A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Alexander Zverev is letting off some steam in the Maldives after a career-changing season. The world No. 4 is relaxing by the sea with his older brother Mischa and doubles world No. 1 Marcelo Melo. Needless to say, the guys are having a great time: Zverev closed his season with five titles and his first appearance at […]
Finance minister Ahmed Munawar (L) and Embassy of Netherlands’s deputy head of mission Eva Woersem sign and exchange agreement for RVO to grant USD 10.7 million for the Fuvahmulah coastal protection project. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has granted the southern island of Fuvahmulah received USD 10.7 million for its coastal protection project. […]
Thiti Thongbenjamas, Chief Investment Officer of Singha Estate Public Company. spoke with David Ingles and Doug Krizner on their latest resort development in the Maldives. They are creating a more family oriented offering, which should benefit from the introduction of more flights from low cost carriers. Running time 03:55 Full details are available at the […]
Composite image of Ihavandhoo MP Mohamed Abdulla (R) and Hanimaadhoo MP Hussain Shahudy. Two more lawmakers, Ihavandhoo MP Mohamed Abdulla and Hanimaadhoo MP Hussain Shahudy, have been disqualified from Parliament after ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) informed the Elections Commission that the two have been expelled from the party. PPM’s secretary general Abdulla Khaleel […]
Moody’s says the Maldives’ (B2 stable) announcement of a tap bond offering on its existing $200m 7.0% notes due 2022 will carry the B2 rating of the senior unsecured US dollar-denominated notes issued in June 2017, based on the preliminary prospectus. The senior unsecured notes will rank pari passu with all of the Government of […]
Employees of Maldives Customs Service pictured at the celebration of the company’s 127th anniversary. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Maldives Customs Service has opened the bid to develop four towers of 15-storeys each in the second phase of reclaimed suburb Hulhumale. Customs announced Sunday that interested parties are to submit their proposals before December 4. The government […]
Sheikh Imran Abdulla leaves the High Court after his final appeal hearing. PHOTO/MIHAARU The Supreme Court has rejected Adhaalath Party leader Sheikh Imran Abdulla’s appeal to overturn the High Court’s verdict to jail him on terrorism charges. The High Court in April upheld the Criminal Court’s ruling to sentence Imran to 12 years in jail […]
The President’s Office has opened applications for membership of the National Integrity Commission following the dismissal of Yoosuf Maaniu Mohamed from the post of the President and Member of National Integrity Commission. The President’s Office published the announcement calling for applications for membership of the National Integrity Commission, in the Government Gazette, today. The application […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has today dismissed Yoosuf Maaniu Mohamed from the post of the President and Member of National Integrity Commission.