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A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.

2020

Check Out the Top-Ordered Pizzas from Pizza Buona!

Check Out the Top-Ordered Pizzas from Pizza Buona!

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Pizza Buona is a pizza delivery service that has revolutionized the pizza making and delivery industry in the Maldives. Offering a unique taste in the pizza varieties offered together with its signature ‘chilli oil’ sachets, Pizza Buona quickly became a household name when residents of Male’ are hungry for a mouthwatering pizza. Here are the […]

Dhiraagu Introduces WooHoo, A Voice Assistant for Hospitality Industry

Dhiraagu Introduces WooHoo, A Voice Assistant for Hospitality Industry

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Dhiraagu has announced its collaboration with SmartBeings Inc. and Leia Inc to introduce WooHoo, a contactless Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered voice assistant for the Hospitality industry. SmartBeings Inc is a Silicon Valley-based company and the developer of WooHoo, an award-winning Enterprise Voice AI Assistant speaker for the Hospitality industry. The WooHoo Voice AI Assistants speakers […]

Why Foreign Lawyers Allowed to Practice in Maldives Could be A Good Thing

Why Foreign Lawyers Allowed to Practice in Maldives Could be A Good Thing

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Recently, the Legal Profession Act was passed, permitting foreign lawyers to practice in the Maldives under a special regulation formulated by the Bar Council. The regulation was made public on 2nd September and states that foreign lawyers should provide information related to them and the case they are working on to the Bar Council before […]

Kalhu Odi Restaurant: First Maldivian Cuisine Restaurant at Marina Crossroads

Kalhu Odi Restaurant: First Maldivian Cuisine Restaurant at Marina Crossroads

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The Kalhu Odi Restaurant is the first Maldivian cuisine fine dining restaurant in Marina, Crossroad Maldives gettable for all. The name is a Dhivehi word which translates to black vessels. The main purpose of opening a fine-dining restaurant featuring Maldivian cuisine is to share the journey of rich taste from our islands, it’s culture, depth […]

Maldivian Reschedules Kuala Lumpur Flight

Maldivian Reschedules Kuala Lumpur Flight

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Earlier, Maldivian, the national airline of Maldives announced a special flight from Male` to Kuala Lumpur on 10th of September. The airline has informed that the flight has been rescheduled to 20th September. The change follows the several requests received from students to change the date of Maldivian’s Kuala Lumpur flight. The airline is also […]

Should Coronavirus Quarantine be Five Days Long Instead of 2 Weeks?

Should Coronavirus Quarantine be Five Days Long Instead of 2 Weeks?

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Christian Drosten, a top virologist in Germany, believes that the standard two-week coronavirus quarantine period is far too long. He says that research reveals people are no longer infectious after five days, so that should be the limit of the quarantine period. According to Drosten, the five-day quarantine period he is recommending should not be […]

Enhance Your TikTok Experience with Dhiraagu Streaming Bundles

Enhance Your TikTok Experience with Dhiraagu Streaming Bundles

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Dhiraagu has announced that Dhiraagu Mobile Prepaid Customer can now enhance their TikTok experience by purchasing some of the existing streaming bundles effective 5 September. These bundles are available for as low as MVR 65. TikTok will be now included in the following streaming bundles where popular streaming apps such as Netflix and YouTube are […]

HandiGo Maldives – Mobile App for Guesthouses and Resorts

HandiGo Maldives – Mobile App for Guesthouses and Resorts

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Handigo Maldives is a mobile app that will enhance the Guest experience of Resort and Local Guesthouses of the Maldives allowing guest to communicate and be informed through a Mobile App installed to their own device. This brings a new revolution to the way of engagement and makes it simple for the guest to be […]

Guesthouses Required to Obtain Permit for Re-opening

Guesthouses Required to Obtain Permit for Re-opening

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Guesthouses across the country are required to have a re-opening permit from the Ministry of tourism to resume their operations during new normal. As the Maldives move forward adjusting to a new normal, the Government will permit reopening of the Tourist Guesthouses on 15th October 2020. Meanwhile, guesthouses and hotels in the Greater Male’ Area […]