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Himmafushi water plant manager arrested over expat’s...

September 6, 2017

Some lawmakers of the ruling coalition pictured on parliament premises. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU

Parliament tackled only three bills in second term:...

September 5, 2017

Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar, who tried to cross the Naf river into Bangladesh to escape sectarian violence, are kept under watch by Bangladeshi security officials in Teknaf on December 25, 2016. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have intercepted 34 boats carrying some 340 Rohingyas at border points near Cox's Bazar. / AFP PHOTO / STR

Maldives severes economics ties with Myanmar

September 4, 2017

From the Food and Hospitality Asia Maldives (FHAM) 2017. PHOTO/MIHAARU

Business • Tourism

FHAM brings new focus to Maldives’ tourism

September 3, 2017

Police officers on scene of an accident in Hulhumale.

Society & Culture

Elderly man dies after Hulhumale accident

September 2, 2017

Celebrity • Opinion • Politics

An Open Letter to Mr. Amitabh Bachchan by a Common...

August 31, 2017

Maamigili MP Qasim Ibrahim carried out from the Criminal Court on a stretcher to the ambulance after he fainted during his hearing. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU

AG appeals court order to send Jumhoory Party leader...

August 30, 2017

Fisheries Minister Ahmed Shainee speaks to press about all-party talks. PHOTO/MIHAARU

Maldives opens up for all-party talks “without...

August 30, 2017

The state representatives at a previous all-party meeting. FILE PHOTO/MIHAARU

Maldives again opens up for all-party talks

August 30, 2017