Thulhaadhoo Island Council

Thulhaadhoo councillors suspended for ‘defying orders’

The five island councillors have been suspended for a month without pay for refusing to to withhold the monthly salary of two councillors suspended earlier this year over a social media post and for attending a mass anti-government protest on May 1.

Islamic ministry scraps special prayer for president’s safety

“Protect and save our ruler, our people, and our country from the evil plots of schemers, acts of terrorism, the deceit of deceitful, and the envy of the envious,” reads the prayer. Worshippers and Imams at some mosques as well as prominent religious scholars have objected to the mandatory prayer, contending that it is a bid’ah (heretical innovation).

EC announces by-election to replace dismissed Thulhaadhoo councillor