Maldives News
On Fuvahmulah’s blackened beach, workers begin cleanup of tonnes of dumped rock pieces by hand
Workers are combing Fuvahmulah’s beach by hand in an effort to clean up several thousand tonnes of aggregate dumped on the island’s reef in a historic environmental disaster, as the EPA remains tightlipped on the extent of the damage.
04 Jan 2017, 09:00
Sangu TV embroiled in ownership dispute
Ibrahim Waheed ‘Asward,’ managing director of Sangu TV, has asked the police to investigate alleged threats of arrest and physical violence amid a dispute with ruling party MP Abdulla Yameen over ownership of the private station.
04 Jan 2017, 09:00
Local council elections rescheduled for April
The elections commission has assured political parties that the postponed local council elections will be rescheduled for early April with a new date to be announced next week.
04 Jan 2017, 09:00
Audit uncovers illegal expenses by housing ministry in 2014
A compliance audit for 2014 found that the ministry made an illegal advance payment of MVR120 million (US$7.8 million) to the state-owned Maldives Roads Development Corporation for a project to build roads in seven islands.
03 Jan 2017, 09:00
Energy drinks banned in schools and hospitals
Energy drinks have been banned in public schools as well as the government-run Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé and the hospital in the capital’s suburb Vilimalé.
03 Jan 2017, 09:00
Minister blames MDP government for housing project controversy
With a majority of flat winners struggling to raise an MVR400,000 down payment to secure a home loan, the housing ministry has threatened to take legal action against those who fail to hand over their plots of land in Malé within three months.
02 Jan 2017, 09:00
Government offers sovereign guarantee for businesses
According to new regulations enacted by the finance ministry last week, sovereign guarantees will only be offered for loans taken with an interest rate below four percent to finance tourism-related projects, social housing projects that meet the government’s criteria, and high-priority development projects.
02 Jan 2017, 09:00
Government defends plans to sell US$200m worth of sovereign bonds
In the face of criticism from the opposition, the finance ministry said the Maldives’ first ever international sovereign bond issuance would help raise finances for infrastructure projects and develop the country’s financial system and capital market.
31 Dec 2016, 09:00
Fresh corruption allegations raised in 2014 tourism ministry audit
The audit report of the tourism ministry for 2014 has raised fresh allegations of corruption over the lease of islands and lagoons for resort development during the tenure of former Tourism Minister Ahmed Adeeb.
29 Dec 2016, 09:00
Carnival cafés closed after raid for undocumented workers
Four cafés at the carnival area in Malé remain closed after 50 expatriate staff were taken into custody Tuesday morning in a joint operation conducted by the police and the immigration department.
28 Dec 2016, 09:00
Government’s claim of providing housing for tsunami victims disputed
The island council of Vilufushi in the south-central Thaa atoll has disputed the government’s claim of providing permanent shelter for families displaced by the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
28 Dec 2016, 09:00
No injuries in fire at seventh-floor terrace
The military’s fire and rescue service on Tuesday afternoon put out a fire that broke out on the seventh-floor terrace of a house in Malé. Three major fire incidents have occurred in the densely packed capital island in 2016.
28 Dec 2016, 09:00
Waste management corporation begins garbage collection in Malé
The state-owned Waste Management Corporation began collecting garbage from households in Malé this week as part of a broader effort to establish a waste management network in the capital.
27 Dec 2016, 09:00
Maldives’ main airport renamed ‘Velana International Airport’
Velana is a reference to former President Ibrahim Nasir, the president’s office explained, who oversaw the development of the Maldives’ first international airport as prime minister in 1964.
27 Dec 2016, 09:00
NGOs demand justice for woman attacked with bleach
A group of civil society organisations has called on the authorities to ensure justice for a 50-year-old woman from the island of Lhaimagu in Shaviyani atoll who was attacked with bleach on Saturday morning.
26 Dec 2016, 09:00
Hundreds searched in police drug operation
The police drug enforcement department launched a special operation using sniffer dogs in Malé and nearby islands last Thursday, searching hundreds of suspects for illicit narcotics.
26 Dec 2016, 09:00
State utility company hires 100 individuals with disabilities
According to the Fenaka Corporation, the 79 men and 21 women will work at its branches and powerhouses in the atolls. President Abdulla Yameen and First Lady Fathmath handed out letters of employment at a ceremony Sunday morning.
25 Dec 2016, 09:00
Suspects arrested for throwing chemicals on woman’s face
A 50-year-old woman from the island of Lhaimagu in Shaviyani atoll was hospitalised Saturday morning after a man threw chemicals on her face.
25 Dec 2016, 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
Feydhoo Finolhu leased to Chinese company for US$4m
Feydhoo Finolhu, the nearest uninhabited island to Malé and the international airport, has been leased to a Chinese company for 50 years at an acquisition cost of about US$4 million.
24 Dec 2016, 09:00
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