A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Maldives is a country in South Asia, composed of 26 ring-shaped atolls, which are made up of more than 1,000 coral islands. It’s known for its beaches, blue lagoons and extensive reefs. Here are 5 facts you should know: Maldives population is around 341, 256, according to the Visit Maldives site. There are around 60 […]
The Maldives mobile base declines to 906,555 subscribers in October, from 907,763 in September. Mobile teledensity also decreased to 252.75 in October from 253.09 in September, according to figures from the Communications Authority of Maldives. Of the total mobile subscribes, 108,862 were postpaid subscribers, and 797,693 were prepay users. The number of fixed telephone lines […]
A ruling party lawmaker has berated islanders in the south of the country, accusing them of being ungrateful towards the president and telling them to boycott an upcoming opposition rally. The MP and parliament majority leader Ahmed Nihan lashed out Tuesday night at a Progressive Party of the Maldives event, taking aim at the people […]
Corporate Maldives Academy (CMA) has announced that they are to officially commence their training’s as early as January 2018. CMA was registered with the aim of addressing a serious problem for the corporate sector of Maldives- the absence of a reliable platform for providing continuous training and growth to employees. Options for employers to provide […]
Promotional poster for the Maldives Investment Forum 4th Edition to be held in Dubai on December 18, 2017. The fourth Maldives Investment Forum is to be held in Dubai on December 18 and will include the tourism sector this year. The forum previously scheduled for Qatar will now be held in Dubai’s International Convention and […]
Ministry of Economic Development stated that 140 international companies have registered for the Maldives Investment Forum (MIF) 2017. This year’s forum is scheduled to be held in Dubai on 18 December. In an interview with PSM, Deputy Minister of Economic Development Mr Adam Thaufeeg said that this year’s forum is attracting a substantial amount of […]
Overhead shot of government flats in Hulhumale. PHOTO/MIHAARU Amidst recent foreign reports that the Maldives has awarded development of housing units for 80,000 people in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale to a Chinese state-run firm, Housing Development Corporation (HDC) on Wednesday clarified that the government handed over the development of only 16 out of 62 towers to […]
Laniakea Tech, a Maldivian tech innovator who has been spearheading modern technology solutions in the Maldives and is proud to team up with Kapture, paving way for the application of the latter’s cloud-based CRM platform into the hospitality industry in the island nation. This yet another indication of the fact that a comprehensive CRM solution […]
When the voting for Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) Travel Award Gala Edition closed, more than 100000 votes were received. Voting for the Gala Edition of most prestigious travel awards presented in Maldives was opened on 20 October 2017 and closed at midnight on 21 November 2017. According to MATATO, 230 […]