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TrustEng Maldives to Construct the 2nd Largest Prefabricated Commercial Building!

TrustEng Maldives to Construct the 2nd Largest Prefabricated Commercial Building!

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TrustEng Maldives has signed the 2nd largest prefabricated 10 storeys commercial building construction agreement with Blue Ocean Ventures Pvt Ltd in the commercial hub of Male’, at M. Jaliyaa in front of MPL main Harbor. Once completed the building will be the second tallest prefab building in the Maldives! TrustEng Maldives Group is a group […]

Thilafushi and Gulhifalhu Project Drawings Will Now Be Approved by HDC

Thilafushi and Gulhifalhu Project Drawings Will Now Be Approved by HDC

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It has been decided that architecture plans and drawings for the buildings being built in Thilafushi and Gulhifalhu will now be overseen and approved by the Housing Development Corporation (HDC). In a statement by HDC yesterday, it was said that in relation to all the projects acquired from its merger with Greater Male Industrial Zone […]

Businesses in Maldives to Get Onboard #boycottfrenchproducts? It’s Likely

Businesses in Maldives to Get Onboard #boycottfrenchproducts? It’s Likely

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The hashtag has been trending on Twitter for days. These are definitely some bad days for France, with Muslims boycotting French products and a second national lockdown announced in France. Tensions between France and Muslim-majority nations were ignited after a French teacher who had shown caricatures of the prophet in class was beheaded. There have […]

Switzerland Declares Maldives #SafeToTravel! No Self Isolation Required from 29 October 2020

Switzerland Declares Maldives #SafeToTravel! No Self Isolation Required from 29 October 2020

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The Maldives has been marked safe by Switzerland, enabling travellers to return to Switzerland without the need for mandatory self-isolation from 29th October 2020. The new version of the “risk countries list” of the Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) Switzerland has removed the Maldives and have been given the green light for Swiss nationalities […]

Debt, Debt, and More Debt! Government to Create a Loan Restructuring Committee

Debt, Debt, and More Debt! Government to Create a Loan Restructuring Committee

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A report was passed in the Parliament yesterday, suggesting that the government restructures all debt except for those payable to foreign parties or international organisations. The report addressed a number of major points in relation to the government’s debt issue. The first point was loan restructuring or reprofiling, for which a special committee would need […]

Remember When Addu City Had A Booming Economy?

Remember When Addu City Had A Booming Economy?

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Seenu Addu is known as the southernmost atoll and an exclusive destination for a retreat in style in the Maldives. If there’s anything that fascinates us more than the natural beauty of Addu, it is the rich history. The biggest influence on Addu’s modern history has been the British bases, first established on Gan during […]