Hassan Moosa
Hassan Moosa is a senior journalist at the Maldives Independent, covering environment and society. He began his journalism career with the paper in 2015 and has over six years of experience in the field. Hassan has also worked at Channel News Maldives (CNM) and as a multimedia journalist at MV+. His reporting brings together perspectives on island communities, conservation, and social justice, with a focus on amplifying the voices of underrepresented and marginalised groups. You can reach him at petu@maldivesindependent.com.
Opposition files corruption cases against president, speaker and defence minister
The complaints concerned alleged misuse of state resources on private trips.
13 Nov 2019, 09:00
Malé warehouse fire in numbers
26 buildings were evacuated in the densely-packed residential neighbourhood.
01 Oct 2019, 09:00
Young Maldivians join global climate strike
Students skipped school to protest in front of the main government office building.
27 Sep 2019, 09:00
Audit exposes corruption at National Center for Information Technology
Wrongdoing was flagged in three projects worth over MVR90 million.
19 Sep 2019, 09:00
Immigration stopped 11 ‘imposters’ with fake passports
The identity fraud was detected by border control officers.
12 Sep 2019, 09:00
Education ministry denies serving insect-infested school breakfast
A video of a sandwich infested with insects circulated on social media.
12 Sep 2019, 09:00
Rilwan’s abduction and murder: roundup of reactions
Parliament debated a draft report as the opposition and human rights groups issued statements.
10 Sep 2019, 09:00
Maldives president promises justice for abducted journalist’s murder
Rilwan was beheaded and his body was sunk, a presidential commission found.
03 Sep 2019, 09:00
Five dead in tragic accident at sea
Five people drowned after the speedboat capsized.
29 Aug 2019, 09:00
MP casts doubt on introducing minimum wage before 2020
An advisory board recommendation is not expected before the 2020 budget is passed.
27 Aug 2019, 09:00
Adhaalath Party urges respect for differing views on religious disputes
Clerics strongly opposed the nomination of two female judges to the Supreme Court.
26 Aug 2019, 09:00
Ocean thermal energy ‘ideal’ solution for Maldives
Researchers studied the feasibility of application in the country.
25 Aug 2019, 09:00
Five percent of income pledged to local councils
President Solih also pledged to reserve a third of council seats for women.
24 Aug 2019, 09:00
Parliament moves ahead with new fisheries law
Ruling party lawmakers called for significant changes at the committee stage.
21 Aug 2019, 09:00
Ihsan vs state: A father’s 12-year fight for justice
The Supreme Court awarded MVR7 million in damages for medical negligence.
17 Aug 2019, 09:00
Witness identifies suspects in Yameen Rasheed murder trial
The witness placed them at the crime scene.
07 Aug 2019, 09:00
Yameen Rasheed murder planning started in a mosque, testifies secret witness
The witness implicated the six defendants during anonymised testimony.
31 Jul 2019, 09:00
Bank of Maldives loses bid to withhold information from corruption probe
The civil court refused to grant a stay order.
29 Jul 2019, 09:00
Charges raised over street harassment for first time in Maldives
The 56-year-old defendant appeared in court on Thursday.
25 Jul 2019, 09:00
Nine-year-old boy died of dengue fever
It was the first death caused by dengue in 2019.
24 Jul 2019, 09:00
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