A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Ahmet Yildiz, the deputy minister of the Turkish foreign ministry: he called on member states of the OIC to play more active roles in mediation at the first OIC Member States Conference on Mediation, held in Istanbul on November 21, 2017. PHOTO/NEW VISION The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), of which the Maldives is a […]
“Mobile Corner” shop in Maafannu ward in the capital Male that was robbed early on November 23, 2017. MIHAARU PHOTO A shop in capital Male was robbed early on Thursday morning, which resulted in a loss of over MVR 200,000, including the damages caused to the shop, an employee revealed. “Mobile Corner” in Maafannu ward […]
Corporate Maldives gathers the top 7 pieces of advice from the Gold 100 MD’s – the list of leading 100 companies in Maldives. ‘Gold 100’ is the most prestigious award given to the top performing companies, from each industry and from a list of 13,000 registered-companies in the Ministry of Economic Development. According to the Gold 100 Managing […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has declared the Republic 50 Logo to be used on all official documents of the Government beginning from 1st January 2018. Ministry of Home Affairs will be providing the information about the Logo to all the Government offices and organizations. Full details are available at the link below:
President Abdulla Yameen has sacked the chief of the Maldives’ integrity watchdog, days after he threatened to take action against the police. Yoosuf Maniu Mohamed, the president of the National Integrity Commission, was dismissed from his position on Thursday. The NIC is an oversight body for the law enforcement agencies and investigates alleged violations of […]
The new Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Maldives, H.E. Yuri B. Materiy, presented his credentials to President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom at the President’s Office this morning. During the call, the President welcomed Ambassador Materiy to the Maldives and congratulated him on his appointment as the new Ambassador of Russia to the Maldives. […]
She’s the glamorous AFL WAG who drew criticism on social media this week for not taking her two-year-old son, Aston, with her on a vacation to the Maldives. And Nadia Bartel has defended her’s and husband Jimmy’s decision to leave their progeny at home, admitting their choice of accommodation wasn’t ‘kid friendly.’ Taking to Instagram […]
Tourist arrivals to the Maldives exceeded one million during October, reaching 1,125,995 visitors so far in 2017. Some 127,986 tourists visited last month, up nine percent from October 2016, according to statistics released this week. The government hopes to welcome a record 1.5 million tourists in 2017, despite missing the same target during the past two years. With the […]
Jumeirah Vittaveli brings a new first to the Maldives this festive season with the opening of the destination’s first ice rink. The rink allows guests to be carried away into a small winter wonderland of their own while being enveloped by the warmth of the tropics. An experience unlike any other, guests can take a […]