A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has appointed its South Asia Regional Committee Chair and Tourism Minister of Maldives, Ali Waheed as a member in the Global Tourism Crisis Community. Minister Ali Waheed said, “The Maldives will beat Covid-19 with the support from the rest of the world and we will welcome you all in a not […]
Apple has announced that the company is expanding its app store to 20 new countries on its developers portal. Apple has not stated when the support will be available for new regions, however, Apple has asked developers to log into their accounts on its developer website and accept the update the license agreement in order […]
Dhiraagu reduces the prices of all Home Fixed Broadband Add-Ons by 50% to further assist customers with remote working, remote education and entertainment. This offer will be available to all Dhiraagu Home Fixed Broadband customers for the month of March and April 2020. Dhiraagu customers can now activate these add-ons via Dhiraagu Mobile Application and Myaccount […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has appointed Ahmed Akram as a member of the Elections Commission (EC). The Letter of Appointment was presented to him at a ceremony held this morning at the President’s Office. At the ceremony, Ahmed Akram took his Oath of Office in the presence of Supreme Court Justice Uz Mahaz Ali Zahir. […]
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has held its management meeting online to support government and HPA in its efforts to contain the COVID-19. MTCC’s CEO has stated as its a contracting company they have to continue the work as a normal day, thus they have been maintaining a social distance and have conducted meetings […]
Football Association of Maldives (FAM) has announced that the association will be closed from 22nd March to 28th March. In a press statement released by the FAM, they have stated that this decision was taken under the instruction of the government and the Health Protection Agency (HPA) to contain the virus. They further added that […]
Maldivian authorities have begun the initiative to disinfect the Male’ city amid the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the Maldives. Male’ City Mayor Shifa Mohamed has stated that Male’ city ring road will be disinfected with chlorine water, and they will be using a bowser to disinfect the smaller and inner roads of the city. […]
The rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to sharply reduce the GDP growth of Maldives for 2020, due to its adverse effect on the tourism and other sectors of the economy. The MMA stands ready to implement the various policy instruments and measures at its disposal, in order to mitigate the impact of […]
While the government is working on aiding the businesses to combat the COVID-19 impact, the Economic Ministry has requested to report if businesses layoff or deduct salary of employees. According to the announcement by the Ministry, the government is working to withstand the economic crisis by introducing cash-flow financing schemes and various other services to […]