A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Villa Hotels & Resorts has signed as a Premium Exhibitor for the 2nd edition of International Travel Trade Show of Maldives (TTM). Villa Hotels & Resorts was established mainly for the purpose of managing and marketing the resorts owned and operated by the Villa Group of Companies. Currently, Villa Group owns and manages five exclusive […]
The four Sri Lankan vessels that were spotted off G.Dh. Kolamaafushi on November 18, 2017. The fisheries ministry declared on Tuesday that the Sri Lankan vessels that were spotted in Maldivian territory last Saturday had entered the country illegally. The fisheries ministry’s director Adam Ziyad claimed that it had not given approval to the Sri Lankan […]
Lawmakers pictured during a parliament sitting. PHOTO/MAJLIS Opposition parties have filed at the Supreme Court for a temporary order to halt the parliamentary vote on the proposed state budget of MVR 27.9 billion for 2018. The case stated that the state budget is considered on the same level as passing of legislatures. Thus, the opposition […]
Thomas Markey, 26, and Sebastian Marczyk, 32, were on holiday in Maldives After two aborted take-offs due to bad weather, the plane crashed in the ocean The 12 passengers were left bobbing on top of the plane in the sea A British couple has spoken of their terrifying ordeal when their seaplane nosedived into the […]
Urvashi Rautela Arrives at Velana International Airport Beauty queen Ms Urvashi Rautela has arrived in the Maldives on the 22nd of November 2017. She is an Indian film actress and model who predominantly works in Hindi films. She is expected to be a guest at the Maldives Travel Awards Gala Edition which is due to […]
Lawmakers pictured during a parliament session. PHOTO/MAJLIS The parliament on Wednesday passed the state budget proposed by the government for 2018. The current government’s record state budget of MVR 27.9 billion was unanimously by 39 lawmakers of the ruling coalition, Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) and Maldives Development Alliance (MDA). Lawmakers of opposition parties had […]
To commemorate its 10th anniversary, Save The Beach hosted a day of ‘Moodhu Majaa’ filled with an array of exciting and informative aquatic and beachside activities for ‘Moodhu’ lovers of all ages. Save The Beach Maldives hosted its annual event at Villimale’ on the 18th of November 2017. This year, the event was named ‘Moodhu […]
A chapter of the forums organised for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) by the Ministry of Economic Development, “SME Finance Forum” will be held at HDh. Kulhudhuffushi on 26 November. According to the Ministry, the forum held in Kulhudhuffushi is especially for the HDh. Atoll area and information about development and growth of SMEs in the […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 21st November 2017. The following is a loose translation: GST Threshold to be eliminated Revision to BPT law Measures are to augment revenue To increase revenue, the government has included necessary revisions to the tax system in the next year’s budget. The Financial Minister Ahmed […]