The owner of the Ocean Surveyor, which was used to conduct survey work off Hulhumale''s northeastern reef, has been fined over 198.000 MVR (almost 13.000 US$) for natural damage

Proposed amendments to the Tobacco Control Act – the chief of which is the enforcement of a smoking ban for the post-2007 generation – have been accepted into the Parliament and sent to a select committee for review, approved with a majority vote of 63-2

Two expatriates have been arrested from Hulhumale’ with a large number of vape cartridges, two nanosticks and alcohol; a tip received at Police Intelligence gave way to the process that led to their arrest

The 'Hulhumale' Anex-2 power plant was inaugurated by the State Electricity Company, ahead of the peak electricity consumption season