A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Maldivian has released that they charge USD 300 to those who are willing to come back to the Maldives in repatriation flights Maldivian has arranged for Colombo and USD 265 to those who are coming from Kochin. Maldivian has arranged two flights to Colombo and one flight to Kochin. They will be arranging more flights […]
Planning Ministry has requested those who need to submit relevant documents to opt for its mail and e-governance. In a statement released by the ministry, they have requested to submit letters and other relevant documents via its mail secretariat@planing.gov.mv They further added those who need to submit the original hard copy of documents can put […]
The Managing Director of Maldives State Shipping (MSS), Abdulla Saeed has announced that MSS is a beacon of hope for the Maldives economy. Speaking at the ceremony held to welcome the maiden voyage of the liner services of MSS, Saeed said that the Maldives will no longer need to depend on foreign parties for import […]
Economic Ministry has announced that they will commence some of their services from 5th April despite the office closure. The Ministry will provide business registration services every day except Fridays from 9:00 to 13:00. The services include registering the business name, registering private businesses, issuing corporate profile sheet, categorizing small and medium-sized businesses, registering logo […]
Maldives State Shipping (MSS) has welcomed its very first vessel today (5th April), commencing the beginning of a new era of shipping in the Maldives. The first vessel, MV. Iberian Express was welcomed with a water salute as it docked at Male’ harbour. MSS previously stated that this vessel has the capacity to carry 700 […]
State Trading Organization (STO) has introduced its online store “eSTOre” for delivery and pick-up services. STO has opened the opportunity for its customers to order their products online and can pick-up the services from STO Supermarket or have STO’s delivery team to bring the products to the doorsteps. These services will be available to Male’, […]
Maldivian has arranged repatriate flights to bring back Maldivians residing in India and Sri Lanka. They have arranged flights to Kochin and Colombo. Maldivian has stated that flights are arranged for 5th and 6th April. Those who wish to return to the Maldives can send their passport copy, name, and address via Viber://pa/info?uri=flyq2. Marketing Manager […]
Ministry of Economic Development has announced that they have imposed price controls on onion, potato, egg, and yellow lentils. Economic Ministry has stated that the price ceiling for a kilo of onion is MVR 20, for a kilo of potato is MVR 20, for a kilo of yellow lentils is MVR 45 and for an […]
The government has declared a state of a public health emergency amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With the declaration, the government has taken precautionary measures against the virus, including instructing the public to practice social distancing and setting a curfew of three hours from 5 pm to 8 pm. These measures have affected the taxi drivers […]