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Food prices are rising in Male' city, and the number of people seeking financial assistance to buy basic food items is increasing month by month, according to official statistics. Data released by the Statistics Bureau this month shows that prices of essential commodities in Male' rose in November...
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Reclamation works for the Hulhumalé Phase 3 land reclamation project, overseen by Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL), have now reached a significant milestone with 31 hectares of a planned 63 hectares reclaimed, equivalent to about 49.2 percent completion, according to recent progress...
The National Social Protection Agency (NSPA) spent MVR 12.4 million on therapeutic services for children and people with disabilities last month, according to official statistics. A total of 359 individuals received treatment under NSPA’s disability therapy programme in November. Of these, 252...
A cold storage and fish processing facility will be developed in R. Kandholhudhoo, along with a modern fishing port, under a new government project awarded to 3 Way Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. The agreement was signed on Saturday evening during the Fishermen’s Day ceremony in R. Dhuvaafaru, with...
Practical work on the R. Dhuvaafaru Harbour Development Project officially commenced today, marking a major infrastructure milestone for one of the Maldives’ key fishing communities. President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu graced the event as Chief Guest, underscoring the administration’s focus on...
The Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) will begin purchasing fish at a minimum price of MVR 16 per kilogram starting Sunday, President Dr Mohamed Muizzu announced at the Fishermen’s Day celebrations in R. Dhuvaafaru. Speaking at the event, the President said MIFCO will now buy fish from...
The Yellow fin Tuna Fishermen's Union, which organized the protest, maintained that the police boarded some boats and broke up the demonstration while the fishermen were protesting peacefully. They stressed that it was a peaceful protest.
A Bangladeshi man at the center of an illegal recruitment racket found to have pocketed over MVR 8 million has been sentenced to two years in prison under a plea deal with the state. In May, the police publicized information regarding an illegal recruitment and money laundering racket involving...
Part of the floor of an adjacent house collapsed on Saturday afternoon during excavation work for a construction project in Maafannu ward, Male' City. The incident occurred on Naseemee Hingun, where a person reportedly fell through the collapsed section of the neighboring house’s floor. According...
Mauroof Zakir, Secretary General of the Bodu Kanneli Masverinnge Union (BKMU) and Kendhoo MP, has been released from police custody following his arrest during the fishermen’s protest on Fishermen’s Day. According to MDP Legal Director Ahmed Mauroof, Mauroof Zakir has been released from police...
Fisheries Minister Ahmed Shiyam said on Saturday evening that the government does not owe any money to yellowfin tuna fishermen, but that private companies are responsible for paying millions of rufiyaa owed to them. Speaking at the Fishermen’s Day celebrations in R. Dhuvaafaru, Shiyam stressed...