A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
A landmark China-Maldives free trade agreement signed last week will help pave the way for the “revolutionary development”, President Abdulla Yameen said Tuesday night. In his first public remarks on the controversial FTA, Yameen urged the public to work with his administration to achieve development goals and complete flagship projects. “As a result of the […]
Ooredoo Maldives has partnered with Lavafoshi to launch “Lavafoshi Premium” to its customers, offering subscription-free access to its premium experiences. These services include online streaming and offline play for a music collection of local music spanning half a century. Lavafoshi is the Maldives’ first music streaming service. With the launch of Lavafoshi Premium, users will […]
Former managing director of Aasandha Company, Hassan Ali. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE Managing director of Aasandha Company, Hassan Ali, has been dismissed from his post. President of the Privatization Board, Mohamed Nizar, confirmed on Tuesday that Hassasn Ali has been relieved of his position as the managing director of Aasandha Company, which provides the universal healthcare insurance […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 11th December 2017. The following is a loose translation: This is the time of the year when it is most tensed for Maldives tourism sector due to high demand. Four or five years ago, during the same period, it will be very difficult to find […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vfp.mv website on 10th December 2017. The following is a loose translation: A free trade agreement is done amongst similar nations in the motive to expand their businesses and mutually derive gains. However, if done between countries that differ in the development category they belong to, it won’t […]
The Maldives has won key wins in the World Travel Awards. The Maldives and resort brands won the awards at the 24th World Travel Awards held in Vietnam. The Maldives won global Leading Dive Destination award, Leading Honeymoon Destination, while Maldives’ Hulhule’ Island Hotel won Leading Airport Resort award. St. Regis Maldives Vohmuli claimed the […]
The controversial China-Maldives free trade agreement (FTA) is expected to open the doors of trade in 64 different fields in the Maldives for China while the Asian monolith will open trade doors in 98 fields to the Maldives. The fields opened for China to establish their new markets include tax agencies, construction businesses as well […]
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The St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort has won the title of the World’s Leading Luxury Island Resort at the 24th World Travel Awards. The award ceremony was held at the JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay in Vietnam. Apart from the Leading Luxury Island award, St. Regis Maldives Vommuli also won the World’s Leading Luxury […]