A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Expatriate workers at work in a construction site. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Police have rescued a Bangladeshi national that was kidnapped in the capital Male last week and arrested two other Bangladeshi men in connection with the crime. Maldives Police Service revealed Wednesday that the kidnapping was reported on Monday last week, but did not disclose further […]
Expatriate workers at work in a construction site. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Police revealed Wednesday that they are investigating a case of a Bangladeshi national who was kidnapped in the Maldives. According to Maldives Police Service, the kidnapping was reported last Monday and two Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested in connection to the case since then. […]
A diver on an excursion at a dive spot in Alif Alif atoll. Police are searching for a Chinese national employed at Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa, who was reported missing on Tuesday evening after he went diving. Police stated early Wednesday that the 25-year-old is a dive instructor at the resort and is […]
Mohamed Anas, 25, of Raa atoll Meedhoo island The minor who is being charged with murdering Mohamed Anas last July pleaded not guilty at the Juvenile Court on Monday. The minor, who is 17-years-old, is being charged with first-degree murder, along with several others, for intimidating and attacking Anas with a sharp object. According to […]
An accident that occurred near Maldives Port Limited (MPL) where two motorbikes clashed — A young man was severely injured on Monday night after he drove into a wooden plank that was protruding out of a house in the capital Male. According to the police, the incident occurred near a house in Henveiru ward of […]
Kudahuvadhoo in Dhaal atoll. IMAGE/GOOGLE MAPS Four minors and a man were arrested late Tuesday in connection to a fight between two brothers in Dhaal atoll Kudahuvadhoo island. The brawl took place last Sunday, when a 17 year old boy accused his 15 year old brother of stealing one of his belongings and attacked the […]
Ex-VP Ahmed Adheeb pictured inside a police vehicle as he is escorted back to Dhoonidhoo detention centre after his preliminary hearing at the Criminal Court. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Claiming lack of sufficient information for the investigation, Maldives Police Service have filed away the case submitted by jailed former vice president Ahmed Adheeb’s two lawyers about […]
The elderly man who has been accused of sexually assaulting four sisters on the back of a motorbike in the capital Male. Reportedly he fled from his island when the allegations surfaced and moved to Male — The Criminal Court on Tuesday freed an elderly man who was accused of sexually assaulting four sisters in […]
Jumhoory Party leader Qasim Ibrahim. PHOTO/MIHAARU Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) refused to renew opposition Jumhoory Party (JP)’s leader Qasim Ibrahim’s travel document, his lawyer Hisaan Hussain revealed on Monday. According to Hisaan, Qasim’s legal team had appealed to renew his travel document in November as it was close to expiring. However, on November 30, MCS […]