A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The People’s Majlis has passed a bill that allows resort employees to finish their work and go home for the night. We asked the experts’ opinion on this law- Is this truly beneficial or is it just a political act? “How does somebody who lives in Fuvahmulah or Addu or Huvadhoo atoll go overnight to […]
Pizza Buona is a pizza delivery service that has revolutionized the pizza making and delivery industry in the Maldives. Offering a unique taste in the pizza varieties offered together with its signature ‘chilli oil’ sachets, Pizza Buona quickly became a household name when residents of Male’ are hungry for a mouthwatering pizza. Here are the […]
Dhiraagu has announced its collaboration with SmartBeings Inc. and Leia Inc to introduce WooHoo, a contactless Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered voice assistant for the Hospitality industry. SmartBeings Inc is a Silicon Valley-based company and the developer of WooHoo, an award-winning Enterprise Voice AI Assistant speaker for the Hospitality industry. The WooHoo Voice AI Assistants speakers […]
The Kalhu Odi Restaurant is the first Maldivian cuisine fine dining restaurant in Marina, Crossroad Maldives gettable for all. The name is a Dhivehi word which translates to black vessels. The main purpose of opening a fine-dining restaurant featuring Maldivian cuisine is to share the journey of rich taste from our islands, it’s culture, depth […]
Earlier, Maldivian, the national airline of Maldives announced a special flight from Male` to Kuala Lumpur on 10th of September. The airline has informed that the flight has been rescheduled to 20th September. The change follows the several requests received from students to change the date of Maldivian’s Kuala Lumpur flight. The airline is also […]
Dhiraagu has announced that Dhiraagu Mobile Prepaid Customer can now enhance their TikTok experience by purchasing some of the existing streaming bundles effective 5 September. These bundles are available for as low as MVR 65. TikTok will be now included in the following streaming bundles where popular streaming apps such as Netflix and YouTube are […]
Handigo Maldives is a mobile app that will enhance the Guest experience of Resort and Local Guesthouses of the Maldives allowing guest to communicate and be informed through a Mobile App installed to their own device. This brings a new revolution to the way of engagement and makes it simple for the guest to be […]
Guesthouses across the country are required to have a re-opening permit from the Ministry of tourism to resume their operations during new normal. As the Maldives move forward adjusting to a new normal, the Government will permit reopening of the Tourist Guesthouses on 15th October 2020. Meanwhile, guesthouses and hotels in the Greater Male’ Area […]
Fuel Supplies Maldives (FSM), incorporated on 18th December 2000 is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of State Trading Organisation PLC (STO), formed with the main objective of streamlining fuel distribution in the country and to offer easy and convenient access to fuel throughout the country. Since its inception, FSM has built a strong distribution infrastructure to […]