A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
To commence the reopening of borders for all nationalities in the Maldives, and to launch the “Rediscover Maldives…the sunny side of life” campaign, Maldives Marketing & Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) has hosted a virtual press conference on 15th July. Top international media from 21 countries including the main source markets, China, Italy, India, Germany, Russia, […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih condemned domestic violence and abuse as contributing factors to many of society’s ills. He also stated that society has a collective obligation to reduce abuse and exploitation and to do more to protect women and children. The President expressed these sentiments whilst inaugurating the Ministry of Gender, Family and Social Services’ […]
Lotus Fihaara has introduced Dear Body Hand Sanitizers for affordable prices to the Maldives. This was revealed in a tweet by Ahmed Arif, Chairman of Senior International, on July 15th July 2020. According to Arif, this product will be available at Lotus Fihaara starting from 15th July 2020 itself. He states that 50ml Dear Body […]
A webinar on Financial Education is being organized by the Bank of Maldives (BML). The webinar discusses how to manage money and how banks help in the field of finance. This discussion will be moderated by CSR Manager, Ibrahim Nawaf. The expert Panelists for this webinar includes: Ahmed Riza ( Manager of Business – BML […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdulla Shahid, and Foreign Ministry executives, regarding the Maldives’ major foreign policy priorities taking into account the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting was held this morning at the President’s Office. At the meeting, Foreign Ministry executives briefed the President on their roadmap […]
With the Maldives reopening its borders, Manta Air completed it’s first post lockdown tourist flights today (15th July 2020). “We are excited to be restarting tourist flights once again and flying our passengers to their tropical destinations. Our promise to everyone is that we will keep on providing the same high level of service expected […]
Marriott group’s Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa has been crowned the Regal winner of ‘World Class Family Resort’ and “World Class Island Resort” as well as the Royal winner of “World Class Private Island Resort” by 2020 MUSE Hotel Awards. Fending off stiff competition from across the globe, Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, accompanied by relevant cabinet ministers and institutional representatives, visited Velana International Airport this evening to check ongoing preparations to safely reopen the Maldives’ borders tomorrow, July 15th. After consulting with his cabinet, health authorities, and tourism stakeholders, July 15th was deemed an appropriate date to allow tourists back into the country […]
Data Portal has revealed the statistical details of digital users in the Maldives, under a report named #Digital2020. This report discloses the data of internet and social media users, along with the data of mobile connections in the Maldives. According to Data Portal, there are approximately 380.0 thousand internet users in the Maldives during January […]