A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Amin Javed Faizal (L) with his wife, Gender Minister Zeneesha Zaki, pictured at the official Independence Day ceremony in July 2017. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The Maldives government on Tuesday appointed Amin Javed Faizal as the additional secretary at the foreign ministry. According to the President’s Office, the position bears the same status as a deputy […]
The reclaimed area for the Hulhule-Hulhumale link road. PHOTO/HDC Building of revetments has commenced after completing land reclamation for the development of the link road connecting the main airport island of Hulhule and reclaimed suburb Hulhumale. Housing Development Corporation (HDC)’s managing director Mohamed Saiman on Wednesday revealed that land reclamation concluded two days before. Six […]
Man tagged with an ankle monitor under the MoniCon order. PHOTO/POLICE Police have filed at the High Court to tag nine people, who are accused of major criminal offences, with ankle monitors under the MoniCon order of the Anti-Terrorism Act. The MoniCon order is issued by the High Court, based on the home minister’s proposals, […]
Ministry of Economic Development of Maldives has announced that they are to host their prime investment event “Maldives Investment Forum” on the 18th of December 2017 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The government of Maldives announced that they are to host the 4th annual Investment Forum on the 14th of September 2017, although the host […]
Abdullah Rasheed Mohamed with Maldives Correctional Service officers — The opposition coalition on Tuesday accused the Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) of negligence and not providing the inmate who passed away on Monday with proper medical care. Abdullah Rasheed Mohamed, 51, passed away at the state-run Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) in Male shortly after he […]
Bank of Maldives has announced that it will provide payment capability for the new passport card which is being issued to Maldivian citizens. The new card was officially launched by the President of Maldives, H.E. Abdulla Yameen, at a ceremony held at the President’s Office today. The passport card, in addition to being an internationally […]
Marriott International is to open Westin Maldives Miriandhoo Resort, the first of Westin Resorts to be launched in Maldives. Set in central Baa Atoll, the resort is being developed on the island of Miriandhoo. Scheduled to open in February 2019, the island is accessible by a 40-minute seaplane ride from Velana International Airport or a […]
President Yameen presented with his passport card at the ceremony held to introduce passport cards in the Maldives. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE The President’s Office on Wednesday introduced passport cards for the first time in the Maldives. Maldives Immigration proclaimed that the Maldivian passport card is the first one in the world that can be used for […]
Hoarafushi MP Mohamed Ismail (L) speaking at Tuesday’s parliament sitting with Machangoalhi-North MP Mariya Didi (R) speaking over him Government’s coalition partner Maldivian Development Alliance (MDA)’s parliamentarian for Hoarafushi constituency, MP Mohamed Ismail, on Tuesday called to “permanently remove” all opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) members from the parliament. He condemned the MDP members’ actions […]