A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
President Abdulla Yameen speaks at the inauguration of the fresh water supply system in Lh. Hinnavaru. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE President Abdulla Yameen on Monday presented a three-step formula for citizens to follow to vote in the presidential elections next year. Speaking after the inauguration of the fresh water supply system in Lhaviyani atoll Hinnavaru island during […]
The FIFA World Cup Trophy will arrive in the Maldives for the first time on January 24, 2018. PHOTO/FIFA Football fans in the Maldives have a reason to rejoice – the FIFA World Cup Trophy will land in the archipelago for the first time in history in coming January, on its traditional Trophy Tour around […]
President Abdulla Yameen greets the residents of N. Velidhoo during his visit to inaugurate the island’s harbour. PHOTO/HOUSING MINISTRY President Abdulla Yameen has cautioned the local media to refrain from insulting the government of neighbouring India. He made the remark Sunday during the inauguration of Noonu atoll Velidhoo island’s new harbour. Yameen’s rebuke comes in […]
Reclaimed strip for the bund wall through the mangrove swamp of H.Dh. Kulhudhuffushi. PHOTO/SOCIAL MEDIA Twelve hectares of land has been reclaimed for the airport development project in Haa Dhaal atoll Kulhudhuffushi island. The president of the island’s council, Abdul Latheef, stated that six hectares from the lagoon and six hectares from the island’s mangrove […]
MTCC awards project to develop two towers in Hulhumale phase two under the government social housing project to RI Engineering of Singapore. Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has awarded the project to develop two towers of 15-storeys, in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale’s second phase of development, to RI Engineering Pvt Ltd of Singapore. Under the […]
Insurgents in Syria — A Maldivian jihadist has been killed whilst fighting in the ongoing civil war in Syria, a source confirmed to Mihaaru on Sunday. Reportedly the 25-year-old departed to Syria earlier this year. He was a native of Naivaidhoo in Haa Dhaal atoll, and resided in Hulhumale before he left. The source told […]
President Abdulla Yameen (C) attends the inauguration of Henbadhoo sewerage services. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE President Abdulla Yameen departed on an official visit to the atolls of Noonu, Baa and Lhaviyani early Sunday, to inaugurate and mark the completion of several development projects. According to the President’s Office, Yameen will visit the islands of Henbadhoo, Holhudhoo, Maalhendhoo […]
Aerial view of Th. Madifushi with its completed harbour. The government has spent MVR 1.6 billion to complete harbor development in 47 islands to date, revealed housing minister Dr Mohamed Muizzu on Sunday. In a tweet detailing the government expenditures on port development, Muizzu declared that the priority given by president Abdulla Yameen for the […]
JP’s leader Qasim Ibrahim (L) and Umar Naseer pose for a picture. PHOTO/MIHAARU Last week Thursday, the former Minister of Home Affairs Umar Naseer officially joined the second largest opposition party, Jumhoory Party (JP). The party’s deputy leader and Kinbidhoo MP Abdullah Riyaz had accepted his membership, and a ceremony was held at the party’s […]