Kulhudhuffushi

Fishermen say Muizzu "misspoke" as gulper shark pledge faces global opposition

No plan, trade restrictions loom, PADI warns of tourism damage.

Come November, Maldivian waters will no longer be a shark sanctuary

Slow-growing gulper sharks face renewed hunting for squalene oil.

"Take your project and leave": Kudafari's rare victory over central planning

But communities almost never defeat Malé's blueprints.

Mashi Maali parade skewers government failures and u-turns with street satire

The annual Eid event took aim at everything from medicine shortages to fake princes.

Authorities urged to protect Kulhudhuffushi mangrove

Nearly 70 percent of the mangrove has been reclaimed, NGOs said.

‘Exorcism’ sparks noise pollution complaints in Kulhudhuffushi

An exorcism technique believed to counter sorcery is being played through loudspeakers.

Ruling party supporters threaten eviction over airport project

The government wants to do a test landing before a presidential election on September 23.

Kulhudhuffushi airport project fast-tracked as election nears

Developing an airport on Kulhudhuffushi was a campaign pledge of President Abdulla Yameen.

Bridge weddings and ballot boxes: Maldives government mocked in Eid parade

Kulhudhuffushi’s Eid parade has become a way to mock the government and its broken promises.

Four arrested for ‘using black magic’ to win election

The men are accused of trying to bring the Maldivian Democratic Party to power.

Islanders still in the dark about relocation due to airport project

Neither the Housing Ministry nor the island council has contacted families about relocation plans.

MVR50 million investment for Kulhudhuffushi hospital

The funds will be used for specialty doctors, a CT scan machine and MRI machine.

Maldives blasted for destroying the environment

Tremors in the central Maldives were the result of reef blasting by a local resort firm.

Flooding as strong waves damage Kulhudhuffushi breakwater

A swathe of the Kulhudhuffushi mangroves was reclaimed for the airport project last year. The lagoon was reclaimed all the way to the reef’s edge on the west side and the artificial breakwater was set up for shoreline protection.

First lady distributes cash to island’s needy

An islander said envelopes carrying MVR1500 (US$97) were distributed during an event at Afeefuddin School.

Special ops disperse Kulhudhuffushi protest

The demonstrators gathered outside the ministry with placards, demanding an urgent meeting as plans to raze the mangroves are thought to start on October 30.

Police to investigate illegal shark finning at Kulhudhuffushi

The investigation was launched after images of dried shark fins kept to be smoked in the sun surfaced on the social media

Two arrested as discontent boils over Kulhudhuffushi woman’s death

Two men were arrested in Kulhudhuffushi for calling for prolonged protests over a primary school teacher’s death following a botched caesarean section.

Businesses around Maldives protest electricity subsidy cut

Businesses warn of huge inflation as electricity subsidies cut