A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has appealed to all Maldivians to work together in maintaining the good reputation achieved by Maldives in the tourism industry. The President made this appeal in his address issued on the occasion of World Tourism Day. In his message, the President has commended the Maldives’ tourism sector for the numerous […]
The Ambassador of Singapore, H.E. Chua Thian Poh, has paid a courtesy call on Vice President Abdulla Jihad, this morning at the President’s Office. During the call, the Vice President noted that the Maldives and Singapore have enjoyed 42 years of excellent relations. He requested the Ambassador to convey on his behalf congratulations to the […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim have this morning, departed from Kooddoo on conclusion of their visit to North Huvadhoo Atoll islands of Kooddoo, Kolamaafushi and Villingili. During the visit, the President inaugurated the Extended Kooddoo Airport Maldives, Mercure Hotels Maldives Kooddoo and the Villingili Mosque, Masjidul Ikhlaas. Also, the President […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim have arrived back in Male´, on conclusion of their visit to North Huvadhoo Atoll islands of Kooddoo, Kolamaafushi and Villingili. As part of the visit, the President inaugurated the Extended Kooddoo Airport Maldives as a category 3C airport, with the newly extended 1800m runway. The […]
President Yameen at the official opening ceremony of Mercure Maldives Kooddoo Resort in Gaafu Alif atoll. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom proclaimed on Wednesday that it is a great aspiration of his administration to unveil 50 tourist resorts before the end of this presidential term. In his address to mark this year’s World […]
Qasim Ibrahim (R) with his lawyers at the VIP lounge in Velana International Airport (VIA) before departing to Singapore. Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) on Tuesday night granted additional five days for opposition Jumhoory Party (JP)’s leader Qasim Ibrahim to return to the Maldives. However, MCS maintained that it will still “take action” against the opposition […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has today inaugurated the ‘Masjidul Ikhlaas’ mosque in Villingili Island, North Huvadhoo Atoll. The ‘Masjidul Ikhlaas’ was constructed under the grant aid from His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia. The mosque has the capacity to accommodate 700 people at a time. The President joined today’s Maghrib […]
A man files a complaint at the housing ministry regarding the distribution of flats in the government’s first social housing project. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU The government late on Tuesday night released the final list of flat recipients from its first social housing project, which has been steeped in controversy. Nearly four years after 15,000 hopefuls […]