President Muizzu proposed introducing the death penalty for drug smuggling and trafficking. A review of government-sponsored amendments to the drug law is underway to include harsher punishments, he said. The Maldives has a de facto moratorium on capital punishment.
In a shuffle of SOE bosses, retired brigadier general Ali Zuhair was moved from the Road Development Corporation to the Housing Development Corporation, whose managing director Mauroof Jameel resigned abruptly after announcing his retirement. Zuhair was replaced by Ibrahim Nazeem as the new RDC managing director. Former MP Ahmed Mubeen meanwhile resigned as managing director of the Regional Airports Company Ltd earlier in the week.
Onion prices exceeded MVR 35 (US$ 2.2) per kg amid an ongoing shortage caused by delays in clearing weekly shipments. The delayed arrival of new supplies meanwhile pushed the price of an apple up to MVR 10. As of June, the annual rate of inflation for food and beverages stood at 4.6 percent.
Islamic Minister Dr Shaheem was reportedly denied a US visa to attend a UN summit in New York. Shaheem did not publicly comment but appealed for donations to Gaza.
Manta Air pilots decided to strike next Sunday in protest against payment of salaries in Rufiyaa, a pilot told Adhadhu.
Sri Lankans will be granted a 90-day free on-arrival visa, Immigration announced following talks during Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's maiden visit to the Maldives. Prior to concluding the three-day state visit, Dissanayake met Sri Lankans residing in Malé and planted a Tanjong tree at the Sultan Park in a symbolic gesture of good will.
STO posted a net profit of MVR 163 million for the second quarter of 2025 despite a 12 percent decline in revenue to MVR 3.6 billion, mainly due to lower oil prices.
After spending seven years in custody, a Sri Lankan man was found not guilty over the murder of a compatriot in January 2019. Janaka Prasanna Perera was accused of fatally stabbing a 24-year-old Sri Lankan chef at the Ellaidhoo resort operated by Sri Lanka’s Cinnamon Group, the hotel chain of the John Keells conglomerate. He initially confessed to the killing but later pleaded not guilty on the grounds of self-defence. As key witnesses could not be brought back from Sri Lanka to testify, the court ruled that the prosecution's evidence was insufficient for a conviction.
The civil court ordered MDP to pay MVR 3.6 million owed to the national airline for flights booked during the 2023 election.
HDC invited proposals to lease purpose-built warehouses in Thilafushi.
The newly-opened opticianry service at the government-run IGMH experienced high demand as hundreds of people sought consultations for prescription glasses.
President Muizzu departed to Singapore on an unofficial trip.
