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- Police arrest 48 year-old man for allegedly molesting 10 year-old girl
- 50 companies fail to pay Business Profit Tax by April deadline: MIRA
- President calls on country to put “national stability” ahead of political affiliations
Former President’s Office under-secretary placed under house arrest
Former Under-Secretary of the President’s Office Ibrahim Rasheed ‘Hoara’ Ibbe, who was in pretrial detention on allegations that he had sexually abused a 17 year-old girl, has been placed under house arrested.
Foreign Ministry claims resolution found to Indian visa “difficulties”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said recent difficulties experienced by Maldivians in trying to obtain medical visas for travel to India have been resolved through ongoing discussions between the two countries.
Man arrested on suspicion of performing black magic
Police have arrested a 46 year-old man living on the island of Ihavandhoo in Haa Alifu Atoll on suspicion of performing black magic.
Maldivian ship’s captain threatened with drowning over unpaid salaries: crew member
“They are threatening us. They carry knives and iron bars. The last thing they said was that the captain will be drowned if the salaries are not paid by the end of tomorrow,” a Maldivian crew member alleged to local media yesterday (January 4).
Vessel sunk and five injured after two separate boat collisions in Male’
The Maldives Police Service (MPS) has reported two separate collisions on Wednesday (January 3), the first of which occurred near the T-Jetty and the second at the airport ferry terminal, both in Male’.
Criminal Court extends detention of ‘Reeko’ Moosa’s son-in-law
The Criminal Court yesterday (January 2) extended the pretrial detention period of Abdulla Javid, son-in-law of opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Chairperson and MP ‘Reeko’ Moosa Manik, following his arrest in early December.
Proposed anti-piracy bill outlines legal framework for punishing suspects
The stated purpose of the bill is to establish a legal framework to deal with piracy within the territorial waters of the Maldives amidst concerns at the growing risk of maritime crime in the Indian Ocean over the last few years.
Five month-old foetus correctly pronounced dead: IGMH
Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) has said that a five month foetus born prematurely yesterday (January 1) was correctly pronounced deceased before being sent to a cemetery in Male’ for burial.
Recent bills “restrict fundamental rights,” NGOs warn
A number of bills passed and decisions made by parliament in 2012 could “weaken the democratic, good governance system” and “restrict some fundamental rights,” local NGOs Transparency Maldives (TM) and Maldivian Democracy Network (MDN) have said.