A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
maldivesvirtualtour.com is live now, enabling travellers the chance to experience the Maldives virtually and book directly from hotels. Maldives Virtual Tour is the breathtaking 360° virtual tours of the Maldives with over 2000 virtual tours of more than 150 islands. The project is scheduled to be completed by 2021. This is carried out by Orca […]
The real gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow by 13.5% next year, according to a report released by Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA). This is despite staggering declines in real GDP in 2020, mainly attributed to pandemic-induced recessionary effects that halted our economy. The ‘Economic Update December 2020’ report by MMA shows that in […]
The Maldives and the United States of America have signed a debt relief agreement under the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI). With the aim to temporarily suspend debt-service payments owed to bilateral creditors, Maldives High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Omar Abdul Razzak and U.S. Ambassador to Maldives Alaina B. Teplitz signed the agreement on […]
The Maldives has won the “Best International Island Holiday Destination” award by International Travel Awards 2020. International Travel Awards is organized by KSA Tourism Marketing & PR Company, having over a decade of experience in promoting and branding over 5,000+ global tourism brands around the world. It is a well-established company in the travel and […]
State Electric Company (STELCO) has introduced their “Green Life Solar Pod” systems, which can produce renewable energy through world-class solar panels. The launch was inaugurated by the Chairman of the STELCO Board, Mohamed Rasheed at an event held at the Usfasgandu Helipad on Wednesday night. Speaking at the launch event, the Managing Director for STELCO […]
Maldives Transport & Contracting Company (MTCC) has announced the successful completion of the L. Maavah harbour upgrade project. Valued at MVR 27.3 million, the project commenced on 9th October 2019. It was completed on 29th December 2020. The project entailed dredging a 26,885-cubic meter area in the Maavah lagoon, construction of a 568-meter seawall, and […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has declared a list of Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) banned for import into the Maldives from June 1, 2021. The list, formulated under Presidential Decree, was published in the Government Gazette today. By June 1, 2021, the following items will be prohibited to import: drinking straws, plates, cutleries and stirrers, styrofoam lunch […]
Drug addiction is one of the most pressing issues in the Maldives. Almost every citizen and household is affected by this directly or indirectly. Over the years, with a rise in the number of substance abusers, the Maldivian drug subculture has developed gradually, despite a system in place to assist in its control and to […]
Suhail Ahmed, Managing Director of Housing Development Corporation (HDC), has revealed that the government has now commenced efforts on their masterplan for the industrial island of Thilafushi in Male’ atoll. The work is projected to conclude in March next year. According to Suhail, the mega-project to develop the Greater Male’ Region was now underway with […]