While the Maldives progress in the AFC Cup will continue as the nation appeared to suspend political divisions in the name of football, investigations into Judge Ali Hameed were also suspended, as was the self-proclaimed Malé City Council ‘gunda’.
A case filed at the ACC last week alleged Adeeb abused his position of power to obtain MVR 77.1 million and US$ 1 million from state owned companies and subsequently loaned the funds to relatives and friends via the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation.
Minivan News takes a look at social media responses to a selfie between former Presidents Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and Mohamed Nasheed at the AFC Challenge Cup football match last night.
Auditors found that the Maldives embassy in the EU was instructed to pay the former ambassador US$3,500 a month as a ‘special representational grant’ in violation of regulations governing allowances for employees at diplomatic missions.
Convicted drug kingpin Ibrahim Shafaz Abdul Razzak has been caught in a joint operation by the Maldivian and Sri Lankan security services. Shafaz had failed to return from a three-month authorised stay in Colombo for medical treatment.
Malé City Mayor Mohamed Shihab explains the mounting problems facing the council in its attempt to manage the millions of tonnes of waste produced in the densely populated capital every day.
“I think this is one the best things the FA has done to take us to the next level, as we are one step closer to the biggest tournament in Asia and we are pretty optimistic that we have a good chance to qualify,” said the FAM’s Mohamed Nasir.
“God willing, before the end of the first two weeks of June, we will tender the bridge project. With that, additional studies needed for the project – that is the direction and extent of ocean currents – will be undertaken by the party awarded the tender,” President Yameen explained last night.
Two ACC investigators went to the Family Court with a warrant from the commission on Thursday, but court officials refused them entry.