Floods hit northern islands as Nolhivaram council asks MNDF for help
Heavy rain has flooded about 95 percent of homes in Nolhivaram and hundreds more in Kulhudhuffushi and Nolhivaranfaru, the disaster authority said.
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Police recover MVR 3.1 million lost to scams and arrest 17 in global operation
Maldives Police recovered more than MVR 3.1 million lost to scams, arrested 17 people and froze 1,088 bank accounts during the UAE-led Operation Confrontation Ghost.
Iran threatens Hormuz internet cables, which carry under 1% of world bandwidth
A Revolutionary Guards official warned that undersea cables in the Strait of Hormuz could be targeted. Damage would hit Gulf states hardest, not the global internet.
Malé mayor blames removed pumps for flooding as rain alerts continue
Mayor Adam Azim says drainage pumps were pulled from flood-prone areas without a backup plan before Wednesday night's downpour, as heavy-rain alerts stay in place today.
From Buddhist kingdom to multi-party republic: a short history of the Maldives
Two thousand years of Maldivian history, from the first island settlers and Buddhist monasteries to the 2008 constitution and the first multi-party presidential election.
OpenAI to sell its models through Google Cloud
OpenAI's frontier models and Codex are coming to Google Cloud's Model Garden, with general availability planned in the coming weeks, though Microsoft remains its primary cloud partner.
Salesforce to buy Braze for USD 5.66 billion in marketing tech push
Salesforce has agreed to buy customer engagement platform Braze for about USD 5.66 billion, paying USD 47.50 a share in cash, as it builds out AI-driven marketing tools.
PHP выпустил срочные исправления уязвимостей, позволяющих захватить веб-серверы
Проект PHP выпустил обновления, устраняющие две критические уязвимости, которые позволяют выполнить код на веб-сервере без авторизации. Обновление — единственный безопасный вариант, подчёркивают разработчики.
119 fishermen get MVR 15 million in loans through BML scheme
The Ministry of Fisheries, Agriculture and Ocean Resources said on Wednesday that 119 registered fishermen had received a total of MVR 15 million in loans from Bank of Maldives by 20 October.
Malé City Council says government cut MVR 74 million from its grants in three months
Malé City Mayor Adam Azim said on Wednesday that the Finance Ministry has cut MVR 74 million from the council's block grant over the past three months, and accused the government of obstructing services and staff recruitment.
High Court lets residents' appeal over Stelco noise and smoke proceed
The court rejected Stelco's bid to throw out five Malé residents' appeal on a procedural ground, finding a missing page was partly the court's own oversight.
Government offers up to MVR 250,000 to help first-time home owners
Two new schemes will cover part of the upfront equity that lenders require for housing loans, the housing ministry says, with up to MVR 200,000 for building and MVR 250,000 for buying.
New directors named to STO, state pharmacy and Maldives Post boards
The Privatisation and Corporatisation Board has appointed new members to the boards of State Trading Organisation, the State Pharmaceutical and Medical Supply Corporation and Maldives Post.
Maldives and Pakistan sign 20 agreements, aim to lift trade to $200 million
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif oversaw the signing of 20 agreements in Islamabad on Wednesday, including one on direct flights, and set a goal of $200 million in two-way trade within two years.
Former deputy minister Hassan Zihan arrested over post urging arson of state buildings
Police arrested former deputy transport minister Hassan Zihan in Fuvahmulah on Tuesday over a now-deleted Facebook post asking why the President's Office, Parliament and Supreme Court had not been set on fire.
President Muizzu arrives in Pakistan for first state visit in a decade
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu landed in Islamabad on Tuesday night for a three-day state visit, the first by a Maldivian president to Pakistan in ten years, with talks and agreements due before he leaves on 22 October.
Tourism GST slips as deficit widens to MVR 4.5 billion
Tourism GST collections are 1.8% lower than last year so far, while government spending has risen 17%, leaving a MVR 4.5 billion deficit by mid-October, Finance Ministry figures show.
Maldives signs deal with Chinese firm for 15 MW solar and battery storage
The Environment Ministry has signed with China's Zhejiang Chingtian Solar Energy Technology to install 15 megawatts of solar power and a 15 megawatt-hour battery system, part of a push to reach 33 percent renewable electricity.
