A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
President Yameen at the official opening ceremony of Mercure Maldives Kooddoo Resort in Gaafu Alif atoll. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom proclaimed on Wednesday that it is a great aspiration of his administration to unveil 50 tourist resorts before the end of this presidential term. In his address to mark this year’s World […]
The first premier of “Film for Change” short movies program initiated by Dhiraagu and UNDP was held on the 25th of September in Schwack Cinema. Film for change is a special program aimed at the youth interested in movie making. The program aims to create interest for the creative arts industry and to make youth […]
Microsoft has appointed Hasitha Abeywardena as Country Manager for Sri Lanka and Maldives. Abeywardena, who joined Microsoft Sri Lanka in 2015 as the Director for Enterprise Business, will take over the role from Brian Kealey, who is transferring to Singapore as Director – Emerging Markets Digital Transformation. Abeywardena will be tasked with leading the software […]
Saturday coverage of the New York Times Travel Show.(Photo by Sandy Huffaker) New York Times Travel Show 2018 Edition set to be the largest travel trade and consumer convention in North America, marks its 15th year in 2018. The largest and the longest-running trade and consumer show in the North America, The New York Times […]
ROOMIE’s AVPs Fytra Aziz (C) and Alvin Lee (L), and Win Solutions’ MD Mohamed Naseem (L-2) pictured at the guesthouse conference 2017. In an ever-changing world that is becoming more digitized day by day, the tourism industry of the Maldives tirelessly strives to keep up. As the main driving force of the archipelago’s economy, it […]
Ooredoo Maldives has announced the launch of Magey Plan, a digital platform that enables customers to create customised mobile plans. Ooredoo Magey Plan can be used by anyone at any time through the My Ooredoo portal. The service will also be available on My Ooredoo App within a few days, on both iOS and Android. […]
Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) in capital Male. Inflation rates spiked by 4.2 percent during the second quarter, revealed the Maldives’ central bank on Tuesday. According to a report released by Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA), inflation has increased from the final quarter of 2016 to the second quarter of this year. MMA attributed this spike in […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 25th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: Kooddoo Airport is set to officially open later today after the renovation to accommodate bigger aeroplanes. In President Nasheed’s tenure, the airport was handed to Singapore’s Buona Vista and completed in almost 6 months. This domestic […]
STO home Improvement has launched “Simplify Your Guest House” campaign targeted towards upcoming and existing guesthouses in Maldives. It was launched during the Guesthouses Conference 2017 held in Paradise Island Resort on the 23rd of September. The campaign aims to provide customers with a package which includes the main items required for a Guest House. […]