Court refuses whistleblower’s evidence in JSC professional negligence case
Civil Court refuses to allow additional evidence in JSC professional negligence case, after JSC member Aishath Velezinee claimed commission was withholding information.
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BML to block foreign account holders from using debit cards overseas
The dollar shortage has led the Bank of Maldives to block foreigners from using their rufiya accounts outside the banks’ own ATMs, preventing foreign doctors and teachers based in the islands from sending money home.
Island Aviation to transfer three departments to GMR
Island Aviation Services (IAS) will lose its profitable cargo services, ground services and Maldivian ground operations to Indian infrastructure giant GMR when it takes over the operations at Male’ international airport, reports Haveeru.
Games could mean serious business for the Maldives, says MESA
The Maldives E-Sport Association (MESA) has so many members it could become the third largest political party in the Maldives – if it wasn’t too busy rehabilitating drug addicts and paving the way for a Maldivian high-tech sector.
MPs exchange blame over cancellation of parliament session
Opposition Dhivehi Rayyihtunge Party DRP and ruling Maldivian Democratic Party MDP MPs have blamed each other for deliberately attempting to cancel today’s parliament session.
Maldives democracy must prove it can guarantee liberty: European Commission report
EC report critical of the number of important bills delayed in parliament, “which is composed predominately of newcomers to politics and in which the opposition coalition has the majority”.
Father blames medical negligence after fever treatment leaves daughter deaf
Ahmed Ihsan is demanding the introduction of laws governing medical negligence, after remedial treatment for his daughter cost him more than half a million US dollars.
Judicial Service Commission sued for negligence, says its decisions “affect only judges”
Judicial Service Commission (JSC) sued for negligence by Treasure Island over refusal to investigate allegations of professional misconduct by judges.
Tourism threatens to overwhelm mantas and whale sharks of Hanifaru Bay
Manta ray tourism generates US$8.1 million in tourism annually, but the hordes of tourists descending on popular sighting spots like Hanifaru Bay has left the government with a management problem.