A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Mohamed Nimal, formerly the managing director of MRDC. FILE PHOTO/MIHAARU The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has requested the prosecutor general to charge Mohamed Nimal, the former managing director of state-run utilities firm Fenaka Corporation, and three others for the illegal purchase of US Dollars to the corporation. The three others to be prosecuted are the former […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim have arrived back in Malé this evening, on conclusion of the state visit to China. The visit was made at the invitation of the President of China His Excellency Xi Jinping. During the visit, Official Talks between high-level delegations of the Maldives and China were […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim have departed from China this evening, on conclusion of the state visit made at the invitation of the President of China, His Excellency Xi Jinping. During President Yameen’s State Visit, official talks were held between the Government of Maldives and the Government of China – […]
A pier at Kandima resort on part of the Dhaalu Atoll in the Maldives, in the heart of the Indian Ocean The Kandima Maldives is a four-star lifestyle resort on part of the Dhaalu Atoll The Kandiland kids club has a large wet play area and a whole host of activities Among them are pizza making, Maldivian […]
BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — China and the Maldives agreed to strengthen cooperation on tourism, as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with the Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom in Beijing Thursday. “China has been the Maldives’ biggest source of tourists for seven consecutive years, and there is huge potential for more cooperation,” Li said. […]
Zhang Dejiang (R), chairman of China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee, meets with Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 8, 2017. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing) BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — China and the Maldives agreed in Beijing on Friday to boost parliamentary exchanges and share experience in governance and legislation. The […]
China and the Maldives appear to have different perspectives on Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen’s three-day visit to Beijing which will end today, 9 December. Both countries feel that the visit has taken the relationship to a higher level and broadened its scope greatly. But while China has laid stress on the signing of an […]
Zaheer Khan is the newest member of those Indian cricketers who have taken the plunger. Yes, the man does not play for us anymore, but Indian fans have not forgotten him. On November 23, he tied the knot with Sagarika Ghatke and like any newly married couple, the pair went on their honeymoon. Instagram […]
The Maldives. Credit: UNDP UNITED NATIONS, Dec 8 2017 (IPS) – The 44-member Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) represents some of the world’s most vulnerable island nations fighting a virtually losing battle against rising sea levels triggered by global warming and climate change. A negotiating voice of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), AOSIS has […]