A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Ali Waseem, 30, of Addu atoll Meedhoo island: he had received the most severe injuries in the accident. PHOTO/SOCIAL MEDIA An employee of Summer Island Resort, who was gravely injured in an accident that occurred between the resort’s speedboat and a supply boat last May, passed away early Thursday while being treated in India. Ali […]
Journalism Awards’ winners of Mihaaru pose for picture with their trophies (L-R): Aminath Mohamed Saeed (sister of Aasiyath Mohamed Saeed who accepted the award on the latter’s behalf), Niumathullah Idrees, Ali Naafiz, Azzam Alifulhu and Muizzu Ibrahim. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Daily newspaper Mihaaru bagged the most awards at Maldives Media Council (MMC)’s Journalism Awards for […]
“The Maldives is among India’s closest partners,” PM Modi said while addressing the media after holding bilateral delegation-level talks with visiting Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom in 2016 in Delhi. He further stated: “The stability and security of the Maldives are in the interest of India.” The significance is reiterated to reinforce the old […]
UNDP’s Goodwill Ambassador and Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau at the VIP lounge in Velana International Airport in the Maldives. PHOTO: FARAH AHMED/MIHAARU Last week, the news of Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau being in the Maldives had a large proportion of the population who religiously follow the show buzzing about his presence […]
The foundation stones of a new industrial park for small and medium-sized enterprises was laid Wednesday by the tourism and economic development ministers. Financed from the government budget, the MVR30 million (US$1.9 million) project for a six-storey building in Hulhumalé was jointly undertaken by the state-owned Housing Development Corporation and Business Center Corporation. “This building […]
Nearly a quarter of Maldivian youth are not employed or engaged in education or training, according to the World Bank’s new South Asia Economic Focus report. The employment share of Maldivians in the booming tourism and construction industries – the main drivers of economic growth – is relatively low as both sectors attract many migrant […]
Sneaking some time out with his loved ones, Amitabh and the entire Bachchan clan headed to Maldives to ring in Big B’s 75th birthday with style. The Bachchans headed to the same resort in Maldives, where they had celebrated Abhishek’s birthday, last year. As per the report in a leading website; it had taken Abhishek, Aishwarya […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has attended the function held by the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) this evening. Members of Cabinet, Members of Parliament, Senior Officials of the Administration, and PPM members also were in attendance at the function. Full details are available from the link below:
On advice from the cabinet, the President has decided on the Maldives’ participation in the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. The deliberations were made at today’s meeting of the Cabinet, on a paper presented by the Ministry of Environment and Energy. The Kigali Amendment endorses to reduce the production and consumption of HFCs. Full […]