A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Picture of seized drugs — The Criminal Court has transferred a man, who was remanded after being caught with a haul of drugs, to house arrest. The decision was made at the final remand hearing of the defendant held on Wednesday. Judge Adam Areef had cited the defendant’s “delicate health” as the reason for transferring […]
Qasim Ibrahim (R) with his lawyers at the VIP lounge in Velana International Airport (VIA) before departing to Singapore. The lawyers of opposition Jumhoory Party (JP)’s leader Qasim Ibrahim on Thursday announced that they will be appealing his bribery conviction at the High Court. The Criminal Court on August 25 slapped the former Maamigili lawmaker […]
Indian Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan addresses an event in Mumbai on May 12, 2017, held to announce him as World Health Organization (WHO) goodwill ambassador for Hepatitis in South-East Asia. PHOTO/AFP Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who was to take part in the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s seventieth session of the Regional Committee for South-East Asia […]
Fisheries Minister Mohamed Shainee speaks at press conference. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Opposition political parties have not responded to the government’s invitation again to hold all-party talks, stated Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture Dr Mohamed Shainee on Wednesday. President Abdulla Yameen had extended invitations to commence the talks to all the political parties last week Wednesday, […]
A file photo shows former foreign minister Dhunya Maumoon at a press conference. MIHAARU PHOTO Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Dunya Maumoon on Wednesday called on the government to be extra vigilant in their fight against terrorism. The message came after reports of two Maldivians being apprehended in a major anti-terrorism operation that took place […]
The delegates taking part in the Seventieth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia, 2017. PHOTO / HEALTH MINISTRY World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Seventieth Session of the Regional Committee for South-East Asia commenced in Paradise Island Resort on Wednesday. Top health-officials from 11 countries in the South-East Asian region, along with officials from WHO, […]
Maldives Getaways, organizers of Dhiraagu Guesthouses Maldives Conference 2017 have announced that they are to host the 2nd edition of the conference at Paradise Island Resort and Spa on the 23rd of September 2017. The conference is set to take place at the new purpose built state of the art conference hall at Paradise Island […]
Aerial view of the reclaimed area in K. Himmafushi. PHOTO/HOUSING MINISTRY Police arrested the manager of the Life water plant in Kaafu Atoll Himmafushi Island in connection with the death of an expatriate, who was employed at the plant. Mohamed Imthiyaz was arrested on August 30 and has been remanded for a period of 12 […]
Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) in capital Male. The Maldives’ central bank has confirmed that locals have been appointed to the senior posts of all financial institutions, including banks and insurance companies, in the Maldives. Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) mandated last year June that all financial institutions must have Maldivians in top positions such as CEO […]