A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The easiest way to ‘colonize’ a country is by weakening its economy and forcing it to depend upon another country for its income and livelihood, President Abdulla Yameen has said, even as the Maldives attracts massive overseas investment for mega projects and relies heavily on foreigners for tourism. Yameen was speaking at the capital’s convention […]
Dhiraagu, the leading telecommunications provider in Maldives announced a special promotion of the company’s Fixed Broadband services on 12 November. The fastest internet speed provided in Maldives to the customers is via Dhiraagu fibre to the home 100 Mbps package. During the promotion, Initial connection for Fibre Connections and ADSL connections will be free of […]
Annually held year-end promotion of STO Home Improvement, “Year End Super Sale” began on 12 November 2017. The promotion will go on from 12 November 2017 to 11 January 2018 at STO Home Improvement and STO regional outlets. During the promotion customers who purchase goods worth MVR 1000 and above, will receive a coupon. The […]
Dhiraagu is set to take pre-orders for iPhone X starting from 24 November 2017. Starting the date, customers will be able to place pre-orders for iPhone X, the future of the smartphone, via www.dhiraagu.com.mv. Customers will be able to receive the phones starting from 1 December 2017. Price of the new iPhone has not been […]
Minister of Islamic Affairs Dr Ahmed Ziyadh Baqir speaking at a press conference held on November 9, 2017. PHOTO / MIHAARU The Ministry of Islamic Affairs has revealed that it is seeking to take action against Maldivian citizens who violate the sanctity of Islam on social media and other public platforms. The ministry held a […]
The police headquarters, Shaheedh Hussain Adam Building in the capital Male. PHOTO / MIHAARU Maldives Police Service revealed on Sunday that they have expunged over 15,000 criminal records since the regulation on keeping criminal records was amended and gazetted last Wednesday. The new amendment allows the police to expunge misdemeanours from the criminal records of […]
National carrier Maldivian has announced plans to add two more aircrafts into its growing fleet in order to expand its domestic operations. Managing Director of parent company Island Aviation Services (IAS) told local media that due to new domestic airports opening up as well as more hotels and resorts in the works is enough evidence […]
The road to the southern sandspit of Kelaa curves through thick vegetation, snaking past the coral stone armoury belonging to the British in the Second World War. The overgrowth hides the remains of the Japanese radar station from the 80s, with the end of the hike opening up to a pristine natural pool. Mohamed Khaji* […]
The Maldives has hit the top spot globally in several categories of a new Destination Satisfaction Index (DSI) for the period May to August 2017. Maldives scored 8.8 on the index, developed by Norstat and dp2research. It contains 20 important factors that are used to generate a detailed assessment of a given travel destination. They […]