A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
When it comes to Maldives travel, you have to try pretty hard to have a bad vacation. Made up of more than 1,000 islands that sit in 26 reef-framed atolls, this tiny nation’s waters of seemingly infinite shades of blue and green slide into patches of white sands and dark corals. There are now over 100 […]
Steady growth in recent years has attracted international investment, including the Qatar-based Ooredoo Group. The vibrant tourist sector helps to account for the unusually high mobile penetration rate, though multiple SIM card use is also widely adopted. In, addition a large number of expatriate workers require SIM cards on a semi-temporary basis The two licensed […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has inuagurated the land reclamation project for Kulhudhuffushi Airport development, and Mahaa Jarraafu dredger today, as part of his current visit to the island. MTCC’s trailing suction hopper dredger Mahaa Jarraafu is the largest in the Easydredge series of standard twin-screw trailing suction hopper dredgers, with a length of overall […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has arrived at Kulhudhuffushi island of South Thiladhunmathi Atoll today, as part of his current visit to the island. Upon arrival, the President was warmly welcomed by the island’s community. During his visit, the President will inaugurate the land reclamation project for Kulhudhuffushi Airport development, and Maldives Transport and Contracting […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has this afternoon departed on a visit to Kulhudhuffushi Island of South Thiladhummathi Atoll. During his visit, the President will inaugurate the land reclamation project for Kulhudhuffushi Airport development, and Maldives Transport and Contracting Company’s trailing suction hopper dredger Mahaa Jarraafu. Full details are available from the link below:
RaajjeMV understands that that Government of Maldives is to once again sell off sovereign bonds. A senior Government official reported to RaajjeMV that the process was already underway. The official said during Economic Minister Mohamed Saeed’s visit to the United Arab Emirates, it was proposed to sell off bonds worth US$ 200 million to the […]
The former boss of the Maldives’ tourism promotion company pleaded not guilty Saturday to 15 charges related to the country’s largest-ever corruption scandal. Abdulla Ziyath, who managed the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation, is accused of misappropriating US$23 (1h 33m) million (MVR357 million) by leasing 13 uninhabited islands and two lagoons owned by the state. He […]