A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
A street in L. Mundoo. FILE PHOTO/POLICE Laamu atoll Mundoo island council’s deputy president Adam Nasif of opposition Jumhoory Party (JP) was arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman on Sunday night. According to the police spokesperson, the 30-year-old deputy ouncillor and another man of 19 years were arrested in connection to the case. A member of […]
Kuramathi Islandi Resort A Chinese tourist was found dead in Kuramathi Island Resort in Alif Alif atoll on Sunday evening. According to Police, they received the report at 5:15 pm that day. The 29-year-old man was found dead after he had gone for a swim. Police said that their officials are currently at the resort, […]
Officials of the Maldives’ health ministry and India’s NIMS Hospital at the signing ceremony awarding operations and development of Kulhudhuffushi Regional Hospital to the latter. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Ali Usaid, the local director of Kulhudhuffushi Regional Hospital, has filed cases at the police and Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), accusing the hospital’s operator, Noorul Islam International Pvt […]
A photograph released on social media, allegedly of a police vehicle driving off with a 34-year-old man arrested over allegedly sexually assaulting a woman. PHOTO/HUSSAIN SINAN A man was arrested late Saturday over allegedly sexually assaulting a woman last Wednesday in capital Male. Police captured the 34-year-old suspect under a court warrant in Thinadhoo island […]
The police and an ambulance at the scene of the accident that occurred on Addy City’s link road on December 26, 2017. PHOTO / SOCIAL MEDIA The man who was driving the vehicle that caused an accident on Addu City’s link road, which killed a 13-year-old, was arrested on Wednesday. According to the police, the […]
The police headquarters, Shaheedh Hussain Adam Building in the capital Male. PHOTO / MIHAARU There were fewer crimes reported in 2017 compared to the statistics of 2016, Maldives Police Service revealed on Tuesday. According to statistics published by the police, there were 13,580 cases filed at the police in 2016. However, in 2017, the amount […]
Police officers stand guard during an operation. FILE PHOTO/MIHAARU A man was arrested from Madduvari island in Raa atoll on Monday after he vandalised a police car and broke its windows. The police said that the incident occurred last Thursday. A 41-year-old local was arrested in relation to the incident, the police spokesperson reported. The […]
The police and an ambulance at the scene of the accident that occurred on Addy City’s link road on December 26, 2017. PHOTO / SOCIAL MEDIA Two men have been seriously injured in another accident that occurred on southernmost Addu City’s Link Road. A motorbike had collided with a pick-up truck, leaving the two people […]
Some of the beer cases that the police apprehended from the safari cruiser docked in Hulhumale. PHOTO / MALDIVES POLICE SERVICE Maldives Police Service has arrested three expats who were illegally keeping alcohol on a safari cruise docked in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale. According to the police, 87 cases of liquor, 47 cases of beer, and […]