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Allied Insurance Decreed to Pay MVR 351 Million to Yacht Tours

Allied Insurance Decreed to Pay MVR 351 Million to Yacht Tours

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The Civil Court has decreed Allied Insurance to pay USD 22.78 million (MVR 351 million) to Yacht Tours on Sunday (19th July 2020). Yacht Tours filed the lawsuit over a lack of compensation for extensive damages to water villas in H. A. Alidhoo. It is a resort that has been leased to Yacht Tours for […]

Court orders Nasheed advisor’s firm to pay USD3.6 mln to state

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Former lawmaker of Kaashidhoo Constituency and owner of Yacht Tours Abdulla Jabir PHOTO:PARLIAMENT The Civil Court has ordered Yacht Tours, the company of former President Mohamed Nasheed’s advisor Abdulla Jabir, to pay USD 3.6 million (over MVR 55 million) to the state. The court issued the verdict after Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) sued Yacht […]

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Flee MIRA, take refuge from party?

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The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 30th March 2017. The following is a loose translation: Two years ago Yacht Tours’ Abdulla Jabir’s wife Dhiyana Saeed tweeted that she won’t become the ‘Aiminabi’ (wife) from Foolhudhigu Handi (evil character depicted in Maldivian folklore, having a large umbilical cord), to be dependent on […]