Maldives Development Bank CEO Noel Gregor Paterson-Jones resigned just seven months after his appointment to the newly-formed bank that has yet to officially open. The former finance minister called the project “a failure waiting to happen” and characterised the departure as a “glaring symbol of mismanagement, incompetence.”

The mobile phone of sacked immigration controller Mohamed Shamaan Waheed's wife was confiscated as the criminal court imposed travel bans on two suspects involved in the alleged migrant worker extortion scheme. The police revealed the identities of four immigration officers who were arrested along with Shamaan.

Ibrahim Shamweel, a 23-year-old man serving an 18-month sentence in Maafushi prison, committed suicide. Prison officers found him hanging from the ceiling of his cell at 4:20pm.

Everyone on the Hajj Corporation’s waiting list will be able to perform the pilgrimage this year, President Muizzu assured, after the Islamic minister deleted a similar announcement. 

The transport ministry warned it will take action against vessels left anchored and unattended in harbors or lagoons, citing risks of dangerous incidents and property damage.

Immigration detained five expatriates after questioning migrant workers near the Heenaamaage parking lot in Malé.

Emirati YouTuber Khalid Al Ameri visited the Maldives on a familiarisation trip aimed at showcasing Ramadan in the country and boosting tourist arrivals from the Middle East.

The local government ministry began preparations to illuminate 65 islands with “Eid lights” with President Muizzu due to inaugurate a display at the Hulhumalé Central Park next Saturday.

Tourist arrivals reached 588,484 for the year, up 4.8 percent from the same period last year with China and Russia as the top source markets.