A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
RaajjeTV has publicized the audit report and financial statement of the Maldives with Rohingya telethon held on the 10th and 11th of this month. The telethon collected MVR 5.16 million in a period of 30 hours. The station publicized the audit report and financial statement of the funds on Friday. Most proceeds were collected from […]
To witness the yawning global disconnect in climate change finance – between those who have the money and those who need it – simply hop on a plane and head for Hulhumalé. Twenty years ago this was little more than a sandy reef, with an airport runway at one end used as a jumping-off point […]
Membership cards have been introduced for the Women In Management (WIM) Maldives branch inaugurated last night. At the special inauguration ceremony held last night, the membership cards were introduced by the First Lady, Fathimath Ibrahim. WIM Maldives said that career women in management positions in the Maldives have the opportunity to join the organization and […]
KOLKATA: Godrej Appliances has rolled out its green range of air conditioners in Maldives as part of a joint initiative by the United Nations and the company to promote energy efficient and green products across the globe. With this, the company is targeting $ one million sales from Maldives by the fiscal end. The company […]
Maldives has slipped 12 places in the global rankings issued by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The monthly rankings published by FIFA shows that Maldives is in the 154th position, a dip of 12 spots. India placed first in the rankings in the region, with Pakistan placed at the bottom in the region at […]
A branch of the Sri Lankan organization that works to empower career women and women entrepreneurs, Women In Management (WIM), has been inaugurated in the Maldives. The branch of WIM in Maldives was inaugurated by the First Lady, Fathimath Ibrahim at a special ceremony last night held at Hotel Jen. Last night’s ceremony was attended […]
12 September 2017: Canada and Maldives have joined UN Environment’s Clean Seas Campaign to eliminate marine litter, bringing the total number of countries to 26. The Campaign aims to engage governments, the private sector, civil society and the public in tackling the causes of marine litter by targeting the production and consumption of non-recoverable and […]
Twenty-nine foreign representatives from 13 island countries including Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Mauritius and Fiji have confirmed attendance at the conference Gu Wu, head of the legal affairs and islands department under the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) said. (Reuters) Oceanic administrators from 13 island countries, including Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Mauritius, will gather in […]
COLOMBO: The Maldives may seek Sri Lanka’s help to deport former president Mohamed Nasheed, the country’s envoy said today, a day after the exiled leader’s lawyer raised fears for his safety. Male’s ambassador-designate to Colombo, Mohamed Hussain Shareef, in a statement said that Nasheed, the first democratically elected president, is a “fugitive” and left the […]