19 Mar, 11:51 AM
STELCO announced plans to set up electric vehicle charging stations across Malé with advanced battery management systems from the Taiwanese brand Gogoro. The state utility company will also import electric motorcycles and offer test rides as part of plans to encourage a shift to electric vehicles, the managing director said.
The opposition MDP’s legal team decided to file a police complaint against First Lady Sajidha Mohamed and her legal counsel Azima Shukoor, contending that the lawyer’s disclosure of the name and age of the first couple’s teenage son endangered the child. The move came after the first lady decided to sue an MDP activist for claiming that the discovery of her son vaping was what led to the government banning vaping.
In the face of a public outcry sparked by the discovery of a baibalaa practice area set up at the Maafannu cemetery after the removal of buried corpses, the Malé City Council dismantled the court.
A Pakistani navy ship conducted a passing exercise with a Maldives Coastguard vessel “to strengthen maritime cooperation and enhance interoperability” during a four-day goodwill mission.
New rules for sending Maldivian for the Hajj pilgrimage prioritise elderly persons on the long waiting list who have never performed the obligatory ritual.
The Maldives condemned renewed Israeli airstrikes in Gaza that killed more than 400 people.
Parliament reduced the notice period for appearing before committees to three days.
An amendment to the criminal procedures code that came into force on Monday allows the immediate freezing of bank accounts linked to scams, the police’s Anti-Scam Centre told Mihaaru.
President Muizzu inspected progress on the Velana International Airport’s long-delayed passenger terminal.
Two men robbed a foreign cashier at knifepoint and stole cash and a cigarette carton from the shop in Malé.
The application deadline for homebuilding loans under an Islamic finance facility was extended to April 30.
The President’s Office invited the public to submit questions to the president.