A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamed Asim Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamed Asim on Wednesday called on international bodies to initiate immediate action to intervene in the persecution of the Rohingya in Myanmar. Addressing an emergency sit-down of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the foreign minister declared that the Maldives is deeply concerned […]
Maamigili MP Qasim Ibrahim carried out from the Criminal Court on a stretcher to the ambulance after he fainted during his hearing. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Opposition Jumhoory Party (JP)’s leader Qasim Ibrahim’s heart surgery was successful and he is currently in recovery, his family confirmed on Wednesday. Speaking on behalf of Qasim’s family, JP’s Secretary […]
Fenaka powerhouse in Fuvahmulah island. PHOTO/FENAKA The latest audit report on Fenaka Corporation has exposed major cases of corruption within the state run utilities company. The report signed by Auditor General Hassan Ziyath was released Wednesday amidst loud public accusations of Fenaka being a “graft hub”. The report appears to confirm the speculations as the […]
Maldives Independent journalist Ahmed Rilwan. He went missing on August 8, 2014. A suspect who is charged with terrorism over the abduction of Maldives Independent journalist Ahmed Rilwan has been declared dead by his family, according to the judge presiding over the case. Mohamed Suaid, of Hulhudhoo ward in Addu City, is one of three […]
Health Minister Abdullah Nazim speaking at the topping off ceremony of the new 25-storey “Dharumavantha Hospital” located at the capital Male. MIHAARU PHOTO / HUSSEN WAHEED Minister of Health Abdulla Nazim on Wednesday revealed that the new 25-storey hospital currently being developed in capital Male, ‘Dharumavantha Hospital’, will revolutionise the Maldivian health sector. In the […]
Officials of Aasandha Company speak at press conference. PHOTO/MIHAARU Aasandha Company announced Wednesday that it has spent over MVR 300 million from the state budget so far this year, under the Maldives’ universal healthcare insurance scheme “Husnuvaa Aasandha”. In a press conference, Aasandha’s Managing Director Hassan Ali stated that the bulk of expenses was spent […]
Mohamed Saaz (R), 21, of Thaa atoll Kinbidhoo island, and Afrah Abdul Razzaq, 21, of capital Male: the two are wanted in connection to the murder of Mohamed Anas in July 2017. PHOTO/POLICE Maldives Police Service launched a manhunt on Wednesday for two suspects wanted in connection to the murder of Mohamed Anas in late […]
Members of the Committee on Oversight of the Government hold meeting to discuss the government’s controversial flat distribution from its first social housing project. PHOTO/MIHAARU Parliamentary Committee on Oversight of the Government has issued a five-day period for the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure to inform the committee how the government had distributed flats from […]
First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim (C) with Deputy Speaker of the parliament Moosa Manik (L) and MP Ibrahim Falah (R) at Meedhoo in Raa Atoll. PHOTO / PPM The First Lady of the Maldives, Fathimath Ibrahim, on Tuesday inaugurated ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM)’s campaign for the parliament’s disputed Maduvvari constituency. The inauguration of the campaign […]