Govt to introduce drug law amendments in Q1 2023

Imad said that one of the biggest challenges in finding a solution to the drug problem in the country is the lack of adequate legal framework.

4 January 2023

Abdulla's body sent abroad for postmortem

Abdulla’s elder brother Hassan Ahmed told Atoll Times that the body was sent for postmortem after showing his face to the family on Sunday night.

31 October 2022

President 'closely monitoring' Abdulla's death probe

The family alleged that police had refused to give him treatment even when he pleaded with the police, alleging that he died due to police negligence.

29 October 2022

State says postmortem allowed without court order

After the hearing, the family members told Atoll Times that police had not informed the family that the body would be sent abroad on Monday.

30 October 2022

Court denies motion against postmortem; family to appeal

The Drug Enforcement Department (DED) police arrested Abdulla Rasheed, 43, in a major drug operation conducted in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll.

31 October 2022

Abdulla Rasheed’s funeral held after postmortem

Rasheed's last rites were performed at Asahara Mosque after Maghrib prayers Saturday evening.

6 November 2022

Drug operation still underway in Hoadedhdhoo: Police

The police had earlier claimed that the items were seized from the island’s woods, and that they had been buried.

30 October 2022

Nothing suspicious onboard shipwrecked Pakistani boat: Police

It has been over a month since the boat ran aground, and Nadella Council President Mohamed Anshau told Atoll Times on Sunday that the boat was still there.

30 October 2022