A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Health Emergency Operations Center (HEOC) has announced that it is working on strengthening health protection measures in the Maldives, after the discovery of a new strain of Covid-19 in the UK. Scientists recently confirmed that a new, potentially more infectious strain of Covid-19 in the south of the UK. According to the US Center for […]
ADK Hospital in partnership with LUX* Resorts & Hotels has opened a laboratory in Velana International Airport (VIA). The laboratory was officially opened in a virtual ceremony held on Wednesday with the Minister of Tourism, Dr. Abdulla Mausoom in attendance. Located at the Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA) terminal, the laboratory intends to allow passengers more […]
Ministry of Finance has revealed that Maldives received MVR 905 million as free aid this year. Publicized on the weekly fiscal development report, as of 17th November, MVR 905.2 was received as free aid. In comparison, MVR 1.1 billion was received as free aid in the same period of last year. The annual state budget […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has ratified the 9th Amendment to the Decentralization Act (Act no: 07/2010). Parliament passed the bill at the 27th sitting of its third session held on Sunday, December 6, 2020. The amendment stipulates the statutes under which Councils may create and implement policies and regulations while administering constituents. It also outlines […]
The Maldives Securities Act has now been amended to broaden the country’s capital market. President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih ratified the Second Amendment Bill to the Maldives Securities Act (Act No. 2/2006) yesterday. The amendment was passed by the Parliament on 6th December 2020, at the 27th sitting of the third session of the People’s Majlis. […]
Fuel Supplies Maldives (FSM) began its operations in the year 2000, with a mere fleet of about 4 small barges. The company was founded as part of a scheme by the State Trading Organization (STO) to choose private companies to form partnerships within specialized lines of services. In this case, it was the need for […]
Symphony Maldives’ latest food item to grace the menu—Melody Sub offers the perfect meal to its customers. Whether as a snack or a full out meal, Melody Sub offers a melodious blend of marinate sauce smothered chicken or beef and cheese sub sandwich with fries. Customers can either opt to get the original sub or […]
Dhiraagu and Women in Tech have announced that registration is now open for the second edition of “Girls to Code”, a program aimed at teaching girls how to code. This edition, “Girls to Code – Thinadhoo”, is specially geared towards the island of Gdh. Thinadhoo, and will be held virtually starting from 10th January 2021. […]
BML Islamic has today announced its new Education Financing product, an Ijarah based Shari’ah-compliant facility for Maldivians seeking financial assistance to pursue higher education opportunities from certificate level courses to doctorates around the world. With Education Financing, customers can obtain up to 75% of the cost of education which includes tuition fees, living and other […]