A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Vice President Faisal Naseem has held discussions with relevant stakeholders on improving the system efficiency and ease of access to speech, occupational and other specialised therapy services. The meeting was held at the President’s Office this morning. The Vice President had yesterday visited the Speech Therapy Department at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) and reviewed […]
TTM Maldives 2020, the leading international travel trade show of Maldives, has begun the B2B meetings which will take place from 25th to 26th November. The main partner for the event is the telecommunications giant, Ooredoo Maldives. Endorsing partners for TTM Maldives 2020 are the Ministry of Tourism, Maldives Marketing and PR Corporation, Maldives Association of […]
Bank of Maldives continues to support people with mobility impairments across the Maldives with a donation of additional 65 motorised wheelchairs. The initiative began in 2017 with the aim of donating motorised wheelchairs to every person with a mobility impairment in the country able to independently operate a wheelchair. The program has now seen the […]
Sun Siyam Resorts, the luxury Maldivian hotel and resorts brand have announced the commencement of its biggest online sale to date have begun with a series of incredible offers across every one of its resorts in the Maldives, enabling guests to save up to an incredible 50% on accommodation. With four different resorts located on […]
The Ministry of Tourism has so far permitted a total of 110 guesthouses to operate across the Maldives. The Government of Maldives had only begun to permit guesthouse operations on 15th October. Although resorts and safaris were given permits on 15th July, guesthouses were only permitted after the introduction of strict health and safety measures. […]
MINISO Maldives has opened a brand new outlet in Male’ City yesterday, located in Gakoshi Male’ Square. The store offers a wide range of lifestyle and healthcare products, varying from cosmetics and toiletries to everyday household items. The opening of this new store marks the brand’s second outlet in Male’. MINISO also has one outlet […]
The contract for setting up a ‘Drug detoxification Centre’ in Hulhudhoo, Addu City, was awarded today in a ceremony held at the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure. The project is funded through an MVR 8 million grant assistance from India and will be steered and executed by the Ministry of National Planning, Housing […]
Life under the “new normal” has been stressful for everyone. In general, humans at our very centre of being are social creatures. We rely on each other to express ourselves, discuss ideas and learn new things. Thus, many people continue to struggle with the isolation, stress and boredom that followed the preventive measures against the […]
The 2021 State Budget proposed by the Ministry of Finance has now been passed by the Parliament’s Budget Committee, with the addition of MVR 134 million. The budget, which was initially set by the Finance Ministry at MVR 34.78 billion, was passed by the Committee at a figure of MVR 34.9 billion. The Budget Committee […]