A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vfp.mv website on 23rd November 2017. The following is a loose translation: Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH)’s 25-storey building is the first building to stand that tall in the Maldives. However, the way the construction of the building was awarded and the project cost raises suspicion and foul […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 22nd November 2017. The following is a loose translation: In Malé, Hulhumalé and other parts of the Maldives nice huge skyrise buildings are being erected and increasing. The result is an unbelievable growth of the construction industry. In the past 4 years this industry has […]
Corporate Maldives Academy (CMA) has announced that they are to officially commence their training’s as early as January 2018. CMA was registered with the aim of addressing a serious problem for the corporate sector of Maldives- the absence of a reliable platform for providing continuous training and growth to employees. Options for employers to provide […]
Promotional poster for the Maldives Investment Forum 4th Edition to be held in Dubai on December 18, 2017. The fourth Maldives Investment Forum is to be held in Dubai on December 18 and will include the tourism sector this year. The forum previously scheduled for Qatar will now be held in Dubai’s International Convention and […]
Ministry of Economic Development stated that 140 international companies have registered for the Maldives Investment Forum (MIF) 2017. This year’s forum is scheduled to be held in Dubai on 18 December. In an interview with PSM, Deputy Minister of Economic Development Mr Adam Thaufeeg said that this year’s forum is attracting a substantial amount of […]
Overhead shot of government flats in Hulhumale. PHOTO/MIHAARU Amidst recent foreign reports that the Maldives has awarded development of housing units for 80,000 people in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale to a Chinese state-run firm, Housing Development Corporation (HDC) on Wednesday clarified that the government handed over the development of only 16 out of 62 towers to […]
Laniakea Tech, a Maldivian tech innovator who has been spearheading modern technology solutions in the Maldives and is proud to team up with Kapture, paving way for the application of the latter’s cloud-based CRM platform into the hospitality industry in the island nation. This yet another indication of the fact that a comprehensive CRM solution […]
When the voting for Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) Travel Award Gala Edition closed, more than 100000 votes were received. Voting for the Gala Edition of most prestigious travel awards presented in Maldives was opened on 20 October 2017 and closed at midnight on 21 November 2017. According to MATATO, 230 […]
Villa Hotels & Resorts has signed as a Premium Exhibitor for the 2nd edition of International Travel Trade Show of Maldives (TTM). Villa Hotels & Resorts was established mainly for the purpose of managing and marketing the resorts owned and operated by the Villa Group of Companies. Currently, Villa Group owns and manages five exclusive […]