A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Former Managing Director of Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) Abdhullah Ziyath being escorted to the police with Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) staff. PHOTO / MIHAARU The Criminal Court on Sunday allowed former Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC)’s chief Abdulla Ziyath to respond to the charges filed against him. Ziyath has 30 […]
Former Managing Director of Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) Abdhullah Ziyath being escorted to the police with Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) staff. PHOTO / MIHAARU Over 33 charges have been levied against the former Managing Director of Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC), Abdulla Ziyath, and the hearings for the individual charges […]
MNDF Soldier guarding the Main Office of MMPRC at the time of Corruption The Civil Court on Sunday ordered SOF Pvt Ltd, a local firm implicated in the corruption scandal of the Maldives’ main tourism promotion body, to pay MVR 160 million to the latter. Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) had filed a […]
Former Vice President Ahmed Adheeb arriving in court on Wednesday. PHOTO / MIHAARU Former Vice President Ahmed Adheeb on Wednesday claimed that he was arrested on trumped-up charges and that the state is trying to frame him. Adheeb, who is already serving a 33 year prison sentence, made these accusations at the Criminal Court during […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 16th August 2017. The following is a loose translation: During Dr Azeema Adam’s tenure as the governor of central bank of the Maldives – Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA), it was marred by allegations directed at MMA. A 1.2 billion Rufiyaa embezzlement scandal inside the government […]