Protesters marched in Noonu Holhudhoo demanding answers for the death of a 50-year-old woman found in her home last September. The island community suspects murder but the police investigation has yet to determine her cause of death.
The finance ministry posted an MVR 1.4 billion (US$ 90 million) budget surplus despite an eight percent drop in revenue. The surplus was achieved through dramatic spending cuts of nearly MVR 1 billion coming primarily from reductions in capital spending or development projects.
Seventeen migrant workers at the immigration detention centre were hospitalised with food poisoning. The Hulhumalé facility holds undocumented workers rounded up under the ongoing crackdown on “illegal” migrants.
Foreign Minister Dr Abdulla Khaleel paid a courtesy call on Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake before concluding an official visit to Colombo. The Maldives police meanwhile began investigating alleged death threats made against Khaleel by a Sri Lankan man on X who had reportedly been refused entry to Maldives on a tourist visa to see his daughter.
A solar-powered passenger ferry commissioned three years ago will be delivered in April, the Indian contractor Navalt said. Designed to operate in rough sea, the previous government intended to use the first-of-its-kind vessel for inter-island transport in the Malé area.
Police attributed a recent wave of violent assaults in Malé to reprisal attacks between two rival gangs. Four people were arrested over the weekend in connection with gang violence.
Ensis Fisheries signed a deal to export premium tuna to China’s Xinguang Show (Beijing) Commercial Management under the Maldives-China free trade agreement.
A 1.8-megawatt generator sent to Addu City was installed and made operational to resolve power cuts in the southernmost atoll.
Singapore-based Canopy Power installed solar and battery-powered renewable energy systems at Soneva resorts with the capacity to generate 50 percent of electricity for the brand's two properties. The company is also developing a floating solar installation at Soneva Secret.
A Dhivehi Thaana script font based on the hand writing of former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was introduced at a ceremony to mark International Mother Language Day. The "Maumoon" font was exhibited at the National Art Gallery on Saturday.
Economic Development Minister Mohamed Saeed inaugurated an Indian Film Festival showcasing a diverse lineup of Bollywood, Tamil, Malayalam, Punjabi, and Kannada films at the Olympus and Schwack cinemas over two weekends. The festival was organised by the the Indian High Commission.
The legal boundary of Laamu Gan was extended through a presidential decree by placing the adjoining sandbank of Bodufinolhu under the ownership and jurisdiction of the Gan island council.
The ruling party hosted a maahefun (traditional pre-Ramadan feast) in Malé with an open invitation to the public.