A fisherman from Seenu Meedhoo who fell into the ocean on 21 January is still missing.
The coast guard’s search effort locate the man has been unsuccessful despite the authority covering 275 square miles by sea and 580 square miles in a Dornier aircraft.
Ahmed Faruhaad fell into the ocean near a fishing site at Seenu Vilingili. The MNDF have urged all vessels travelling the area to keep an eye out for Faruhaad.
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(0)The Maldivian National Defense Force (MDNF) have begun draining operations after Seenu Hithadhoo became flooded after heavy rain.
More than three quarters of the island was inundated, the MNDF said.
The MNDF also began sandbagging some houses after 30 became flooded last night.
(0)Dislikes(0)President Mohamed Nasheed has made changes to the board of the Maldives Entertainment Company Limited.
Accordin to Haveeru, the new chairperson is Mariyam Waheedha, of Galolhu Hilman.
Other members of the board are Abdulla Shafeeq, Mohamed Imad, Haasan Zareeru, Ahmed Asif and Ahmed Fahud.
(0)Dislikes(0)Baa atoll committee has budgeted half a million Rf for educational projects and development, reports Haveeru.
The total is more than double the amount the committee spent last year, Haveeru noted.
The Baa atoll committee has assets of more than Mf 2.9 million, and has previously funded a powerhouse, harbour projects and educational centres.
(0)Dislikes(0)Korean Air announced this week it will operate 24 direct flights under charter four times a week between Incheon and the Maldives.
The flights will run from April 25 to June 4 and reduce the travel time from its current 15 hours to nine.
Korea is an increasingly important pool of tourists for the Maldives, particularly for honeymooners.
(0)Dislikes(0)The labor party has sent a letter to the anti-corruption commission asking it to investigate a case at the president’s office in which lost four laptops and one projector were lost, reports Manadhoolive.
The letter clams during October 2009 the equipment was found to be missing from the president’s office, but until today the president’s office has neither informed the media or tried to find out why it was missing.
The Labor Party said it considered this as an “act of corruption” committed by the president’s office, and demanded the case be investigated.
(0)Dislikes(0)Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed has met with the Representative for the Regional UNODC Office for South Asia, Cristina Albertin, to discuss the strengthening of the country’s response to drug abuse.
Speaking at the meeting, Waheed said that fighting against drug issues was one of the key pledges of the government.
He noted the important role civil societies could play in this endeavour, and stressed the need for more NGOs to be created.
Albertin agreed that the government alone could not prevent drug abuse in the country, and said that controlling the supply of drugs and punishing the drug importers was the strongest way to stop drug abuse in the country.
(0)Dislikes(0)A team of 22 police have returned from India after completing a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) course.
According to police, the course was held from 2f November 2009 to 16 January 2010 in the Central School of Weapon and Tactics, Border Security Force (BSF) at Indoor in India.
As part of the program the group learnt weapon usage and handling, crime scene investigating, managing security and outdoor events for VIPs and counter terrorism.
The only other time Maldives police have taken a SWAT course was in Thailand in 2005.
Police Lance Corporal Fazeem Abdullah (SN 2345) was chosen as the Best Student from the course.
(0)Dislikes(0)Police have arrested two men in Kaafu Himmafushi carrying packets of suspected narcotics.
Ismail Ibrahim, 30, of Meadows, Kaafu Himmafushi was arrested at 4:00am this morning with five packets of suspected narcotics.
Ahmed Abdullah Gadhir, 28, of Alhivilaage, Gaafu Dhaalu Thinadhoo was arrested last night at 11:50pm. Gadhir was in possession of one packet of alleged drugs.
According to police, both men were arrested after police received information the men were using illegal drug use.
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