A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The number of homeless people in Male’, the capital city of Maldives has shot up over the last few months. In a tweet on Monday afternoon, the Gender Ministry announced that they are collaborating with relevant state institutions to provide temporary housing to the people living in the streets in Male’ City as part of […]
A plan to provide housing to Male’ residents has been proposed to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on 23rd November. The housing plan for Male’ residents was proposed by the Male’ City Goathi Hoadhun movement indicated that over 40,000 Male’ residents are in need of housing. Minister of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, Mohamed Aslam, Chief of Staff, Ali […]
Over 3200 locals have joined together and formed a community called “Male` City Goathi Hoadhun” over the severe issue of housing in the City. Even today, people were seen protesting outside People’s Majlis with signs that read “no shelter, no vote”. “People of Male City had to raise voices on the streets because the government […]
Minister of National Planning Housing and Agriculture, Aslam stated that the majority of housing unit projects by the current administration, will effectuate and conclude by 2023. Minister Aslam stated this, after the MP for Henveiru Hulhan’gu Constituency, Hassan Latheef urged Minister Aslam to answer certain questions as writing. According to Aslam, 10,294 housing units by […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 6th December 2017. The following is a loose translation: The state-owned enterprises have held hands together to fulfil the government’s ‘Hiyaa’ housing pledge. They have initiated to fulfil this pledge. Followed by the state-owned enterprises committing to build flats and making announcements inviting parties to […]
The state-owned Housing Development Corporation has announced the sale of more than 100 flats awarded under a previous government’s social housing programme. Built by a subsidiary of India’s Tata Group in the capital, the flats were put up for sale after its original recipients under the Veshi Fahi Malé programme were unable to secure loans before a […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 22nd November 2017. The following is a loose translation: In Malé, Hulhumalé and other parts of the Maldives nice huge skyrise buildings are being erected and increasing. The result is an unbelievable growth of the construction industry. In the past 4 years this industry has […]
The government has pledged 1,000 flats to civil servants out of the 7,000 flats to be built in a social housing scheme in Hulhumalé. Housing ministry spokesman Ahmed Fazal said the flats would be reserved for those working in the Greater Malé region. There are around 24,000 civil servants in the Maldives with the majority […]