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The resort lease payment extension to 6 months will cost the government MVR 900 million, Finance Minister Ibrahim Ameer revealed. The Minister said that resort lease payments contribute vastly for government earnings with MVR 1.7 billion budgeted to receive even this year. However, the government is expected to receive MVR 800 million now due to […]
Do you want your job back? Do you want to get things back to normal? Well, the global pandemic has done decimated Maldives tourism sector. Let’s not kid ourselves the Maldives is where it is because of the beautiful islands and waters that we have. These tourists have all invested in the Maldives. They’ve invested […]
Maldives Customs Services has brought significant changes to its Regulation, including changes to the current fee structure, and the procedures being followed for the tourist yachts anchoring to HA. Atoll Uligan. As such, the 09th amendment (No. 2020/R-33) of the Regulation Number 2011/R-41 (Customs General Regulation 2011) has been gazetted on 23rd May 2020. Due […]
Ooredoo Maldives hosts a digital music show, Ooredoo Eid Show 2020, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. Ooredoo Eid Show 2020 will feature some incredible artists including Zakitte, Anya, Mira, Shammoon, Habeys Indi, Habeys Thola, Ibrahim Waheed – Bodube, and the local guitar legend Fasy Live, live from their homes. Ooredoo Eid Show 2020 will […]
Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) has announced that Velana International Airport is geared up for the “new normal”. In preparation for the reopening of the tourism industry, MACL’s General Manager Hassan Areef said that all precautionary measures are now put in place to open the airport. Velana International Airport has implemented social distancing measures with […]
Dhiraagu has provided support to the food support programme organized by MATATO and NBAM. The Food Support Programme provided meal packages to those displaced and affected by the lockdown throughout the Ramadan. Dhiraagu has announced that the service will be continuing for the 6days of Shawwal as well. Over 25,000 meal packages have been delivered […]
Maldives has reported 1,313 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with, 1,181 active cases, 128 recoveries, and 4 fatalities. Here are the latest updates on COVID-19 Announcements by HPA Additional 39 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Maldives. One COVID-19 patient is on a ventilator, according to authorities. 350 Bangladeshi nationals stranded in the Maldives […]
Ooredoo Maldives has announced a special offer exclusively on Magey Plan. Customers can now activate 3GB data valid for 3 days for only MVR 75 available under Recommended Packs of Magey Plan on Ooredoo App. To activate the data pack: Log in to Ooredoo App: http://ore.do/app Scroll to Recommended Packages on Selfcare To activate for […]
National Planning and Infrastructure Minister Mohamed Aslam recently suggested selling citizenship to foreigners, as there are many wealthy foreigners interested in becoming permanent residents of Maldives. He elaborated, saying that his idea of selling citizenship was aimed towards bringing in wealthy foreign investors to the country, prompting several other political figures to weigh in with […]