A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has decided to conduct research to determine the situation of the housing market in the Maldives, in order to provide shelter to its people. According to HDC, an MOU has been signed with the Maldives National University (MNU) to conduct research on the current housing market of the country. HDC also […]
A group of expatriate workers confronted police officers with violence and damaged police property when the police attended to a protest in Hulhumale’ on 13th July 2020. The protesters threw bricks towards the police officers who attended the scene and injured several police officers. When the Maldives Police Service received information of this, a team […]
In a pilot initiative aiming to adopt and support a more agile digital culture, Ooredoo Group has extended its Work-From-Home procedures, allowing employees whose work doesn’t require being physically in the office to continue working remotely until the end of 2020. The company is one of the first in the region to make such a […]
Economic Minister Fayyaz Ismail has made a statement revealing that the government hopes to repatriate at least 20,000 undocumented expatriate migrants in the Maldives before the end of the year, 2020. The government evaluates that more than 70,000 illegal migrant workers reside in different areas of the Maldives from which 90% of the workers are […]
Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) has revealed a record of 83% decrease in the revenue which has been collected last June in comparison to June of last year, 2019. Statistics published by MIRA has revealed the authority recorded an income of USD 17.9 million as revenue in June 2020. The tax administrating body of MIRA […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih met with the National Security Council (NSC) and relevant senior officials this evening, to discuss the ongoing protests by foreign workers over unpaid wages. The meeting was held at the President’s Office. Discussions pertained to the rising tensions between certain expatriates and locals, the threat this poses to public safety, and […]
State Electric Company (STELCO) has announced that it had installed a disinfection gate at its office building as a safety measure against the COVID-19 pandemic. According to STELCO, the disinfection gate had been installed in the company’s head office as a crucial measure to ensure the safety of the company’s employees and customers. Previously, STELCO […]
The President’s Office is now accepting applications for vacant seats on the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA). Applications for the position have been opened with the resignation of one member and the expiry of three other members’ terms. Interested candidates may download the application form from the Presidency website, www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv. The President’s Office will accept […]
The Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM)’s President Aminath Eenas & Member Aishath Afreen, resigned from the rights watchdog on Sunday. Their resignations came at a time the Parliament’s Committee on Human Rights and Gender were preparing to dismiss HRCM’s members nearing the end of their five-year terms. Vice President Mohamed Zahid, and members Moosa […]