A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
ANKARA Turkish construction firm Turmaks completed the building of a modern hospital in the Maldives, the company said late Wednesday. The firm said in a statement it started the Tree Top Hospital in Hulhumale island in 2015 and the complex contains 180 beds and a hotel building. The hospital is also the most modern facility […]
Housekeepers, General Managers, Purchase Heads, Laundry Managers — from across 11 countries will converge at the 2 nd edition of the International Housekeepers’ Summit being organised at Sahara Star Mumbai on September 8 and 9, 2017. The International Housekeepers’ Summit is the only platform that has taken up the task to “Redefine Housekeeping in the […]
Dhiraagu tonight unveiled its fun-filled AR game RBQuest. But that was not the only exciting news to come out of the event. Dhiraagu also provided a sneak preview of Dhiraagu Mamen- the next innovation that will revolutionise how people experience mobile services. Greater choice, increased flexibility, a gorgeous interface and loads of fun- these are […]
Dhiraagu, the largest telecommunication company in Maldives have launched the first ever Augmented Reality (AR) mobile gaming app in Maldives, “RB Quest”. According to Dhiraagu, RB Quest is designed by a Maldivian. RB Quest is a fun and exciting game where players have to use their mobile phone camera to locate and collect as many […]
Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA), the Central Bank of Maldives have issued MVR 24 Million under the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Under this scheme, applicants are not required to keep a mortgage and is charged with a fairly small interest rate. MMA has setup a fund to provide credit to SMEs […]
Following a year in which Bank of Maldives recorded its best ever financial performance, CEO Andrew Healy has emphasized that the Bank is keeping its promise to re-invest its earnings to support Maldivian individuals, families and businesses across the country. Addressing shareholders at the Bank’s AGM tonight, Andrew stated that the Bank had invested MVR […]
Bank of Maldives has confirmed that its shareholders will receive a record dividend for the fourth consecutive year. Shareholders voted to approve the proposed pay-out of MVR 107.6 million (MVR 20 per share) at the Bank’s Annual General Meeting held in Hotel Jen, Male’ tonight. The state will receive just over MVR 370 million through […]
From the night market that was held in Male in 2016. PHOTO/MIHAARU Maldives National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI) on Wednesday declared that the annual Night Market will not be held this year due to a lack of cooperation from the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure. Last week, MNCCI announced that it was making […]
Association of Travel Agents in association with Perfect destinations is pleased to host the first ever travel trade workshop dedicated to the Maldives, in South African history. This is in line with celebrating the launch of the new direct flight route with Maldivian Airlines from South Africa to the Maldives. While ATA has endorsed this […]