A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) announced that they will be conducting a survey on the payment system in Maldives. The survey will aim to identify the problems that arise during payment transactions and to find the best ways to decrease the use of physical money in order to facilitate even easier transactions. According to a press release by […]
Aerial view of private jets parked at Velana International Airport on December 28, 2017. PHOTO/MACL More than 140 private jets swamped Velana International Airport within one week as international tycoons and celebrities arrived in the Maldives to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. The peak tourism season in the Maldives is the duration of winter […]
Agreement signed between Maldives Island Reality and an undisclosed US corporation to establish a world-class records studio. | Photo: Zaha Ahmed/Avas The Maldives has signed an interesting agreement with a US-based music corporation to establish an international standard records studio. The signing ceremony was held at Salt Restaurant on Wednesday between an undisclosed US company […]
Islamic University’s chancellor speaks during an IUM conference. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Maldives Islamic University (IUM) has opened a bid to develop a tower of 14-storeys in the second phase of reclaimed suburb Hulhumale. IUM announced that the tower would be developed on a plot of 19,369 square feet, with the building occupying 14,343 square feet […]
A boduberu group gives a cultural performance at VIA. FILE PHOTO/MIHAARU President Abdulla Yameen on Wednesday declared that March 6 would be celebrated as the National Patriotism Day from this year onwards. According to the President’s Office, March 6, 2017, marked the inauguration of “Tharika”, a national campaign Yameen had outlined in his Presidential Address […]
Mohamed Nimal, formerly the managing director of MRDC. FILE PHOTO/MIHAARU The Prosecutor General’s Office informed the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday, to take back the charges against Mohamed Nimal, the former managing director of the state-run utility firm Fenaka Corporation, and three others for the illegal purchase of US Dollars to the corporation. Fenaka had […]
Detained MP Ahmed Faris Maumoon has submitted disciplinary complaints regarding five Supreme Court judges to the Judicial Service Commission, Mihaaru has reported. The complaint is about the judges’ failure to create regulations that, under the Criminal Procedures Act, are stipulated to be made within an allocated time period, said Maumoon Hameed from Faris’s legal team. […]
The opposition will not be able to field one candidate for the presidential elections, according to the former chair of the Maldivian Democratic Party. The deputy speaker of parliament Moosa Manik said he had no concerns over President Abdulla Yameen winning the presidency because the opposition was already showing signs of infighting, Mihaaru reported. The […]
The Maldives Integrated Tourism Development Corporation has apologised for scantily clad women who performed during a New Year show organised by the government, after criticism from an Islamist group. The show, which was broadcast live on state media and attended by President Abdulla Yameen and the first lady, attracted a backlash on social media for […]