A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
State Trading Organisation (STO) is working on bringing a COVID-19 testing machine. The government spokesperson Mabrook Azeez has stated that STO is working on bringing a COVID-19 testing machine, and they will most likely bring it to the Maldives by next month. In addition to that STO is also working on bringing more test kits […]
Amidst the lockdown, the public is dwelling over the safety of using tap water for drinking as there is a delay in the delivery of bottled water. Male’ Water and Sewerage Company (MWSC) has assured that their tap water is safe to drink. MWSC and Maldives Police Service are working together to ensure the prompt […]
State Trading Organisation (STO) has announced that they have started delivery services of staple food to stores in the Greater Male’ area. Managing Director of STO Hussain Amru has tweeted that stores can place the order via its hotline number. In addition to that, the amount of staple food supplied to different regions of the […]
Foreign Ministry of Maldives has announced that the government will be evacuating Maldivian students who registered to return from Nepal and Bangladesh. The Ministry said that 18 locals from Nepal and 51 from Bangladesh will be evacuated on April 20. The Maldivians in Kathmandu and other areas of Bangladesh are being consolidated to Dhaka by […]
Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) has announced that banks will be open for service on 19th and 20th April. The government has implemented a 14-day lockdown in the Greater Male’ area due to the spread of COVID-19. MMA has stated even though there is a lockdown, banks will be open on 19th and 20th April to […]
Maldivian flight has arrived with much needed COVID-19 medical supplies imported by Medtech. The cargo flight arrived at Velana International on 17th April 2020 with 5,000 kgs of cargo which consisted of 4,500 kgs of medical supplies. These medical supplies brought by Medtech includes 105 cases of sample carriers, 40 cases of triple packaging boxes […]
Life Support has started the delivery of medicines to households. Life Support has requested its customers to send a picture of the prescription and ID card via WhatsApp and Viber to its number 7799001. They have also stated that they will be taking orders throughout the day. In addition to that, they have revealed that […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has created many global logistic challenges and the import of US Dollar cash notes into the country has reduced. The Bank of Maldives will, therefore, be limiting the withdrawal of USD cash at ATMs and branches to USD 2000 per month, per customer with immediate effect. With restrictions in overseas travel, there […]
To support the government of the Maldives’ Economic Recovery Plan that includes a package of economic relief measures aimed at mitigating the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in light of the anticipated downturn in tourism, OPEC has pledged to grant USD 20 million emergency loan to the Maldives. The OPEC Fund for International […]