A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Orca Media Group announces that registration is now open for the 7th edition of Local Island Tourism Magazine. All the registered Guesthouses in the Maldives can be featured in the Magazine for free. Local Island Tourism magazine, previously published as the Guesthouse Maldives Magazine, is the only print magazine in the Maldives focusing entirely on […]
Dhiraagu has announced a special cash back promotion for DhiraaguPay customers effective 4 October 2020. Customers can now redeem 5% cash back instantly by making bill payments, reloads and merchant payments via DhiraaguPay wallet. A maximum cashback value of MVR 100 per week will be automatically credited to the customers’ DhiraaguPay wallet. Once the cashback […]
ARMI Education and Women In Tech Maldives (Women in Techmv) have signed an MOU to collaborate in conducting activities to promote science and technology organized and conducted by ARMI Education which includes the STEM Space. STEM Space is a program that is developed and conducted to create opportunities to school-age children to access Digital Technologies […]
According to the latest statistics by the Ministry of Finance, Bank of Maldives (BML) has issued 377 loans that total to MVR 532.0 million. While there were 573 applications under the COVID-19 Recovery Loan Scheme, 410 have been approved, 16 rejected and 12 are being processed. The statistics also reveal that there were 135 applications […]
Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has signed MoU with Kulhudhufushi Council under the initiative ‘HDC beyond Hulhumalé’. The initiative brings forward 23 years of experiences in the planning and development of a smart & green city, thereby contributing knowledge across other regions of the Maldives. HDC aims to support integrated planning efforts in urban development among […]
Yesterday, many Maldivians were shocked to see a missed call from a foreign number. While (unfortunately) some of you might have picked up the call out of curiosity, others were aware of the risks that these unknown numbers carry. But if you did pick up, should you be scared? Last year-end, Maldives police had warned […]
The President’s Special Achievement Awards Committee has announced that they have accepted 57 applications for this year’s President’s National Award for Special Achievement. The committee also announced that they have initiated the process of evaluating and awarding points to the applicants. The President’s Award for Special Achievement is awarded to Maldivians whose exceptional skills and […]
With the reopening of the Maldives’ borders on 15th July 2020, Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) has launched an outdoor campaign in major parts of the UK to promote the destination as a safe haven for travellers, as travel resumes in the new normal. Under this 2-month long campaign, Maldives will be promoted […]
PC: Arushad Ahmed The Government of the Maldives represented by the Ministry of Tourism invites eligible investors, local or foreign, to submit their interest to develop a plot of 36 hectares of land in Uligan in Haa Alifu atoll as a tourist hotel with a yacht marina. Interested parties can attend the information session at […]