Category: News in Brief

Six men attacked in Faumulaku, one killed

Six men have been injured in a fight between two groups in Gnaviyanni Faumulaku.

According to police, at around 9.30pm last night, six men standing by a house in the Dhoondigam ward were attacked by another group.

The six men were attacked with sharp objects, and after the altercation the group fled the scene.

The six are being treated at Faumulaku Atoll Hospital, and two have been transfered to the intensive care unit.

Haveeru has since reported that one of the injured men died while receiving treatment.

The Faumulaku police are now investigating the case to arrest posible suspects.

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Maumoon leaves on ‘official trip’ to India

Former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has today left for New Dheli, India on an ‘official trip’, according to a press release from the former president’s office.

Dhivehi Rayithunge Party (DRP) vice president Ahmed Thasmeen Ali, who has put himself forward as a candidate for the DRP leadership after Gayoom’s departure, is accompanying.

During this trip Maumoon will meet Indian Prime Minister Dr Mammauhan Singh and other senior government officials.

Thasmeen also announced the DRP would be offering Maumoon an honorary position at the party’s national congress in February.

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SAFF games might not be broadcast

The SAFF games, which start on Friday in Bangladesh, may not be broadcasted in the Maldives.

According to Haveeru, a TVM official claimed the station was trying to broadcast the games, but were having communication difficulties with their Bangladeshi counterparts.

TVM broadcast the recent SAFF championhip because a company named Singapore World Sports Group had the license to broadcast the event, and had an agreement with TVM.

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Transport regulations published

Four public transportation regulations and regulations were published yesterday in the government’s Gazette by the Ministry of Housing, Transport and Environment.

Transport rules published included motor vehicle driving license regulation, motor vehicles speed limit regulation, exempted vehicles regulation and public transport ferries regulation.

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Evnoy for science meets science society

Maldives Envoy for Science and Technology Ahmed Shafeeq Ibrahim Moosa yesterday met with President of the Maldives Science Society (MSS) Mohamed Ijaz and Secretary General Amal Shaheed.

Moosa said it was important to have small scale grassroots movements to achieving important outcomes for the development of the nation.

The MSS could contribute to the government’s plans to make the Maldives the first carbon neutral country in the world, he suggested, and urged the organisation to work to make the public more aware of green technologies and environmentally friendly ways of living.

The two parties also discussed ways of providing government support and assistance for the MSS’s activities.

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Cardiologist now working at IGMH

The first cardiologist in the Maldives has begun work at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH).

According to Miadhu, Dr Ali Shafeeq had previously worked at IGMH and received his specialised medical studies at India’s Sri Chitra institute of medical science.

The cardiology unit at IGMH has been closed for a while now, Miadhu reported.

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Change Fishermen’s Day, requests HRCM

The Human Rights Commission to the Maldives (HRCM) has requested the government change Fishermen’s Day from 10 December to avoid it clashing with International Human Rights Day.

“Due national importance is not given to any one of these two days when both days are commemorated on the same day,” a statement from HRCM read, adding that while International Human Rights Day was designated by the United Nations in 1948 and has been celebrated as one of the most important days marked all over the world,” fishing was also the country’s second most important industry after tourism.

HRCM said it was making the request for the date to be changed after a group representing Maldivian fishermen raised the issue with the organisation.

“HRCM to do whatever it can to convince the government about the importance of this change as fishermen themselves feel they would be more comfortable marking a day on their behalf if they are allowed to celebrate on a different day,” it said.

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Police hold awareness program in Hithadhoo

The Baa Thulhaadhoo Police Station and Thulhaadhoo Crime Prevention Committee held an awareness programme for the community of Baa Hithaadhoo, raising the issues of illegal drug use and child sexual abuse.

Police said a religious viewpoint was also given to further highlight the seriousness of these issues.

Six police from Baa Thulhaadhoo Police Station, 10 members of Thulhaadhoo Crime Prevention Committee, two teachers of Thulhaadhoo School and 27 students of Thulhaadhoo School took part in the programme.

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Three arrested in Hithadhoo drugs bust

A pair of men and one person under the age of 18 have been arrested by police in connection with drugs, reports Haveeru.

The group were arrested in an abandon house on the island of Hithadhoo in Addu Atoll while they were allegedly packing suspected narcotics.

Police said the investigation was ongoing and they could not reveal more information.

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