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The former Managing Director of Fenaka Corporation, Ahmed Saeed, has been sentenced to four years in prison by the Criminal Court. Saeed was found guilty of corruption earlier this afternoon, as the court determined he misused an official position. Saeed was charged alongside then-Procurement...
The Supreme Court has set a date for a hearing on the state's request to reverse the High Court's ruling concerning the 11-year prison term given to former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom. Yameen was found guilty of bribery and money laundering on 25 December 2022, along with Yoosuf Naeem,...
A Bangladeshi citizen has been arrested by police after a Nepalese woman was stabbed in Hulhumale’ on Saturday. The event, communicated to authorities at 12:45 PM, involved a 21-year-old woman from Nepal who suffered a stab wound to the neck while employed at the OCC store in Hulhumale’ Phase I....
Well-known state media TVM host Inayath Ali, along with two others, has been arrested by police related to a drug operation. Officials reported that the three individuals were taken into custody on suspicion of using and trafficking illegal drugs in Male' city. The arrests took place during an...
Leevan Ali Naseer, a member of the Maldives Media Council (MMC), was arrested by police on Tuesday during a protest outside the Parliament Building opposing a controversial media bill that aims to replace the current self-regulation system with a government-controlled commission, and has now been...
Police first confirmed that the accident involved three motorcycles and a bus, and that several people were injured in the accident and taken to hospital for treatment. A video currently circulating on social media shows police active on the highway at the scene of the accident. The video shows...
A Maldivian fugitive was arrested in Malaysia by their authorities in connection to a criminal investigation. The fugitive is named Abdul Bathin Mohamed Musthafa, who sought refuge in Malaysia to hide from his crimes that were committed in Maldives, which included domestic violence, rape,...
In his vision of creating a safer Maldives, President Muizzu put forth the Prevention of Gang Crimes and Other Dangerous Crimes Act. This law promises to dismantle organized crime, restore public safety and protect youth from crime. Ratified on May 25 and put into effect today, the law grants...
A specialized training initiative has been organized for the Maldives Police Service in preparation for the forthcoming Airport Full-Scale Emergency Exercise (AFEX), set to occur on September 8, 2025, at Velana International Airport (VIA). The drill, organized by Maldives Airports Company Limited...
Maldives Development Alliance (MDA) President and Dh.Meedhoo Constituency MP Ahmed Siyam Mohamed on Saturday cautioned that widespread corruption and mismanagement present a serious threat to the country’s sovereignty and nationalism, especially given the absence of strong measures against these...
The individual who took five laptops from Housing Development Corporation (HDC) and sold them has received a nine-month prison sentence. Hassan Shakeeb, Th. Miriyaasge. Gaadhiffushi invaded HDC’s project management office in Hulhumale’ Phase II and took five laptops. Shakeeb admitted in court...
The Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) has presented a case to the Prosecutor General's Office (PG Office) seeking an inquiry and prosecution of Hope Holdings, which provides launch ferry services to islands in Shaviyani and Noonu Atolls under the name "Hope Travels," over allegations of...