A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Ministry of Higher Education has announced that the Ministry is seeking institutes to carry out 12 technical and vocational courses. Funded by the World Bank, “Maldives: Enhancing Employability and Resilience of Youth Project”, the project is being administered by the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE), with a Project Steering Committee that will be co-chaired by […]
Sun Siyam has appointed Ms Aisha Faiz as Chief Operating Officer for its group of companies. Aisha has over two decades of experience in Finance and Business. She completed her Bachelor of Science (Honors) (Magna Cum Laude) in Business Management from Marymount Manhattan College in New York, USA. She also went on to complete her Masters in […]
Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) has signed as the official partner for Maldives Virtual Tour. Maldives Virtual Tour is the breathtaking 360° virtual tours of the Maldives offering travellers the chance to experience the Maldives like never before with over 2000 virtual tours of more than 150 islands and the chance to book […]
Good news! Starting from later this month, SriLankan Airlines will be operating direct flights to and from London and Male’. The planned schedule for the month of December outlines direct flights from Male’ to London on the 19th, 22nd, 26th and 29th of December. Direct flights from London to Male’ are scheduled to operate on […]
Image Square Maldives, operated by SIMDI is offering a variety of the latest Canon cameras that are perfect to experiment and nurture your photography skills. SIMDI Group is the exclusive business partner of the Canon brand for over two decades. The outlet offers four different versions of Canon cameras as listed below: Canon EOS 77D […]
The local quarantine period has been shortened from 14 days to 10 days by the Government of Maldives. Discussions regarding the matter took place last night at the weekly meeting held with the health industry committee. The meeting which takes place every Monday was attended by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. Minister of Tourism, Abdulla Mausoom […]
A report has been released by the Auditor General’s Office revealing that spending by the President’s Office in 2019 was conducted in accordance with the Public Finance Regulation. The audit report on expenditure by the President’s Office in 2019 was released by the Auditor General’s Office on Monday. The report states that the spending complied […]
Abdulla Ziyath, the former Managing Director of Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC), has pleaded to 32 charges related to corruption brought against him in the Criminal Court on Monday. The state accuses Ziyath of being involved in the embezzlement of USD 50.7 million (MVR 781 million) in the leasing of uninhabited islands in the […]
Parliament of Maldives, on last Tuesday, has begun debates over the amendments put forward to the Maldives Anti-Human Trafficking Act. Jeehan Mohamed, the Parliamentary representative of Lhaviyani Atoll’s Hinnavaru constituency proposed the most notable amendment in the bill which intends to expand the legal terminology of human trafficking. The current legal definition of human trafficking […]