Saturday, October 27, 2012

Judge sentences thief to a year in bird cage

A Maldivian judge has sentenced a thief who stole a parrot to a year in a bird cage.

"People who steal birds deserve to be be behind bars and caged," the judge said in passing the sentence.

Department of Penitentiary and Rehabilitation Services is discussing with MDP to hand over the bird cage at Usfasgandu to imprison the man as there are currently no bird cages at Maafushi prison.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Public welcomes Dhiraagu new building

Maldivian public has welcomed Dhiraagu's 18-million dollar new building.

"New York has Empire State Building. Dubai has Burj Khalifa. Kuala Lumpur has Petronas Towers. We have Dhiraagu building. It is our pride," President Waheed Hassan said at the opening ceremony of the new building.

Maldivians are excited about the new building and commenting on Dhiraagu's Facebook page.