The prosecution has presented evidence against Ali Shan – the second suspect in the murder of Dr Afrasheem Ali. A confessional statement given by Hussain Humam – recently sentenced to death – was a key piece of evidence used against Shan.
President Abdulla Yameen has ratified revisions to the Maldives Tourism Act and the Goods and Services Act today. The amendments were passed at an extraordinary sitting of the People’s Majlis and will allow the government to hike Tourism Goods and Services Tax (T-GST) from 8 to 12 percent starting in November this year. The US$8 … Continue reading President ratifies revisions to tourism and tax legislation
The ringleader of a nationwide drug network convicted and jailed in November was allowed to leave for Sri Lanka last night, ostensibly for medical treatment, local media has learned.
The revenue raising measures approved today include hiking the Tourism Goods and Services Tax (T-GST) from eight to 12 percent in November, reintroducing the discontinued US$8 bed tax from this month until the end of November, and requiring resort lease extension payments to be made in two years.
“At the moment, I don’t fancy being a parliamentarian. For the time being, I don’t think it is a very savvy job. It is, I think, people look upon an MP as someone who is not very clean,” said Dr Mausoom, “I will not run this time.”
A Majlis subcommittee has recommended changes to the tourism levies to enable new revenue raising measures, though the Finance Ministry has said the revisions are not sufficient to raise the MVR3.4 billion required in the budget.
The High Court has today overturned the life sentence handed to Hussein Mohamed Sobah of Maduvvari in Raa Atoll, finding the ruling to have been unlawful as the evidence obtained by the police was not collected appropriately.
Celebrating Chinese New Year in Malé last night, ambassador Wang Fukang and Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon spoke of the growing bilateral ties, while a Chinese hospital ship arrived in the capital this morning.
A circular issued by Finance Minister Abdulla Jihad instructed offices to limit employees’ overtime pay to no more than five percent of the office’s annual budget, to limit allowances to 35 percent of an employees’ salary, and not to cover phone expenses of senior officials -with the exception of cabinet ministers.