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Maleeh threw baseless accusations: Parliament

March 24, 2021, 16:05

Malé, Maldives - Parliament Committee on Member's Privileges and Ethics has decided to send an advisory letter to Former Communications Minister Maleeh Jamal, due to his baseless accusations at the… Continued

Parole Board Members to work full-time

March 24, 2021, 15:44

Male', Maldives - Parliamentary committee report recommends Parole Board members to be changed into a full-time position. Prisoners and detainees in the Maldives, have submitted a petition to the People's… Continued

MPs travel to island to campaign with Speaker Nasheed’s approval

March 24, 2021, 15:26

Malé, Maldives — Speaker of the Maldives Parliament, Mohamed Nasheed has stated that three parliament members have set out to the atolls of Maldives for campaign purposes with his counsel.… Continued

Just in: Boat on fire at Thilafushi

March 24, 2021, 15:10

MNDF firefighters are on the scene of a fire on a boat docked at Thilafushi boatyard. Thilafushi is an industrial area located near Malé. Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) said… Continued

Minister Mausoom attends UNWTO Global Tourism Crisis Committee meeting

March 24, 2021, 14:24

Male', Maldives - The Minister of Tourism, Dr. Abdulla Mausoom, has participated in the fifth virtual meeting of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Tourism Crisis Committee Technical Group. The… Continued

Ahmed Moosa Mohamed on Interpol red notice extradited to Maldives

March 24, 2021, 13:54

Malé, Maldives — The Managing Director of SeaLife Global, Ahmed Moosa (Ammati) who conned hundreds of people using housing fraud has been extradited to Maldives. The Sri Lankan Police had… Continued

All VISA card transactions to be made in MVR

March 24, 2021, 13:06

Malé, Maldives - Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) has issued a notice to all banks operating in Maldives to only use MVR in all VISA card transactions made in the country… Continued

Ungoofaaru Cluster: 2 additional islands placed under monitoring!

March 24, 2021, 12:36

R. Atoll, Maldives - Maduvvari and Hulhudhuffaaru of R. Atoll are placed under monitoring today in relation to the rapidly growing R. Ungoofaaru cluster. One individual who travelled to Ungoofaaru… Continued

Ungoofaaru Cluster: Dhiffushi placed under monitoring status

March 24, 2021, 12:04

Kaafu Atoll, Maldives — The Health Emergency Operations Center (HEOC) has placed K. Dhiffushi under monitoring status. HEOC placed Dhiffushi under monitoring status after two individuals who traveled from Dhiffushi… Continued

Maldives to legalize shark fishing

March 24, 2021, 11:55

Malé, Maldives - Maldives Minister of Fisheries Zaha Waheed has said that discussions are in progress to legalize shark fishing in the Maldives. While speaking at the Parliamentary Committee on… Continued