A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Maagiri Hotel, the new luxury tourist hotel being developed in front of the Hulhumale ferry terminal in Male. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The new luxury “Maagiri Hotel” being developed in capital Male will be unveiled later this month, announced the hotel’s contractor Regent Maldives. According to Malla Ahmed Nasir, a stakeholder of Regent Maldives, development of […]
Counsellor Yang Yin of the Chinese Embassy speaks at the ceremony in which CMEC handed over 1,500 flats to the Maldivian government. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU China’s political counsellor Yang Yin vowed that the Asian giant will continue to cooperate with the Maldives in the future, for the benefit of the people of both countries. Yin […]
CMEC’s legal representative Liu Xiaodo (L) hands over the 1,500 housing units the company developed in the Maldives to housing minister Dr Mohamed Muizzu. PHOTO/HOUSING MINISTRY China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) on Monday handed over 1,500 housing units it developed in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale and several southern islands to the Maldivian government. In a special […]
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President Abdulla Yameen (C), economic minister Mohamed Saeed (L) and MACL’s managing director Adil Moosa at the ceremony to kick off development of VIA’s new runway. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Economic minister Mohamed Saeed on Monday defended the impending free trade pact between the Maldives and China, giving a heated rejoinder to opposition criticism. Members of […]
Top quality fibreglass boat manufacturer Al Shaali Marine Maldives (AS Marine) received multiple awards during Maldives Boating Awards 2017. AS Marine received these awards during a ceremony held on 4th December at the National Art Gallery. Maldives Boating Awards is a prestigious award for the boat builders and marine equipment service providers in the Maldives […]
The newly introduced Maldivian passport card. PHOTO/DERMALOG Aasandha Company announced that the newly introduced passport card can now be used to claim “Aasandha” services, the national healthcare insurance scheme of the Maldives. In a statement made by Aasandha Company, passport cards are now valid as a proof of identity to claim for Aasandha services. The […]
Cultivated plants in Maldives. Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture has announced that plants and parts of plants that are imported without a license would be confiscated and destroyed. According to the ministry’s announcement, many people who travel abroad during the annual school holidays return with plants. It stated that importation of such items without a […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and First Lady Madam Fathimath Ibrahim will undertake a state visit to the People’s Republic of China from the 6th to the 9th of this month, at the invitation of the President of China, His Excellency Xi Jinping. High-level discussions with top government officials and stakeholders of China will take […]