A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger “Mahaa Jarraafu” was officially handed over to Maldives Transport and Contracting Company Plc. (MTCC). Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ibrahim Ziyath received the official documents of Dredger on behalf of MTCC. This new Dredger is 92.95 meters long and 16.30 meters wide. It has a dredging depth of 50 meters and […]
JP leader Qasim Ibrahim exits the Criminal Court after a hearing. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) has decided to seek the police’s help to bring opposition Jumhoory Party (JP)’s leader Qasim Ibrahim back to the Maldives. According to an MCS spokesperson, the opposition leader will not be granted any more leave extensions after […]
Haris Abdul Qafoor, 24, of Gaafu Alif atoll Dhaandhoo island: he was stabbed to death in Hulhumale on September 29, 2017. Police on Sunday arrested the first suspect over the murder of a local youth in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale late on Friday night. Haris Abdul Qafoor, 24, of Gaafu Alif atoll Dhaandhoo island, was stabbed […]
Health Minister Abdulla Nazim views the MRI machine in Tree Top Hospital, Hulhumale. PHOTO: ABDULLA JAMEEL/MIHAARU The new tertiary hospital being developed in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale will provide the national healthcare scheme of Aasandha, proclaimed Minister of Health Nazim Abdulla. Speaking to reporters after a tour of the nearly completed Tree Top Hospital last Thursday, […]
In order to support the foreign exchange needs of Maldivians travelling abroad, BML introduced a convenient online booking system to purchase US Dollars in January 2017. This system has been very positively received by the community as it allows customers to avoid queuing at a branch and lets them collect their Dollars at the airport […]
Former Ungoofaaru MP Dr Afrasheem Ali pictured at a parliament sitting. PHOTO/MAJLIS Five years since the brutal killing of prominent lawmaker Dr Afrasheem Ali, the identity of the perpetrators who orchestrated the murder remains unknown, and his family has declared that the investigation cannot be considered complete until the masterminds are discovered. The former lawmaker […]
The area in the reclaimed suburb Hulhumale where the group of friends were partying, when two of their friends passed away. PHOTO / MIHAARU The capital Male and the area that surrounds it saw a tragic weekend the past two days with two youths dying under suspicious circumstances, one person being fatally stabbed in Hulhumale, […]
Police tape is drawn at the scene of a gang violence in capital Malé. PHOTO/MIHAARU There was a mass arrest of 13 people over the stabbing of a youth near the parliament in capital Male this past weekend. The young man, whose identity is yet undisclosed, was rushed to privately run ADK Hospital after he […]
Thai AirAsia along with All H Maldives and Maldives Getaways has hosted the 2nd Maldives Travel Fair in Bangkok Thailand as part of the Maldives Travel Fair that started off in Malaysia in September 2017. The Thai fair took place on the 28th of September 2017 at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in the capital city of […]