A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
A seaplane of Maldivian, the national carrier of the Maldives, has become the first-ever seaplane or even aeroplane to land in Maliku, an island in Lakshadweep, India. In a tweet, Maldivian revealed that its seaplane made a quick stop to Maliku on a charter trip to Ahmedabad in India. This is the first time an […]
Visit Maldives has held a press conference with the local media, highlighting the activities carried out and the achievements accomplished by the Maldives in the year 2020 along with the plans for the year 2021. The initial marketing plan for the year by Visit Maldives was developed with bigger brand visibility campaigns and creative initiatives to […]
Maldive Gas has installed a medical oxygen plant in Kulhudhuffushi Regional Hospital (KRH). This is the first oxygen medical plant installed through the atolls. The medical oxygen plan was officially inaugurated by the MP for Kulhudhuffushi North constituency, Yasir Abdul Latheef on 28th December. Speaking upon the occasion, Yasir said that it is a milestone […]
Maafaru International Airport continues to up its take this holiday season with 95 jet landings so far in December 2020. The number is expected to reach 100 by the end of the month and will look forward to a similar busy month in January 2021 where the airport will carry on to handle private jets at […]
The Committee Investigating Public Housing Schemes has publicised the temporary list of applicants for the Civil Service Employees category under the Hiyaa Public Housing Scheme. The temporary list, published yesterday in the Government Gazette, contains details of re-evaluated points for applicants under the category. The Committee stated that the list contains the names of the Government institutions […]
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has begun their launch ferry services between Thaa and Laamu atolls. The service will see the launch ferries travelling between the atolls on 4 days of the week: Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. Islands along this route are Th. Veymandoo, Th. Thimarafushi and L. Gan. The price of a […]
Addu International Airport (AIA) has announced that it is accepting applications from bidders willing to operate the flying school in Addu. AIA has revealed that they are seeking for another interested party to operate the school as the current contract of the management will not be renewed. The Asian Academy of Aeronautics, accredited by the […]
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has passed to increase the salaries of civil service administrative workers and has presented it to the National Pay Commission (NPC). While 24,514 employees are currently employed as civil servants, the largest number of these workers is within the administration sector. The CSC proposed to raise the salaries of these […]
Maldives and Japan today signed the Exchange of Notes on the G-20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), marking an important step towards providing the Maldives with the necessary fiscal space by temporarily suspending debt-service payments owed to official bilateral creditors. The Exchange of Notes was signed on behalf of the Government of Maldives by His […]