A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Dhiraagu last night held its 28th Annual Award Function 2016 at Dharubaaruge. The Award function is held annually to celebrate and acknowledge the achievements and contributions staff haވެ made to the company. The Awards also recognize staff for their long years of service as well as those staff who’ve gone beyond the call of duty […]
Membership cards have been introduced for the Women In Management (WIM) Maldives branch inaugurated last night. At the special inauguration ceremony held last night, the membership cards were introduced by the First Lady, Fathimath Ibrahim. WIM Maldives said that career women in management positions in the Maldives have the opportunity to join the organization and […]
KOLKATA: Godrej Appliances has rolled out its green range of air conditioners in Maldives as part of a joint initiative by the United Nations and the company to promote energy efficient and green products across the globe. With this, the company is targeting $ one million sales from Maldives by the fiscal end. The company […]
A branch of the Sri Lankan organization that works to empower career women and women entrepreneurs, Women In Management (WIM), has been inaugurated in the Maldives. The branch of WIM in Maldives was inaugurated by the First Lady, Fathimath Ibrahim at a special ceremony last night held at Hotel Jen. Last night’s ceremony was attended […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 11th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: It has been a year since the government formed a company under the name Maldives Integrated Tourism Development Corporation (MITDC). However, the company established to initiate and promote middle-class tourism, has yet to show much of […]
South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) official auditors Crowe Horwath Maldives LLP has notified the winners of 2017 by direct communications and the Gala is scheduled to celebrate region’s best in hospitality industry from 27th – 28th October 2017 at Equator Village, Addu City, Maldives. SATA received over 450 nominations from Bhutan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, India and Nepal […]
Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) have revealed that more airlines are set to begin operations in the Maldives. The Managing Director of MACL, Adil Moosa stated that two airlines will begin operations by next month including the National airline of France, “Air France” for Paris-Maldives routes and “GoAir”, a low-cost carrier based in Mumbai for […]
Maldives TV, the first international television channel of the Maldives, has launched the first ever international travel writers’ conference in a ceremony held at Hotel Jen last night. This conference is scheduled to be held on 17th and 18th of September at Bandos Island Resort and Kandima Resort. Speaking about this conference, the Director of […]
Top Maldivian officials say that the on-going international propaganda about Islamic radicalism in the country is not based on facts. It is manufactured to bring down the government of President Abdulla Yameen by destroying the tourist industry, which is the main prop of the Maldivian economy. However, tourism continues to account for 28% of the […]