A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Crime scene barrier tape A man who stole clothes off a drying rack in a house in capital Male has been sentenced to four months and 24 days in prison by the Criminal Court. The court revealed on Sunday that the man was sentenced on two separate charges last week for the crime that he […]
Streets of Male: The police had apprehended four men who attempted to rob a shop on Ameenee Magu on December 17, 2017. PHOTO / MIHAARU Four people who had attempted to rob ‘Villa Trade Centre 5’ in the capital Male was arrested early on Sunday morning. According to the police, three men were attempting to […]
“Mobile Corner” shop in Maafannu ward in the capital Male that was robbed early on November 23, 2017. MIHAARU PHOTO A shop in capital Male was robbed early on Thursday morning, which resulted in a loss of over MVR 200,000, including the damages caused to the shop, an employee revealed. “Mobile Corner” in Maafannu ward […]
“Athletica”, a store that sells fitness equipment and supplements was robbed early on November 15, 2017. MIHAARU PHOTO / HUSSEIN WAHEED A local store that sells fitness equipment and supplements was robbed early on Wednesday morning. According to the owner of “Athletica” in the Maafannu ward of the capital Male, a total of MVR 42,000 […]
From the footage released by the police — a man is seen retrieving money deposited by another individual after the ATM rejected his money. Maldives Police Service revealed on Tuesday that it is looking for a man who stole money belonging to someone else, that was left in a Bank of Maldives (BML) ATM. The […]
High Court of Maldives PHOTO:Nishan Ali/Mihaaru The Prosecutor General’s Office has requested the High Court to defer the execution of a convicted juvenile’s imprisonment after it surfaced that he received the wrong sentence due to an administrative error by the PG’s Office. It emerged last week that the magistrate court of Landhoo in Noonu atoll […]