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Mohamed Junayd

117 articles

Addu flight school plans to relocate to Noonu atoll

Negotiations to extend a 10-year lease broke down.

18 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM

Bank of Maldives deflects blame over corruption scandal

Bank officials sought to shift blame to the anti-money laundering watchdog.

17 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM

Lawmakers appeal for protection of Maldives fisheries industry

Four resolutions were submitted to parliament.

15 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM

Maldives elects first ever Bar Council

Maumoon Hameed was elected president of the new regulatory body.

14 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM

Bangladeshi worker dies after being crushed by bags of cement

Construction site accidents are all too common in Malé, one of the most densely populated cities in the world.

11 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM

Judicial watchdog to investigate chief justice

The JSC will also probe complaints against Supreme Court justices Abdulla Areef and Adam Mohamed Abdulla.

11 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM

Fugitive Luthufee brought back to Maldives

The leader of an armed coup attempt to serve the rest of his life sentence.

10 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM

7 officers suspended as police brutality probe underway

In a social media video, four plain-clothes policemen look to be beating up an unresisting man.

09 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM

Dozens of Bank of Maldives staff implicated in historic embezzlement scheme

The corruption watchdog’s new president said most of the 38 employees involved dealt with cheque clearance.

09 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM

Over 1,400 lawyers to vote in historic Bar Council Elections

A president, vice-president and six executive committee members will be elected on Saturday.

07 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM

Adeeb returns after medical furlough

Former vice president defied doubters by returning from medical treatment in India.

07 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM

Probe launched after police officers seen beating unarmed man

Commissioner Mohamed Hameed says police service will not tolerate ‘torture’.

06 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM

Two arrested in connection with disappearance of 14-year-old boy

A woman, 46, and a man, 23, have been remanded in custody for six and ten days respectively.

06 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM

Corruption watchdog chief resigns – again

Hassan Luthfee had to resubmit his resignation because he failed to sign the first.

03 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM

EPA investigating torture of a stingray in Addu City

Two men appear in a video to hack off the tail of a stingray.

02 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM

Corruption watchdog ‘chief’ botches his resignation

Hassan Luthfee failed to sign his resignation letter: reports.

02 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM

Parliamentarians argue emergency motion on fugitive Luthufee

The coup leader escaped while on a medical visit to India in 2010.

01 Jul 2019, 9:00 AM

Government proposes reverting to a 7-member Supreme Court

This is the fourth time the number of justices are being changed.

26 Jun 2019, 9:00 AM

Corruption watchdog chief resigns amid impeachment process

Hassan Luthfee has not been to work for over two months.

26 Jun 2019, 9:00 AM

Adeeb’s medical furlough extended by 10 days

The Maldives Correctional Service says the ex-vice president needs further health checks.

26 Jun 2019, 9:00 AM

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