Hulhumale
Travel ban lifted for Hulhumalé land theft suspects
A digest of yesterday's top story.
27 Mar 2025, 09:00
Plans scrapped to change design of Hiyaa flats
The size of a two-bedroom flat is 550 square feet.
23 Nov 2019, 09:00
Construction worker falls to death
The 37-year-old fell from the eighth floor.
18 Sep 2019, 09:00
Vehicle registration suspended in Hulhumalé
The number of registered vehicles increased to 108,532 last year.
28 May 2019, 09:00
Government waives late rent fines in Hulhumalé
The move comes three days before the presidential election.
20 Sep 2018, 09:00
Confusion, collisions and congestion: Sinamalé Bridge gets off to a wobbly start
Accidents, a bike ban and propaganda have marked the bridge opening.
13 Sep 2018, 09:00
Van flips in Hulhumalé
There have been several bridge-related accidents since Friday.
11 Sep 2018, 09:00
Fifth stabbing in Hulhumalé
The man was stabbed eight times on Tuesday morning.
07 Aug 2018, 09:00
Third stabbing in Hulhumalé
The victim was stabbed five times.
22 Jul 2018, 09:00
Hulhumalé stabbing victim ‘doing well’
No arrests have been made over the attack.
21 Jul 2018, 09:00
Attempted assault on opposition presidential candidate
The candidate was unharmed and led away from the scene by private security.
10 Jul 2018, 09:00
New US $110m hospital set to open
Tens of thousands of Maldivians go abroad each year to seek medical treatment unavailable in the country. A 2014 survey conducted by the central bank found that 57 percent of Maldivians travelled overseas for medical purposes.
27 Feb 2018, 09:00
‘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, 09:00
Four arrested with ‘party drugs’ after death of two youth
Ahmed Haameen, from the island of Thimarafushi in Thaa atoll, and Fathmath Sama, from the capital Malé, were pronounced dead on arrival at the Hulhumalé hospital around 8:30 pm on Thursday night
30 Sep 2017, 09:00
Police searching for Hulhumalé gang rape suspects
The police are searching for suspects in the alleged gang rape of a 27-year-old woman in the non-residential, industrial area of Hulhumalé, an urban centre under development near Malé.
05 Mar 2017, 09:00
Man stabbed eight times in Hulhumalé
A 22-year-old man stabbed Saturday night in the capital’s suburb Hulhumalé is in a stable condition at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé.
25 Dec 2016, 09:00
Former MMPRC chief faces new corruption charges
The ACC has asked the chief prosecutor to press corruption charges and initiate legal proceedings against Abdulla Ziyath to seize a plot of land he bought from public funds embezzled from MMPRC
14 Dec 2016, 09:00
New 25-storey office complex relocated to Hulhumalé
After demolishing its old building in Malé and clearing out the site, the finance ministry has changed the location of its new 25-storey office complex from the capital to its suburb Hulhumalé.
31 Oct 2016, 09:00
President pledges 1,500 flats for government employees
President Abdulla Yameen has pledged to develop 1,500 housing units in Malé’s suburb, Hulhumalé, for professionals working for the government.
10 Aug 2016, 09:00
Electricity, commercial housing projects launched in Hulhumalé
President Abdulla Yameen laid the foundation stone Sunday for a new power station in the capital’s suburb Hulhumalé. The state-owned housing corporation has meanwhile signed several contracts for commercial housing projects in the reclaimed artificial island.
02 Aug 2016, 09:00
