MDP MPs were forcibly ejected from the chamber as they protested during President Muizzu’s address at the opening of parliament for 2025. After repeatedly advising the opposition lawmakers to desist, Speaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla adjourned proceedings and called in security personnel to restore order.
The health ministry expressed deep concern and assured an inquiry into the tragic death of a woman and her newborn after childbirth on the island of Villingili in Gaaf Alif atoll. Shiuna Thaufeeq died at the Kooddoo airport before she could be flown to Malé. Her baby passed away while undergoing treatment in the capital.
Jamaluddeen School deleted a post honouring alumnus opposition lawmaker Meekail Naseem, who blamed it on pressure from the education ministry and condemned the “micro-management and pettiness” of the government.
Jumhooree Party leader Qasim Ibrahim praised the government’s fiscal reforms at a rare press conference, assailing previous administrations over the accumulation of debt and arrears, including more than MVR 1 billion (US$ 65 million) worth of unpaid bills at Aasandha and the National Social Protection Agency.
The Maldives rejected “any attempt to displace the population of the Gaza Strip” and reiterated support for a sovereign Palestinian state.
A Nepalese cook was arrested for assaulting his assistant, police informed the media. The Bangladeshi victim remained in critical condition at the ICU after the assault on Tuesday. The 24-year-old Nepalese man, identified as Siddhartha Gurang, was remanded for five days.