A parliamentary committee approved a proposal to break for recess during Ramadan. If it is passed on the floor, lawmakers will go back on holiday after working 23 days since returning from a two-month recess. It will allow MPs to devote more time to prayer during the fasting month, the committee chair said.
A mother and daughter were arrested on drug peddling charges in Hanimadhoo. Based on counter-narcotics intelligence, the police raided their home and found 190 grams of an unidentified drug.
The Elections Commission rolled out a portal for political party registration using the eFaas digital identity card, discontinuing the use of paper forms after the ruling party’s membership fraud scandal.
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Mariyam Nazaha over the fatal stabbing of her husband in 2010.
The first development permit under the special economic zones law was issued for a 100 megawatt floating solar project at a lagoon near Hulhumalé. Canada’s Abraxas Power Corp proposed the US$ 100 million renewable energy investment in a deal that includes complementary real estate and industrial developments. The solar city project has a target of 2027 for completion.
Saudi Arabia approved a trade MoU that aims to “enhance commercial cooperation for mutual benefit.