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Authorities address property damage caused during Addu Road Development Project

May 9, 2022, 14:31

Addu City, Maldives - State Minister of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure Abdulla Sodiq has met with the Addu City Council to discuss ways to manage the property damage caused… Continued

Black Snoek caught in Addu breaks world record

May 9, 2022, 14:09

Malé, Maldives - A Black Snoek caught in Addu atoll waters in March 2022 has broken the official IGFA All-Tackle World Record for the largest fish of its kind. The… Continued

Search continues for Maldivian missing in Sri Lanka

May 9, 2022, 13:50

Malé, Maldives - Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated today that the search still continues for Ibrahim Ali (62) missing in Sri Lanka. Ibrahim Ali who travelled to Sri Lanka for… Continued

VP Faisal meets with UN Secretary-General Guterres

May 8, 2022, 11:34

USA - Vice President Faisal Naseem on Friday met with the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the UN Headquarters in New York City. Speaking with the Vice President,… Continued

University staff protest exclusion from education sector pay raise

May 8, 2022, 11:28

Malé, Maldives - The staff of Maldives National University (MNU) and Islamic University of Maldives (IUM) started silent protests today after being excluded from the education sector salary raises announced… Continued

Police make multiple arrests for a series of violent crimes rocking Malé city

May 8, 2022, 11:08

Malé, Maldives - The Maldives Police Service have made multiple arrests yesterday for a series of violent crimes. Attempted Assault in Maafushi Police on Saturday arrested two males aged 20… Continued

Maldives Customs Service intercepts methamphetamines worth MVR 500000

May 8, 2022, 10:46

Malé, Maldives - The Maldives Customs Service on Saturday reported that the authority had seized 1.363 Kgs of methamphetamines smuggled into the Maldives via courier service. The drugs were discovered… Continued

Man arrested in Malé for sexual abuse of 6 minors

May 8, 2022, 10:33

Malé, Maldives - The Maldives Police Service has confirmed that a 55-year-old Maldivian man has been arrested and remanded for sexual abuse of multiple children. Police confirmed that the 55… Continued

Maldives backs Jamaica’s Kamina J Smith for Commonwealth Secretary General’s post

May 6, 2022, 13:49

Malé, Maldives - President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Wednesday confirmed the Maldives' support for Jamaica's candidate for Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations, Kamina Johnson-Smith, in the forthcoming elections at… Continued

President Solih pledges to bring May 6 perpetrators to justice

May 6, 2022, 13:40

Malé, Maldives - President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Friday stated that the government remains steadfast in its work to bring those responsible for the May 6 terror attack to justice.… Continued