Coast guard now chasing the foreign fishing trawler after shooting incident

Reports are coming from Vilingili in North Huvadhoo Atoll that a foreign vessel had fired warning shots after a fishing Dhoni called 'MV Tuna' from the island chased a foreign trawler which is believed to have enter the territory illegally.

Coast guard vessel has now reached the area. Reports say the vessel is just a dozen or so miles south of Vilingili island. It's taken more than 3 hours for the coast guard vessel to reach the spot. Fisherman refused to go back to the island despite orders from coast guard to do so. The vessel is believed to be around 100 feet long, according to sources in the fishing Dhoni.

Aneesa Resigned From Chair Of Administrative Comittee Of Special Majilis

A late night meeting of the administrative committee of the Special Majlis on Tuesday saw Aneesa Ahmed resign from the chair to be replaced by Mohamed (Monaza) Naeem.

As the meeting ended at around 10.30pm on Tuesday night, a senior member of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party said, “the DRP are in disarray.” And Independent Special Majlis member Ali Waheed was heard to say loudly that DRP member Yousuf Naeem will soon resign from the DRP.

Following the meeting, the new Chair Monaza slipped away to a café near the Majlis with Ali Waheed and MDP members, Dr Hussein and Mohamed Shihab.

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New tidal waves hit Addu and Huvadhoo

Reports are coming that several islands are again hit by tidal waves, leading to Fares-Maathodaa people abandoning their island and boarding vessels in the harbour. Nadella and Gadhoo in Huvadhoo also hit. There are reports that Addu islands are also hit by the wave.

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