence during its descent. Ali Nashath, […]
A road in Hulhumale. PHOTO/AMIN CONSTRUCTION An expatriate was found dead with severe head wounds in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale early Thursday. An official of Aasandha Company, which manages Hulhumale Hospital, stated that Police brought in the expat around 9:00 a.m. “We don’t know what happened yet,” said the official, adding that the hospital had pronounced him […]
High Court of Maldives PHOTO:Nishan Ali/Mihaaru The Prosecutor General’s Office has requested the High Court to defer the execution of a convicted juvenile’s imprisonment after it surfaced that he received the wrong sentence due to an administrative error by the PG’s Office. It emerged last week that the magistrate court of Landhoo in Noonu atoll […]
The number ’45’ written across the ocean surrounding Kurumba Maldives using speedboats, to mark the resort’s 45th anniversary on October 3, 2017. PHOTO / KURUMBA MALDIVES The first tourist resort opened in the Maldives, Kurumba Maldives, celebrated its 45th anniversary on Tuesday. Whilst this was an impressive feat on its own, an aerial photograph that […]
People pictured in front of the Family Court in Male. PHOTO/SOCIAL MEDIA There was an increase in the number of marriages and divorces registered in the month of July compared to the corresponding period last year, statistics show. According to the statistics released by the Department of Judicial Administration (DJA), 556 marriages were registered last […]
Mid-Henveiru MP Ali Azim speaking to the press during a rally. PHOTO / MIHAARU Mid Henveiru MP Ali Azim was on Wednesday issued a summons from Maldives Police Service. According to the lawmaker’s Twitter, the summoning order was for 12 pm on Thursday. MP Azim, who is the deputy leader of the main opposition Maldivian […]