MIFCO CEO Vitaliy Lyubimov was abruptly sacked for undisclosed reasons, barely three months after the Swiss man became the first foreign national to lead the state-owned fisheries company.
The government proposed an animal welfare and protection bill with fines of up to MVR 50,000 (US$ 3,240) for mistreatment and up to MVR 1 million for actions that lead to transmission of diseases. Violations of new standards proposed for the import, export, health and sales of animals and pets carry penalties of up to MVR 500,000.
Tobacco imports will not be duty-free or exempt from tariffs under the FTA with China, the economic minister informed parliament.
STO initiated price control measures and limited the sale of garlic after prices soared above MVR 100 per kilo. The state wholesaler was selling garlic for MVR 45 per kilo but rationed sales to a kilo per person.
Following investigation of a complaint, Avas Ride terminated a driver who spoke rudely to a customer.
Customs collected MVR 287 million as revenue in January from imports worth MVR 5.2 billion. Exports amounted to MVR 144 million during the month.
The police sought advice from the economic ministry on disposing of 49,000 packs of locally manufactured cigarettes seized from a private office in Malé in January.
A Maldivian man named Ahmed Usaid Ibrahim Afeef went missing in Malaysia. He was last seen around 3pm on Sunday. The family urged anyone with information to contact the Maldives High Commission in Kuala Lumpur.
The validity of temporary licenses issued to doctors before they take licensing examination was reduced from one year to six months.
Saudi Arabia donated an additional 10 tons of dates for distribution to the public in addition to the customary 50 tons donated annually ahead of Ramadan.