A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
State Trading Organization (STO) has appointed Mohamed Nizam as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to his appointment, Nizam was the General Manager, Procurement at STO. Abdulla Mohamed, Spokesperson for STO said that Nizam was appointed to the role following the resignation of Mohamed Mihad, the previous Chief Financial Officer at STO. Mohamed Mihad, […]
Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture has extended the bid deadline for the six islands to be leased for agricultural purposes. Previously, the deadline for bid submission was 20th December 2020, 1300HRS. However, the Ministry has extended the deadline to 27th December 2020, 1300HRS. According to the Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture, […]
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) states that they have successfully completed the N. Henbadhoo harbour upgrade project on 21 November 2020. We have successfully completed the N. Henbadhoo Harbour Upgrade Project on 21 November 2020. The Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure contracted the MVR 30.3 million project to us on 23 June […]
Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA) has been awarded both the Indian Ocean’s Leading Seaplane Operator and the World’s Leading Seaplane Operator of 2020 at the Grand Final of the World Travel Awards 2020. This is the 6th consecutive year since 2014 for TMA to bag the World’s Leading Seaplane Operator award and the 7th consecutive year to win the Indian […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, on Thursday, visited Felivaru Island in Lhaviyani Atoll and toured the island. President Solih visited the Fishermen’s Marina Hall and observed the layout and drawings for the proposed 4000 MT cold storage facility. He toured the Felivaru fish canning factory, the existing cold storage facility at the Felivaru Fisheries Complex and […]
Hour of Code which takes place globally each year during the Computer Science Education Week, from December 7th to 13th will be taking place across the Maldives again. This year, Hour of Code at Hour of Code Maldives is set to be bigger, reaching all corners of the country. The event will be held on […]
As part of the bank’s community support programme, Bank of Maldives (BML) has donated five computer systems to the state orphanage in Villimale, Kuda Kudhinge Hiyaa. The computers will be used by the children at the centre to continue online learning during this period. “We are pleased to make this donation to Kudakudhinge Hiya to […]
Popular cafe’ and speciality coffee roaster, Meraki has placed on the list of 50 Best Coffee Shops in Asia by the Big 7 Travel Guide. Meraki placed 25th on the list, making it one of the best coffee shops in South Asia, ranked even higher than countries such as Sri Lanka. The closest competitor in […]
Ooredoo Maldives has announced its partnership with Maldives Islamic Bank, enabling instalment payment services to customers for handsets and accessories via MIB Ujaalaa Dhiriulhun (UD) financing facility. This partnership with MIB enables the smart financing option to acquire handsets to Ooredoo customers and customers of other networks with a MIB UD facility to purchase handsets […]