A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Officials of the foreign ministries of Japan and the Maldives hold bilateral talks during Japanese foreign minister Taro Kono’s official visit to the Maldives on January 6, 2017. PHOTO/FOREIGN MINISTRY Diplomatic discussions were held on Saturday between Japan and the Maldives during Japanese foreign minister Taro Kono’s official visit to the archipelago. At the ceremony […]
A photograph released on social media, allegedly of a police vehicle driving off with a 34-year-old man arrested over allegedly sexually assaulting a woman. PHOTO/HUSSAIN SINAN A man was arrested late Saturday over allegedly sexually assaulting a woman last Wednesday in capital Male. Police captured the 34-year-old suspect under a court warrant in Thinadhoo island […]
Former VP Ahmed Adheeb escorted back to prison after a court hearing. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU The state on Thursday requested the Civil Court to declare that it did not have the jurisdiction to take on the case of jailed former vice president Ahmed Adheeb, seeking a court order allowing him to go abroad for medical […]
Islamic University’s chancellor speaks during an IUM conference. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Six companies have expressed interest to develop a tower under the government’s social housing scheme, “Hiya”, in the second phase of Hulhumale, following a bid opened by Islamic University of Maldives (IUM). IUM’s chancellor Mohamed Shaheem announced in a tweet that four international and […]
Aerial view showing MTCC’s dredger “Maha Jarraf” off the coast of HDh. Kulhudhuffushi. Land reclamation for the airport development project in Haa Dhaal atoll Kulhudhuffushi island has been completed. Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC)’s newest dredger “Maha Jarraf” reclaimed a total of 15 hectares, six from the island’s lagoon and nine from the island’s wetlands. […]
Environment ministry’s senior policy executive, Mohamed Haanim, speaks to reporters. PHOTO/SUN ONLINE The environment ministry’s senior policy executive, Mohamed Haanim, and former commissioner of prisons, Moosa Azim, are under probe for illegally sending off Ibrahim “Safa” Shafaaz Abdulla to Sri Lanka while he was imprisoned for a drug case. The Criminal Court is investigating the […]
Former President Mohamed Nasheed PHOTO:AFP The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Religion or Belief, Dr Ahmed Shaheed, declared that the UN Human Rights Committee would rule in favour of former president Mohamed Nasheed, ensuring his candidacy in this year’s presidential elections. Dr Shaheed made the statement on Tuesday in a tweet. He stated that, […]
Aerial view of private jets parked at Velana International Airport on December 28, 2017. PHOTO/MACL More than 140 private jets swamped Velana International Airport within one week as international tycoons and celebrities arrived in the Maldives to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. The peak tourism season in the Maldives is the duration of winter […]
Islamic University’s chancellor speaks during an IUM conference. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Maldives Islamic University (IUM) has opened a bid to develop a tower of 14-storeys in the second phase of reclaimed suburb Hulhumale. IUM announced that the tower would be developed on a plot of 19,369 square feet, with the building occupying 14,343 square feet […]