A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The contract for the establishment of 5 eco-tourism zones in Addu city has been rewarded to the Maldivian government and Addu city council by the Indian High Commission. The virtual ceremony for contracting of this project has been participated by Foreign Secretary Abdulla Gafoor, Ambassador of Maldives from India, Sunjay Sudeer, Addu City representatives of […]
H.E President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has sent a message of congratulations to the President of Sri Lanka, H.E Gotabaya Rajapaksa, following the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna’s (SLPP’s) decisive victory in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary elections this year. President Solih’s message reads as follows: “It gives me great pleasure to extend warm greetings and sincere good wishes […]
Foreign Minister, Abdulla Shahid has stated the administration of Maldives is ready to agenda more projects with China & will work to reinforce the relationship between two countries. Minister Shahid said that China has always been and the country will continue to assist the Maldives as a crucial economic and bilateral development partner of the […]
India has announced its plans to provide an additional financial assistance package to support and boost the Maldivian economy and assist in economic recovery post-coronavirus pandemic. This was announced in a message by the Indian High Commissioner Sunjay Sudhir on Saturday, on the eve of Maldives’ Independence Day. Sudhir has congratulated the Maldives and its […]
High Commission of India in the Maldives (HCI) has shared the progress of R. Kinolhas school classrooms project which is being executed under the Indian grant assistance registers. This was shared on Twitter by HCI on 18th July 2020. HCI states that their participation in this project is a reflection of the intense cooperation between […]
The Government of the Republic of Korea has donated 150 test kits to the Maldives to assist the Government towards the fight against COVID-19. The Government of Maldives has expressed its immense gratitude to the Government of Korea, President Moon Jae-in and Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-Wha, for this crucial assistance granted to the people of […]
A ban on entry into the Maldives for anyone who has left or transited the UK in the last 14 days, has been lifted. Confirmation came today (15th July) from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Maldives as resorts reopened for tourists. Guesthouses open this month for local residents on COVID-19 free islands and will […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdulla Shahid, and Foreign Ministry executives, regarding the Maldives’ major foreign policy priorities taking into account the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting was held this morning at the President’s Office. At the meeting, Foreign Ministry executives briefed the President on their roadmap […]
Maldives had signed a Contract worth MVR 28.3 Million with the United Nations at a ceremony held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Foreign Ministry stated that on behalf of the government of Maldives, the projects were signed by the Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid, and on behalf of the UN in the Maldives, the […]