A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Gulhi Falhu where a mega project was started previously by a foreign investor: Changes to government affects such projects. Now this project is nationalised The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 30th November 2017. The following is a loose translation: Every year the World Bank selects countries which are easy to do […]
Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Credit: Reuters New Delhi: The Maldives will soon become the second country in South Asia, after Pakistan, to enter into a free trade agreement (FTA) with China after it was passed on Wednesday evening by parliament in a session boycotted by the opposition. The text of the FTA […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has sent a message on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The President’s message reads as follows: “As we mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people, I wish to reiterate the unwavering support of the Government and the people of Maldives […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has declared the passport card issued by the Maldives Immigration to be recognized as a valid identity document. The passport card is currently the safest, most secure; identity document used in Maldives and cannot be duplicated. Therefore, the passport card will be recognized in government institutions, hospitals, banks, and by […]
Economic Minister Mohamed Saeed (C) pictured at a free trade discussion. The Maldives’ government on Wednesday decided to enter the long-discussed free trade pact with China, and submitted the proposal to the parliament for review. The president’s Cabinet ministers made the decision to sign the free trade agreement with China at a meeting held earlier […]
Ooredoo Maldives has launched Ooredoo Game Store, which it calls the first-ever mobile-based gaming store in the nation. Customers can easily download and play ad-free versions of trending games, it said. Subscriptions to the Ooredoo Game Store allow easy downloads of the latest Android & HTML5 games. Ooredoo has revealed three special offers to subscribe […]
Two Sri Lankan fishing boats were seized by the Maldives Coast Guard Tuesday evening as they were patrolling near one of the country’s most lucrative fishing zones. The vessels were spotted near Vaavu Atoll. “The boats are under our control now and we are trying to bring them to Malé. Each boat had five crew […]
The President decided to sign a Free Trade Agreement with China following deliberations at the Cabinet meeting held this morning. In a briefing held at the President’s Office, and led by Minister of Economic Development Mohamed Saeed and Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamed Asim, Minister Saeed stated that the China-Maldives Free Trade Agreement Negotiation […]