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Hiyaa Housing Project

Culture

Anti-corruption watchdog halts Hiyaa housing project

The ACC has also instructed state-owned companies to stop pay raises, promotions and new hires.

01 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM

Culture

Over 11,000 forms submitted for Hiyaa flats

The housing project will have 36 towers, with apartments for 80,000 people.

27 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM

Culture

More than 5,000 forms submitted for Hiyaa flats

Around 40 percent of the Maldives population lives in the capital.

11 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM

Culture

State workers awarded flats told to pay ‘booking fee’

The booking fee could be around US$7,000.

03 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM

Culture

Social housing blame game as government takes over Malé flats

The takeover is the latest example of the government chipping away at the council’s powers.

01 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM

Culture

More than 40,000 forms taken for Hiyaa housing project

Housing is a hot-button issue in the Maldives, where 39 percent of the country’s 341,256 population lives on the 2.2 square mile capital island of Malé.

29 May 2018, 9:00 AM

Culture

Farce and furious: housing project event slides into chaos

Hiyaa, meaning shelter, was launched with fireworks at a groundbreaking ceremony last November. It involves the construction of 36 towers with apartments to house 80,000 people.

06 May 2018, 9:00 AM

Culture

Applications to open for housing project

The Hiyaa housing project involves the construction of 36 towers with one, two and three-bedroom apartments to house 80,000 people, according to the President’s Office.

30 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM

Culture

Military to get 300 flats from housing project

A fast-tracked process through the Housing Ministry will ensure the flats are handed over swiftly, the defence minister said.

21 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM

Culture

MTCC contracts Singapore firm to build two housing towers

MTCC signed agreements with RI Engineering Private Limited to build two 15-storey towers with 362 apartments.

25 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM

Politics

‘Hiyaa’ housing project launched in Hulhumalé

Launched with fireworks at a ceremony in Hulhumalé, the Hiyaa housing project involves the construction of 36 towers to house 80,000 people in one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments on Hulhumalé.

19 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM

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