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Addu

Culture

Atoll healthcare a government priority, says minister

Minister Abdulla Nazim said healthcare spending had increased 130 percent since President Abdulla Yameen came to power.

08 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM

Culture

Government reneges on promise for new hospital in Addu

The government has backtracked on a pledge to build a new hospital in southern Addu City, promising to improve services at the existing Hithadhoo Regional Hospital instead.

10 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM

Environment

Strong winds rip off roofs, damage farmland in the south

Strong winds and heavy rain in southern Addu City and Fuvahmulah Island uprooted trees, damaged farmland and ripped off roofs on Friday.

15 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM

Features & Comment

On golden jubilee of independence, Addu is silent

The people of Addu say their development took a U-turn since the British left in 1976. Successive governments have neglected Addu, turning it into a provincial backwater.

26 Jul 2015, 9:00 AM

Politics

Nine hour power cut in Malé caused by damaged switch gear

The State Electricity Company (STELCO) has said that a power outage in the Galolhu ward of Malé around 1:00am last night was caused by a damaged switch gear at a distribution centre in Lily Magu. The power cut lasted more than nine hours and followed STELCO warning of intermittent cuts in the capital after one of two main 8MW generators at the power plant was damaged.

23 Jul 2015, 1:30 PM

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