Police yesterday arrested a man with large amount of suspected drugs in Lonadhuvahutta in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, reports police.
Police said the man was arrested with 18 pieces and 10 packets of alleged drugs.
The man was 23 years old and he was arrested last night at 23:30pm.
Gaafu Dhaalu Thinadhoo police station and the police drug enforcement unit and investigating the case.
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(0)President Mohamed Nasheed congratulated the valuable services of the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) at the first-ever Commander-in-Chief’s Force and Fleet Review yesterday, held at Jumhooree Maidhan in celebration of the 118th anniversary of the MNDF.
President Nasheed said the MNDF have provided their services at every instance of national importance, and particularly noted their support in bringing democratic change to the country.
He said a national force that would act in unity and unconditionally, without political influence, and with the nation’s interest in mind, “did not exist for no reason.”
President Nasheed said to expand and modernise the military services, it was necessary to decentralise the forces. The MNDF has already divided its forces into four regional commands; one in Malé, and three more in the South, North and Central regions.
He added the MNDF was undergoing infrastructural development, resource modernisation, training and capacity building to modernise and expand the military.
As Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, President Nasheed inspected the MNDF Marine Corps and the Coast Guard fleet. There were displays of Air Wing and Special Forces.
President Nasheed presented the colours of the new MNDF Support Service Corps to Brigadier General Ahmed Nilam.
(0)Dislikes(0)President Mohamed Nasheed and First Lady Laila Ali have returned to the Maldives after their visit to South Korea for the B4E Business for Environment Summit.
They were greeted by members of the government and a large crowd of people who gathered at jetty number one to congratulate the president on the Champion of the Earth Award he received last week.
He said he was honoured to receive the prize and it was a testament to Maldivians’ efforts to bring the issue of climate change to the global stage.
(0)Dislikes(0)President Mohamed Nasheed launched the Government E-Letter Management System (GEMS) at a ceremony held at the President’s Office yesterday.
President Nasheed said GEMS is part of the government policy to introduce the most advanced technologies and modern practices of administration to make government communication more efficient.
He noted GEMS would allow government offices to lower expenditure as well.
The system allows all communication between government offices to be exchanged electronically. It will allow for more “transparency” and “credibility” of government bureaucracy and will make management and administrative duties more efficient.
GEMS will be initially introduced to all government offices in Malé and the South Province.
(0)Dislikes(0)President Mohamed Nasheed has met with the visiting Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) delegation at the President’s Office, reports Miadhu.
President Nasheed noted the Maldives and China enjoyed close and cordial relations, and said China was making important contributions to the social and economic growth of the Maldives.
He added that both countries share concerns such as climate change, and the two governments should collaborate more on the issue.
Vice Chairman of the CPPCC, Sun Jiazheng, assured the president that China would continue to cooperate with the Maldives, and added climate change is a great concern to his country.
Jiazheng briefed President Nasheed on China’s political system and the government’s efforts to further develop the country and bring prosperity to its people.
(0)Dislikes(0)A 20 year-old man died yesterday afternoon when his speeding motorcycle crashed into a tree in Noonu Kendhikulhudhoo.
The attending doctor at Kendhikulhudhoo Health Centre said the man had died before reaching hospital.
Police reported the motorcycle was completely damaged and Manadhoo police are investigating the accident further.
(0)Dislikes(0)As part of his visit to South Korea President Mohamed Nasheed met with executives of the country’s business sector, fisheries industry and the media.
In his meeting with representative from the business sector held at the Intercontinetal Hotel in Seoul on Friday, the president informed them of the business and investment opportunities in the Maldives.
President Nasheed spoke of the potential investment opportunities in green energy and housing projects in the Maldives.
He noted South Korea was a growing market for the Maldivian tourism industry and an important partner in the fisheries sector.
The president also met with the president of Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), Hwan-eik Cho at the KOTRA Centre to discuss investment in the Maldives, especially in the fisheries, energy and housing sectors.
According to the President’s Office, a number of South Korean companies expressed interest in investing in the Maldives.
He then met with the Director General of Distant Water Fisheries Bureau of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of South Korea, Lee Cheol Woo, and the Chariman of Korean Overseas Fisheries Association, Kyung-Nam Chang.
Present at the meeting were also representatives from Sajo Industries and Dongwon Industries, two South Korean companies working in the fisheries and business secotr.
President Nasheed spoke of the challenges faced by the Maldivian fishing industry, and said the government wanted to expand the overseas market for fish products so foreign companies could buy fish directly from Maldivian fishermen.
After his meetings, the president met with South Korean press and spoke mostly on the environmental challenges faced by the Maldives and his commitment to bring the issues of climate change to the international stage.
President Nasheed concluded his visit to South Korea on Friday.
(0)Dislikes(0)A man was apprehended by police yesterday afternoon for being allegedly involved in selling and using illegal drugs.
The man was caught by Seenu, Gan police with seven packets of illegal drugs while he was waiting near Maradhoo Harbour waiting for his motorcycle. Police were searching for two people reported to have gone to Maradhoo to sell drugs.
Police found Rf12,945 in cash in the man’s pocket as well as the packets of drugs.
Police in Gan, along with the Drug Enforcement Department of Maldives Police Service are investigating the case.
(0)Dislikes(0)President Mohamed Nasheed spoke at the Hanseo University of South Korea last Friday, where he said no attempt by climate deniers had altered the evidence that climate change is real.
The president called for climate deniers to visit the Maldives and see the effects of climate change, noting that in the Maldives, climate change was not an abstract or distant phenomenon.
President Nasheed noted the importance of bridging the divide between developed and developing countries in order to assure a stronger commitment to fight climate change at the next UN summit due to take place in Mexico later this year.
He also spoke of the Maldives efforts to become carbon neutral by 2020.
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