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The enforcement order of the unpaid MVR 1.1 million rent tied to Newport View Restaurant grounds against Strada Private Limited was canceled by the Civil Court upon request from the state. Strada was given the waterfront plot in September 2016 under an agreement with the Housing Ministry. They...
The Prosecutor General's Office (PG) has officially asked the Criminal Court to revoke the passport of Ahmed Saeed, ex-Managing Director of Fenaka Corporation, referencing an intelligence report provided by the police. Saeed's passport was first seized in October of the last year due to an active...
The Police Anti-Scam Centre issued a public advisory on Monday, urging people to be cautious of deceptive ‘free Wi-Fi’ offers in public spaces, especially airports. The warning comes after reports of individuals being scammed through fraudulent internet access points disguised as complimentary...
Regarding the assassination of Zakiyya Moosa, discovered deceased in N. Holhudhoo, Mihaaru News has reported that the National Integrity Commission (NIC) has suggested criminal charges be brought against multiple high-ranking police officials, including the present Police Commissioner Ismail...
On Sunday morning, the Criminal Court released the young man apprehended for reckless driving in Hulhumale Phase 1 and for failing to comply with the police. A video circulating on social media showed police officers halting a silver car near the beach area of Phase 1, close to the bridge that is...
Meetings have commenced with the Prosecutor General concerning the possibility of filing charges against police officers who were careless in the investigation of Zakiyya Moosa's case, whose body was discovered with injuries on Holhudhoo island in Noonu atoll. The National Integrity Commission...
During an incident in Hulhumale' last night, a vehicle traveling at high speed and driving irresponsibly ignored Police orders to stop, colliding with a Police motorcycle in an effort to escape. Both the male driver of the vehicle and the female passenger have been arrested by the police. In a...
The Maldivian Police Anti-Scam Centre has released a public warning about the rising occurrence of scams carried out by the illegal obtaining of Viber account verification codes. This increase in fraudulent activities is mainly due to increased online participation and technological progress that...
The Maldives Police Service has initiated an inquiry following the severing of a power cable at a substation of State Electric Company Limited (STELCO) situated near the clock tower in Male’. The authorities were informed of the incident by the Police at around 21:46pm on Thursday night. During...
Maldives Immigration has rejected claims being reported by certain media that a Maldivian citizen has received a sentence related to a sexual assault case in the United Kingdom. In a statement released on Thursday, the authority explained that the person mentioned in the case, Sundaralingam...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) announced that they have initiated an investigation into the cases outlined in the report prepared by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the central bank, Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA), which has leveled significant corruption accusations against...
Former Home Minister Umar Naseer has condemned President Dr Mohamed Muizzu's suggestion to discuss the death penalty for drug traffickers in the Maldives, claiming that these discussions would result in an outcome akin to the "India Out" campaign. Umar Naseer, a longtime supporter of capital...