Maldives Marketing And Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC)
Money laundering probe into Maldives president yet to start
The president has been dogged by graft allegations since he took office.
30 Sep 2018, 09:00
Maldives tourist arrivals flat in August
The government has been aiming for 1.5 million annual tourist arrivals for several years.
25 Sep 2018, 09:00
Maldives police urged to probe president over ‘cash counting’ claims
More than US$80 million was embezzled from the state-owned marketing company.
23 Jul 2018, 09:00
I ran the country and Yameen counted cash, says Adeeb
The MMPRC scandal is the biggest graft case in the history of the Maldives.
22 Jul 2018, 09:00
Court orders freeze on fugitive’s bank accounts
The court ordered banks to freeze the personal accounts of Interpol-wanted Mohamed Allam Latheef, his father Abdul Latheef Aboobakur and accounts of 10 companies linked to them.
01 Feb 2018, 09:00
Anti-corruption watchdog launches fresh inquiry after Al Jazeera exposé
“Several individuals we want for questioning, including those who have been in hiding despite Interpol red notices, have confessed to their part in the scandal. In the light of these confessions, we have to interview more people and investigate,” said Hassan Luthfy, president of the ACC.
21 Sep 2016, 09:00
Adeeb faces fresh charges over missing funds from 17 resort leases
The police have also forwarded money laundering charges against Hamid Ismail, an influential businessman related to Adeeb. According to the police, acquisition fees paid to the MMPRC for a resort lease was deposited into the accounts of a company linked to Hamid, instead of the state treasury.
29 Dec 2015, 09:00
Ex vice president, top tourism official charged with corruption
Adeeb is accused of abuse of power over the lease of a lagoon in Malé atoll to a foreign company. His associate, Abdulla Ziyath, former head of the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC), has been charged with embezzling acquisition fees from islands leased for resort development.
06 Dec 2015, 09:00
Tourism promotion office reopens after shut down
The Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation’s office was closed for nine days while the police investigated the state-owned corporation’s illegal import of fireworks and alleged corruption in leasing islands for resort development.
28 Oct 2015, 09:00
MMPRC’s fireworks import suspected of links to boat blast
The Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) remains shut down over an investigation into suspected links between the corporation’s import of fireworks and a blast on the president’s speedboat, credible sources have told The Maldives Independent.
20 Oct 2015, 09:00
After raid, top tourism official questioned
Abdulla Ziyath, who heads the MMPRC, was interrogated for more than three hours by the economic crime department. The summons came after his apartment was raided on Wednesday night. His passport has also been withheld.
18 Oct 2015, 09:00