Police and army divers found the dinghy of a missing 79-year-old man 10 metres deep in the channel between Gaaf Dhaal Gadhdhoo and Gan. The search continued for Zakariyya Mohamed, who went missing amid rough weather on Thursday.
An investigation is underway into the death of a 47-year-old American tourist while snorkelling in Ari atoll, police told the media. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning. The authorities did not disclose the name of the resort where the man had been staying. According to police statistics revealed by a lawmaker last week, 112 tourists died in accidents at sea over the past five years.
There were 14,412 persons with disabilities registered with NSPA by June.
The PG office pressed charges against former Fenaka managing director Ahmed Saeed over alleged abuse of authority in the purchase of an ice plant. The case was filed after the anti-corruption watchdog sought graft charges against Saeed and Fenaka's chief accountant in April over violations of the utility company’s procurement rules in buying the ice plant without consulting the tender evaluation committee. Saeed also faces trial in a separate case involving payment for a project awarded in 2019 before work was completed. Both charges carry a prison sentence of one year and seven months.
The Sovereign Development Fund stood at MVR 7.5 billion (US$ 486 million) by the end of 2023, but only 35 percent of it was in US dollars and 88 percent was invested in government securities, limiting liquidity for debt repayment, according to a review by the Auditor General, who highlighted deficiencies in the legal framework and problematic investment decisions, such as loans of MVR 204 million to HDC, deferred until 2030 due to nonpayment.
The Fahi Union accused the housing ministry of unfairly disqualifying a social housing applicant over alleged employment at the Thaa Omadhoo school for five years, thereby failing to meet the requirement of 15 years of uninterrupted residency in Malé. But there was no record of employment at the Civil Service Commission or the Pension Office, according to the applicant.
The housing ministry started issuing registration documents for land plots awarded from Gulhifalhu.
A 59-year-old man was remanded to 15 days in custody for stealing a chocolate from the Fantasy store in Malé. According to the criminal court's detention order, the incident was caught on security camera and the man was stopped when he attempted to leave the shop without paying. He confessed when the police arrived. The man had previously been arrested 29 times.
The new Islamic library at the Salman mosque opened with more than 15,000 books.
First National Finance Corporation reduced the minimum initial investment for its investment fund to MVR 25,000 at the third annual general meeting last week. The country's first dedicated money market fund, which "aims to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns by investing in short-term risk-free securities and private-credit instruments," earned a return of 8.5 percent in 2024. Earlier this month, First National served as the principal advisor for MHA's issuance of a MVR 30 million sukuk to finance a real estate project in Hulhumalé.
MNU completed the first-ever rangers training course at Laamu Gan.
Biomedical research scientist Dr Ibrahim Musthafa passed away in India after a prolonged illness at the age of 57.
