Maldives and China are discussing equipping fish aggregation devices with tools to collect data, Indian media reported.
After taking to the streets of Malé for the second consecutive night, MDP protesters clashed with police officers, who set up barricades and used pepper spray to keep protesters outside the MDP meeting hall in Chandhanee Magu. The main opposition party urged the public to join protests over the exclusion of thousands from a housing scheme and the "unconstitutional" removal of Supreme Court justices.
The Indian Coastguard seized 30kg of hashish oil en route from Tuticorin to Malé. The street value was estimated to be US$ 3.8 million.
Immigration raided a four-storey residence in Malé and detained 32 undocumented workers after discovering 76 expatriates living in cramped conditions.
A Chinese-funded project to build council offices on 50 islands will begin in mid-2025 with surveyors due to arrive next month, the local government minister told state media..
At an OIC meeting in Jeddah, the foreign minister condemned calls to displace Palestinians and expressed support for the Gaza reconstruction plan adopted at the Arab League Summit.
A man arrested for smoking on the street on Thursday morning was remanded for 15 days for violating Ramadan daytime restrictions. According to the court order, he was detained for damaging the holding cell at the Maafannu police station.