Markets reopened, expats still running stalls

Two markets, which were closed last Saturday after Maldives Immigration detained foreigners operating stalls there in a special raid operation to track down expatriates running businesses unlawfully, have reopened with expats manning the stalls yet again.

The market near Villa Mart on Majeedhee magu and the other near Television Maldives (TVM) on Ameenee Magu were entirely shut down on the night of 29th June after almost all of the expatriates working there were taken into custody. With that, both markets were officially closed by around 20:00 hrs that night and remained closed for the next 2-3 days.