A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
President Abdulla Yameen (C) attends the inauguration of Henbadhoo sewerage services. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE President Abdulla Yameen departed on an official visit to the atolls of Noonu, Baa and Lhaviyani early Sunday, to inaugurate and mark the completion of several development projects. According to the President’s Office, Yameen will visit the islands of Henbadhoo, Holhudhoo, Maalhendhoo […]
Aerial view of Th. Madifushi with its completed harbour. The government has spent MVR 1.6 billion to complete harbor development in 47 islands to date, revealed housing minister Dr Mohamed Muizzu on Sunday. In a tweet detailing the government expenditures on port development, Muizzu declared that the priority given by president Abdulla Yameen for the […]
Building on their pan-India IoT network roll-out experience, TCTSL further expands its footprint in the IoT solutions space in the sub-continent. Male, Maldives, December 24, 2017 –(PR.com)– Tata Communications Transformation Services Limited (TCTSL), a leading telecommunications transformation and managed services provider and wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Communications Ltd., today signed a Memorandum of Understanding […]
Angiri Resorts has signed as a Premium Exhibitor for the 2nd edition of International Travel Trade Show of Maldives (TTM). Angiri Resorts hold three exquisite resorts of 4 star, located in South Ari Atoll – Anganga Island Resort, North Ari Atoll – Safari Island Resort, and North Male’ Atoll – Thulhagiri Island Resort; which are […]
Six Sri Lankan fishermen whose fishing craft met with an accident in the deep seas of the Maldives are found to be safe. A wife of one of those fishermen told ‘Hiru News’ that the fishermen are now in an island there. The fishing craft ‘Lakpriya 1’ had left the island from Beruwala Fisheries Harbour […]
WHEN I first sat down with my fiance to map out our honeymoon plans, there was one location that she just couldn’t let go of: The Maldives. “Oh sh*t,” I thought. Not because I didn’t want to go, but all I’d ever heard apart from it being pure paradise, was that it was extremely expensive. […]
Ambassador facing travel restrictions New Delhi appears to be weighing diplomatic options after Male reportedly placed restrictions on the movement of the Indian Ambassador to the Maldives. Asked to comment on reports that travel restrictions had been imposed on the Indian High Commissioner, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Raveesh Kumar said, “I don’t think […]
Last week, Maldives rushed through the much-criticised Free Trade Agreement with China in the Parliament, a move which is being perceived in New Delhi as Male cosying up to Beijing. This is also Maldives’s first FTA with any country. Now that the agreement has been signed between China and Maldives, India on Thursday said it expected […]
Prime Minister of Malaysia, His Excellency Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak and First Lady Madam Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor, have concluded their official visit to the Maldives. The Malaysian Prime Minister and First Lady were seen off at the Velana International Airport by Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamed Asim, Minister […]