A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 24th January 2018. The following is a loose translation: This isn’t a story that happened a long time back. It happened recently. When going around Malé in a cycle, the biggest disappointment is due to the smell of garbage. When you reach the garbage pile […]
Councillors of B. Fehendhoo pictured collecting household waste from around the island. PHOTO/EYDHAFUSHI TIMES The councillors of Baa atoll Fehendhoo island have personally set out to collect household waste from around the island, after receiving no response to the council’s notice seeking a team to operate the waste collection programme. Fehendhoo Council’s president Moosa Naseem […]
UNDP’s Goodwill Ambassador and Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau at the VIP lounge in Velana International Airport in the Maldives. PHOTO: FARAH AHMED/MIHAARU Last week, the news of Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau being in the Maldives had a large proportion of the population who religiously follow the show buzzing about his presence […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 4th October 2017. The following is a loose translation: Until today, they used to beg for money on the streets, or did some office’s security job or struggled to cope without a job. Simultaneously, renting a place in Malé and trying to make ends meet. […]
A waste collector from Waste Management Corporation (WAMCO) taking the trash out of a house in the capital Male. PHOTO / MIHAARU Waste Management Corporation (WAMCO) on Sunday revealed that it will be sending its monthly waste collection bills via SMS and e-mail to customers. WAMCO has been running its waste collection service for a […]