A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
A hospital has been accused of negligence following the discovery that a woman had been carrying a dead baby for a week, reports Raajje.mv. Lhaviyani atoll hospital insisted last Sunday that the unborn baby was in good health when the mother expressed concern after she felt it stop moving. But they also advised she seek […]
An Islamic preacher is suing journalists and a news outlet for defamation following their coverage over an alleged Hajj scam. Sheikh Nasrullah Musthafa was arrested in November on suspicion of being involved in a scam that saw four people sent to Mecca without arrangements in place for their pilgrimage. There was nobody to meet them […]
Photo: Mihaaru The first-ever Maldivian oncology surgeon has started his practice at the state-owned Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH). Dr Mohamed Shifan, 43, was working at IGMH before leaving for Sri Lanka to specialise in cancer surgery. He joins IGMH’s new Oncology Centre. According to health ministry statistics from 2016, cancer is among the leading […]
Picture: Tweet screenshot from @hanafymv A hospital has had to correct health ministry statistics which falsely stated that more than 95,000 people had used MRI services at the facility in a two-year period. An official at the state-owned Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital told Mihaaru the correct figure is 9,500. “We provide MRI services from 8am […]
Housing Minister Dr Mohamed Miuzzu has told apartment owners in social housing schemes they cannot rent out their flats. “Flats will be taken away from owners of social housing scheme flats if they’re giving the flats for rent against the agreement,” he tweeted on Monday night after Mihaaru published a report questioning the merit of people […]
An international conference on fatwas will be held in the Maldives this year, the Fatwa Majlis announced in a press conference on Tuesday, reports local media. “A lot of work is to be done this year,” said Sheikh Ibrahim Ahmed, vice president of the council, adding that a conference on fatwas will be held. “We […]
The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) has urged the Maldives to drop charges against the executive director of the Maldivian Democracy Network, Shahindha Ismail. The NGO chief is being investigated over a tweet she posted in response to a speech by President Abdulla Yameen. The tweet was followed by sensational news articles, […]
The Maldives is to celebrate National Patriotism Day on March 6, President Abdulla Yameen has said. “It is an important national campaign to instill patriotism within society,” said Wednesday’s announcement on the president’s website about the event, which is the first of its kind in the country. It is “aimed at promoting unity and culture […]
The Maldives Integrated Tourism Development Corporation has apologised for scantily clad women who performed during a New Year show organised by the government, after criticism from an Islamist group. The show, which was broadcast live on state media and attended by President Abdulla Yameen and the first lady, attracted a backlash on social media for […]