More than eight months after the last hearing, former president Yameen’s bribery and money laundering trial over the lease of Raa Fuggiri island was scheduled to resume on April 28.
A 21-year-old woman who was found lying face down on a rooftop in Malé was taken to IGMH on Friday morning. She was placed on a ventilator and undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit, the hospital reported on the following day.
Soldiers captured a saltwater crocodile spotted near the Varu by Atmosphere resort on Friday.
A 30-year-old man was critically injured in a shark attack while free-diving for sport fishing near the southeastern reef of Haa Dhaal Kulhudhuffushi, just outside the island’s waste centre. The blacktip shark bites left severe wounds on his right arm and shoulder.
The Maldives Health Professionals Union renewed calls for healthcare workers to be guaranteed overtime pay on public holidays in accordance with the Employment Act.
Electricity usage in the Malé area peaked on Thursday, the STELCO boss said, urging residents to avoid setting air conditioners below 25°C as the "feels like" temperature continues to rise.