A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
A diver on an excursion at a dive spot in Alif Alif atoll. Police are searching for a Chinese national employed at Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa, who was reported missing on Tuesday evening after he went diving. Police stated early Wednesday that the 25-year-old is a dive instructor at the resort and is […]
Maldivian ambassador Mohamed Hussain Shareef (L) chairs the 293rd meeting of the Colombo Plan Council in Sri Lanka. PHOTO/EMBASSY OF MALDIVES The Maldives on Tuesday was appointed chair of the Colombo Plan Council for the third time. Colombo Plan is an international organization founded in 1950, which works to establish bilateral relations to provide foreign […]
Former managing director of Aasandha Company, Hassan Ali. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE Managing director of Aasandha Company, Hassan Ali, has been dismissed from his post. President of the Privatization Board, Mohamed Nizar, confirmed on Tuesday that Hassasn Ali has been relieved of his position as the managing director of Aasandha Company, which provides the universal healthcare insurance […]
Mohamed Anas, 25, of Raa atoll Meedhoo island The minor who is being charged with murdering Mohamed Anas last July pleaded not guilty at the Juvenile Court on Monday. The minor, who is 17-years-old, is being charged with first-degree murder, along with several others, for intimidating and attacking Anas with a sharp object. According to […]
Aerial view of Maldives Ports Limited (MPL)’s commercial harbour in capital Male. FILE PHOTO/MIHAARU The Maldives government is looking to develop a lab to test the quality of goods imported from China after the recently signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries comes into effect. In the FTA, China has agreed to establish […]
Henveiru North MP Abdulla Shahid waves before his hearing at the Criminal Court. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Member of main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and lawmaker of Henveiru North constituency, Abdulla Shahid, called on the government to disclose details of the agreements recently signed between the Maldives and China. The governments of the two countries […]
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Police officers in GDh Thinadhoo. Police arrested 11 people in the island of Thinadhoo in Gaafu Dhaal atoll over gang violence. One individual had been injured in the fight, but he was arrested upon being discharged from the hospital. According to the police, two motorcycles were also damaged in the fight. The cause of the […]
An accident that occurred near Maldives Port Limited (MPL) where two motorbikes clashed — A young man was severely injured on Monday night after he drove into a wooden plank that was protruding out of a house in the capital Male. According to the police, the incident occurred near a house in Henveiru ward of […]