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Police have initiated a search for Abdulla Shihaadh, a 37-year-old resident of Noonu Atoll Manadhoo, who has been missing since last Saturday. According to a police statement posted on social media, he was reported missing at 8:05 PM last night. His family last had contact with him at 4:50 PM on...
The Local Government Authority (LGA) has initiated an inquiry into the Thinadhoo City Council following several complaints. This decision was officially communicated in a letter from the LGA to Mayor Saudh Ali on March 2, 2025. A dedicated team from the LGA arrived in Thinadhoo on March 9, 2025 to...
An expatriate man, arrested for the illegal possession and distribution of alcohol, has been transferred to the Maldives Immigration for deportation. The suspect, identified as Shofigul Islam, was apprehended on Wednesday during a joint operation conducted by the Counter Narcotics Intelligence and...
Indian authorities recently seized 30 kg of hashish oil that was being smuggled from India to the Maldives. The operation, carried out by the Indian Coast Guard and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), took place on March 5 when they intercepted a tugboat traveling from Tuticorin to...
A man who fell from the bridge connecting Hulhumale’ Phase I and Phase II has been rescued by the police. According to a police spokesperson, they received information about the fall in the Hithigasmagu area of Hulhumale’ around 5:42 a.m. on Thursday. Responding promptly, officers jumped into the...
The family of Ahmed Usaid, a Maldivian man who went missing in Malaysia, has confirmed today that he is currently in police custody there. Usaid was reported missing last Sunday. His father, Ibrahim Afeef, shared in a Facebook post that Usaid was last seen at approximately 3:15 PM that day. Afeef...
A speedboat carrying 48 people, including children, capsized and sank yesterday. Police reported that they received information about the incident involving a speedboat named 'Huvan,' which was traveling from ADh. Dhigurah to Male' when it sank at approximately 7:57 AM. The boat was carrying...
Two men have been taken into custody on charges of performing sorcery aimed at the Raa Atoll Council Office. The individuals, Mohamed Amjad, 61, and Mohamed Waheed, 67, both from Ungoofaaru, were arrested under a court order for allegedly engaging in witchcraft and sorcery targeting the council...