A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Mövenpick Resort Kuredhivaru Maldives has announced the appointment of Mr Stanislaw Pajdzinski as General Manager. Hailing from Gdansk, Poland, Stanislaw brings over 20 years of hospitality experience to The Maldives, including 16 years with Accor Hotels & Resorts, in exciting destinations in Europe and Assia as diverse as Katowice, Warsaw, Bali and Jakarta. A specialist […]
On 6th September, Civil Court of the Maldives ordered Bank of Maldives (BML) to freeze the accounts of Sun Travel and Tours Private Limited over the charges pressed against the company by Hilton International. The company had lodged an appeal at the High Court regarding the order, which has been dismissed by the High Court. […]
British Airways will be operating flights directly from London to Male’ from October 16. The British Airways’ direct flights will be operated three times a week from London Heathrow, on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday. Flights will land the following day at Male. Direct flights back from the Maldives to London depart on Mondays, Thursdays and […]
In light of the World Breast Cancer Awareness Month of October, LUX* South Ari Atoll Resort & Villas will do their part in raising awareness of what affects hundreds of thousands of women every year. All donations given by guests to the Tree of Wishes during the month of October will be handed over to […]
Dhiraagu – Maldives’ leading telecom and digital service provider celebrated its 32-year anniversary on 1 October 2020. To mark this special occasion, a special social media campaign was announced where customers can win exciting prizes. The campaign is called “MaaRangalhu” where users have to share their best moments with Dhiraagu using photos and videos with […]
Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has announced that the Bridge 1 in Hulhumale Phase 2 will be open from 1st of October as residents have started living in the area. The opening of the bridge connected to Nirolhu Magu will make it convenient for people to move in and out of Phase 2. However, the public […]
HDC Beyond Hulhumale is an initiative bringing forward 23 years of experiences in planning and development of a smart & green city, thereby contributing HDC’s knowledge across other regions of the Maldives. The aim is to support integrated planning efforts in urban development among other regions to help cities grow sustainably. Together, city councils, relevant […]
Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) stated that there is a rise in weighing fish due to improved fishing. The Managing Director of MIFCO, Mr Fauzy has congratulated the fishermen of Baahiraa boat from G.Dh. Faresmaathodaa for weighing 40.4 tons of fish in one day. He further stated that the largest volume of fish weighed in […]
Mohamed Irshad, Airport & Lounge Manager at LUX* Resorts Maldives, is handling one of the biggest airport operations in the Maldives, including seaplane, speedboat, domestic flights and managing LUX* Maldives Resorts fabulous airport lounge with 11 team members. What makes his operation bigger is the risk that he takes to execute the daily tasks within a […]