The Maldives Air Traffic Controllers Association (MATCA) has joined the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Association (IFATCA). MATCA’s president Saddam Ahmed Saeed and secretary Yusuf Naeem took part in IFATCA’s 59th annual general meeting, which was held in Spain on Friday (May 9), local media has reported. The vice president of MATCA Amhaar Mahraan [...]...
Noting a rise in serious crimes committed by youth offenders, commission said it was "unacceptable" for adults to encourage vulnerable youth into crime while evading the legal repercussions....
State prosecutors in a letter today urged President Abdulla Yameen to “find a solution” to the ongoing criminal justice crisis, arguing they do not have the authority to assume the office's responsibilities as advised by the government. ...
The Capital Market Development Authority's quarterly report detailed plans for further expansion of the Islamic financial sector as well as pensions investments which Shafeega noted had not "kept pace" with recent pension development. ...
"When these big projects are halted, the preliminary investigation or assessment should be completed within a certain period," President Yameen said this morning at an inauguration ceremony for a land reclamation project in Thulusdhoo. ...
The company has come under fire for mining sand from the country's only Biosphere reserve, and damaging reefs and shorelines in other islands. ...
At a meeting with the incumbent and newly elected parliamentarians of PPM, Gayoom asserted that it is vital to further strengthen the party in order to ensure that it remains in government. He stated that the best way to do so is to increase the general membership of PPM. ...
According to the Deccan Herald, India's Army Chief General Bikram Singh has offered to build a dockyard worth MVR7.7 billion (US$500 million) in the Maldives. China has reportedly indicated interest in the project first. ...
The committee is to review and amend judicial sector laws and regulations. Former JSC member Aishath Velezinee described the Supreme Court's move as an "encroachment" on the People's Majlis powers. ...
Judge Mahaz Ali has joined the Maldives Bar Association in suggesting that criminal cases cannot be conducted in the absence of prosecutor general or a deputy prosecutor general, contradicting advice given by the attorney general. ...
China’s state-owned engineering and construction company, Synohydro, is to build a US$ 9 million parking apron at the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (INIA). The agreement was signed between the Maldives Airports Company (MACL) and Sinohydro on May 8. MACL Managing Director ‘Bandhu’ Ibrahim Saleem said the new apron – to be built on the northern [...]...
A six-man kayak team has paddled 165 kilometers around Lhaviyani Atoll and raised over MVR 1 million (US$ 64, 840) for the Maldives Thalassemia Society. The four-day “Atoll Challenge” visited all four inhabited islands and five resorts in the northern atoll to raise awareness on the common blood disorder and raise funds to buy 50 [...]...
The Maldives Police Services has completed a three-day training on first responses to terrorism this morning. The programme held in partnership with the US State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security trained 71 police officers. A Sri Lankan counter-terrorism analyst told Indian Media last week that Maldives is a target of regional terrorists. Rohan Gunaratna who [...]...
The Criminal Court has cancelled hearings in 114 criminal cases as state prosecutors refused to attend trials for a third day. Meanwhile, Hithadhoo Court in Addu City has decided to proceed with trials in the absence of state prosecutors. ...
74 year old Aishath Fauziyya, from Gaadeege, has drowned while swimming in Gdh. Gahdhoo this morning (May 8). Police reported that at 8:00 this morning, they received information about the incident and arrived on the scene. They discovered that the woman had been swimming for exercise with several others on the south side of the [...]...
An individual has been taken into custody in Gaaf Dhaal Atoll Hoadehdhoo Island for sexually exploiting and assaulting a 16 year old female minor. Police reported that the individual, who was arrested on May 1, was a 24 year old male. He was taken in regarding a case first filed in 2013, which stated that he [...]...
"Black rain" incidents are recurring in the Maldives every year, but the authorities have yet to confirm a reason for the polluted water. The HPA has warned Eydhafushi residents not to use black rain for cooking or drinking. ...
Environment Minister Thoriq Ibrahim has pledged to compile a low carbon development strategy to minimize the Maldives' dependence on fossil fuels. The announcement comes at a time when the government is calling for investment in oil exploration. ...
The Thalassemia Society said individuals with the disorder living in the islands do not have access to proper treatment, while medical care facilities in Malé are run down and dilapidated. Meanwhile, the family of a thalassemia patient has said their daughter was given a blood transfusion infected with bacteria. ...
Netherland’s Boskalis International has begun a 33-hectare reclamation project on Thulusdhoo Island in Kaafu Atoll. The MVR 570 million (US$ 37 million) four-island reclamation project has garnered controversy with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) stating that environmental regulations were violated in the recent dredging on Baa Atoll Eydhafushi Island. Excavators used a method called the...