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New regulation grants Maldives Police Service the authority to sanction postmortems

May 24, 2022, 20:17

Malé, Maldives - The Government of Maldives, on Tuesday, gazetted the Procedure regarding conducting postmortem for death investigations (R-89/2022) authorizing the police to perform postmortem. The regulation created under the… Continued

Police arrest trespasser planning physical attack at Malé school

May 24, 2022, 20:00

Malé, Maldives - The Maldives Police Service on Tuesday arrested a man who entered Jamaluddin School, located in the capital city Malé, with the intent to cause physical harm earlier… Continued

Malé to face scheduled power cuts for the next two days

May 24, 2022, 19:45

Malé, Maldives - Ahmed Shareef, Managing Director of State Electric Company, stated on Tuesday that power cuts will be scheduled in 30 minute intervals across the capital city Malé for… Continued

International Federation of Journalists condemns recent police harassment of journalists

May 24, 2022, 19:31

Malé, Maldives - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate in the Maldives, the Maldives Journalist Association (MJA), on Tuesday, condemned the alleged police harassment of journalists during… Continued

UN Special Rapporteur calls on the government to urgently repatriate Maldivians from foreign warzones

May 24, 2022, 19:10

Malé, Maldives - The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, on Tuesday urged the Maldivian government… Continued

MMA Governor warns against lowering resort tax

May 23, 2022, 19:17

Malé, Maldives - Governor of Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA), Ali Hashim on Monday warned against reducing the resort rent as per the proposed amendment to Maldives Tourism Act (Act No.… Continued

Family entitled compensation for child’s death by medical negligence: Human Rights Commission

May 23, 2022, 18:54

Malé, Maldives - Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM) on Monday released the report regarding the death of 6 year old child at Fuvahmulah Hospital in October 2021. The… Continued

Prisoner detained at Hulhumalé Jail dies

May 23, 2022, 18:03

Malé, Maldives - Maldives Correctional Services on Monday stated that Ali Mohamed (58), Happy Rest, AA. Himandhoo died at 15:20 in Hulhumalé jail while receiving treatment at Hulhumalé Hospital. Mohamed,… Continued

BML adds digital wallet to mobile app enabling seamless payment without physical cards

May 23, 2022, 15:25

Malé, Maldives - Bank of Maldives today announced the launch of BML Pay wallet on its Mobile Banking app. With the upgrade, contactless payment services and wallet-to-wallet transfer services are… Continued

MFDA releases advisory amid increasing rotten egg sales

May 23, 2022, 15:13

Malé, Maldives - Maldives Food and Drug Authority (MFDA) on Monday ordered businesses to control egg storage and display expiry dates on eggs. MFDA made this decision amid increasing complaints… Continued