A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
A plan to provide housing to Male’ residents has been proposed to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on 23rd November. The housing plan for Male’ residents was proposed by the Male’ City Goathi Hoadhun movement indicated that over 40,000 Male’ residents are in need of housing. Minister of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, Mohamed Aslam, Chief of Staff, Ali […]
Telecommunications giant Dhiraagu yesterday unveiled a lifestyle mobile app ‘NowMv’. Using the donations feature, you can now donate to various NGOs and volunteer organisations with ease. According to Dhiraagu, the feature can also support fundraising campaigns initiated by the organisations listed on the app. As of now, 4 NGOs have registered on the app, all […]
TTM Maldives 2020, the leading international travel trade show of Maldives, has begun the B2B meetings which will take place from 25th to 26th November. The main partner for the event is the telecommunications giant, Ooredoo Maldives. Endorsing partners for TTM Maldives 2020 are the Ministry of Tourism, Maldives Marketing and PR Corporation, Maldives Association of […]
Bank of Maldives continues to support people with mobility impairments across the Maldives with a donation of additional 65 motorised wheelchairs. The initiative began in 2017 with the aim of donating motorised wheelchairs to every person with a mobility impairment in the country able to independently operate a wheelchair. The program has now seen the […]
Sun Siyam Resorts, the luxury Maldivian hotel and resorts brand have announced the commencement of its biggest online sale to date have begun with a series of incredible offers across every one of its resorts in the Maldives, enabling guests to save up to an incredible 50% on accommodation. With four different resorts located on […]
The Ministry of Tourism has so far permitted a total of 110 guesthouses to operate across the Maldives. The Government of Maldives had only begun to permit guesthouse operations on 15th October. Although resorts and safaris were given permits on 15th July, guesthouses were only permitted after the introduction of strict health and safety measures. […]
MINISO Maldives has opened a brand new outlet in Male’ City yesterday, located in Gakoshi Male’ Square. The store offers a wide range of lifestyle and healthcare products, varying from cosmetics and toiletries to everyday household items. The opening of this new store marks the brand’s second outlet in Male’. MINISO also has one outlet […]
The contract for setting up a ‘Drug detoxification Centre’ in Hulhudhoo, Addu City, was awarded today in a ceremony held at the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure. The project is funded through an MVR 8 million grant assistance from India and will be steered and executed by the Ministry of National Planning, Housing […]
The 2021 State Budget proposed by the Ministry of Finance has now been passed by the Parliament’s Budget Committee, with the addition of MVR 134 million. The budget, which was initially set by the Finance Ministry at MVR 34.78 billion, was passed by the Committee at a figure of MVR 34.9 billion. The Budget Committee […]