A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The Maldives will welcome travellers from all nationalities to its shores from July, Tourism Ministry confirmed. Guests will be given visa on arrival and will not be charged with any additional fees upon entry. The Ministry further revealed that there will not be any mandatory quarantine for travellers and won’t be charged with any additional […]
The Government of China has donated essential personal protective materials to support the Government of Maldives in its efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The donation includes essential personal protective equipment (PPE) including, medical protective face masks, surgical masks, disposable coverall and medical goggles. This timely donation will be an added […]
MVR 17,000 as salary for Chairperson of MIRA’s Director Board, MVR 16,000 for Deputy chairperson and MVR 15,000 for its members, has been approved by the People’s Majlis. Peoples Majlis approved this with reference to the report which was researched and submitted to Majlis by the Public Accounts Committee, stating the changes in payments. Public […]
The government of the Maldives has revealed income support allowance has been disbursed to 488 individuals. Speaking at the daily press briefing, over USD 127 million has been disbursed to 488 individuals, like income support allowance according to, Spokesperson of National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) Mohamed Mabrook Azeez. The government introduced a compensation package to […]
Fathimath Afshan Latheef has been appointed as the new Board Member and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Local Government Authority (LGA). Fathimath Afshan is the Deputy General Secretary of the ruling party Maldives Democratic Party (MDP). She is also a writer, human right advocate, and has chaired Male’ City Women’s Development Commission. LGA has appointed […]
During an economic recession, some countries print currency to recapitalize their banks. This is to increase the monetization and to increase the money circulation in the economy. It aims to maintain the stability of the national financial system. It’s an economic instrument used by many countries during the shortage of money supply in the economy. […]
Congress Election of Football Association of Maldives (FAM) is set to take place in the month of June, FAM president Bassam Adil Jaleel announced. Bassam said that the congress election will take place in line with necessary precautionary measures instructed by health experts and after taking necessary permits from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) to […]
Allied Insurance, one of the leading insurance companies in the Maldives, has re-opened its office in Addu City and resumed providing services to customers. After the outbreak of COVID-19 in the capital city, Allied has closed its all offices and has opted for online means to provide services to its customers. From 9th June onwards, […]
Women in Tech Maldives have introduced a program ‘Wednesdays with WomeninTech Maldives’. This is going to be a series of knowledge-sharing sessions, where experts from different areas in the field of science and technology share their knowledge and experience to people with the interest to learn. These biweekly online sessions are held on Wednesdays. The […]