A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The education system in Maldives will be digitalised next year according to the government of Maldives. Students studying in all schools will be provided with tablets to study in this digitalisation process. Taking a more modern and technological approach towards education, MVR 154 million was budgeted for the development of education system in the proposed […]
I-beams are placed at the approach bridge on the Male end of the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU The Chinese contractor for the landmark bridge, being developed between capital Male and airport island Hulhule, announced that 67 percent of the development is complete. In a news conference held at CCCC Second Harbour Engineering Company’s […]
Aerial shot of the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge being developed between Male and Hulhule. PHOTO/ HOUSING MINISTER TWITTER The government has proposed to allocate over MVR 7 billion next year for the development of four airports, reclamation of 20 lagoons, and nine other mega projects. Airport development and lagoon reclamation were also included in this year’s […]
Thought the Maldives was only about lagoon-flat shallows? Think again – the Indian Ocean islands have glassy-clear waters and uncrowded waves says world-class shortboarder, Quincy Davis ‘I grew up in Montauk, New York, so I’d spend every day at the beach with my family, who are all surfers. Once I’d started myself, I was hooked […]
Location: Kunfunadhoo Island, Baa Atoll, Republic of Maldives Price: $15 million This large beachfront villa is the biggest private residence at the well-regarded Soneva Fushi Resort in the Maldives. The home is known within the resort as both Villa 11 and the Private Reserve. “The Private Reserve has nine bedrooms and is like a resort […]
Elliott Wright and Sadie started their honeymoon in Abu Dhabi [Elliott Wright/Instagram] Staying true to their wedding day, Elliott Wright and new wife Sadie Stuart had a fabulous honeymoon to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the Maldives planned. Following a very costly wedding, the former The Only Way Is Essex star and his new wife had the likes of […]
She glamorous WAG and fashionista who’s currently living it up on holiday in the Maldives. And on Tuesday, Nadia Bartel was flaunting her curves in a bright orange bikini that left little to the imagination. Taking to Instagram, the brunette beauty showcased her assets in a revealing bikini top while her briefs also accentuated her […]
Mobile phones belonging to family members of a key witness in a bribery trial have been confiscated by police. The police action follows Ahmed Shafiu’s allegations of a lawmaker attempting to coerce false testimony against MP Faris Maumoon, who is at the centre of the trial. Shafiu, a Jumhooree Party activist, was arrested a day […]
The new Ambassador of Canada to the Maldives, H.E. David McKinnon, has presented his credentials to President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom at the President’s Office this morning. The President welcomed Ambassador McKinnon and his delegation to the Maldives and stated that the Maldives attaches high importance to its relations with Canada. He noted that this […]