A dangerous collision between a car and a motorbike on the link road connecting Laamu Gan and Fonadhoo left two 44-year-old men on the motorbike with multiple injuries. One of the men was transferred to Malé for surgery to treat fractures in his leg.
Rising ocean temperatures as a result of climate change are shifting fish stocks and eroding shorelines, President Muizzu said in his message to mark World Oceans Day, echoing the fisheries minister's warning that warmer seas were altering migratory patterns of tuna and driving them to deeper waters, resulting in prolonged off-seasons in fishing and reducing the effectiveness of traditional practices that target surface-swimming tuna.
No further cases have been identified so far, but contact tracing and monitoring are ongoing following the death of a man from invasive meningococcal disease, the HPA said.
Laiba Ahmed Mahloof, the 12-year-old daughter of former Youth Minister Ahmed Mahloof, won three gold medals at the Armenian Youth Open badminton tournament. Congratulating her on X, the president called Laiba's achievement a “great honour” for the nation.
The three southernmost atolls experienced adverse weather as the Met office issued white alerts throughout Sunday. The heaviest rainfall was recorded in Addu with 36 millimetres in Hulhumeedhoo and 24 millimetres in Gan.
President Muizzu met with the Saudi Minister for Hajj and Umrah and expressed his gratitude for the arrangements made for Maldivian pilgrims. Islamic Minister Shaheem meanwhile visited the pilgrims and lauded this year’s arrangements as the smoothest yet. All Maldivian pilgrims reached Arafat early and were in good health, he said.
Cultural festivities and merriment during Eid are acceptable, but Muslims should avoid “sinful behaviour that goes against the highest virtues,” the Islamic minister said, wading into a perennial debate about customary celebrations involving dancing and music.