A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdullah Shahid has revealed that the government of Sri Lanka assures the Maldives that there are no restrictions for Maldives fish imports to Sri Lanka. The statement was made following discussions with Foreign Minister and Minister of Fisheries of Sri Lanka. The main export markets include Thailand, Sri Lanka, member countries […]
Minister of Finance, Honorable Ibrahim Ameer stated that it is essential to continue the development projects to recover from the current conditions due to COVID-19 despite the advice from World Bank. According to a report released by World Bank on the economic condition in South Asia, the current measures taken by the Maldivian government would […]
On 2nd January 2019, marking the first month of the current administration, the Government said that it has delivered 56 pledges out of the 67 pledges earmarked for this period – an achievement rate of 84 per cent. For its first 100 working days which culminates on 27th March 2019, the Government of Maldives earmarked […]
High Commission of India in the Maldives has announced a webinar to connect travel operators and associations in India and Maldives. This ‘India-Maldives Travel Connect’ webinar will be held on 13th October. The Minister of Tourism Dr Abdulla Mausoom, Managing Director of Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) Thoyyib Mohamed, and the High Commissioner […]
Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with the European Institute for Export Compliance (EIFEC) and The Maldives National University (MNU) initiated a ‘Compliance Officer Training Programme’ on the implementation of EIFEC compliance standards in tourism industry businesses. EIFEC in collaboration with MNU and the University of Turin (UNITO) targets to train over 800 Compliance Officers from […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has said that the road to addressing mental wellbeing begins with the care and support of the whole community. He made this statement while speaking at the online global advocacy event – ‘The Big Event for Mental Health’ held by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Speaking at the event, President Solih […]
In 2017, witnessed by President Xi Jinping and Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, China International Trade Representative (ministerial level) and Vice Minister of Commerce Fu Ziying and Maldivian Minister of Economic Development Mohamed Saeed, on behalf of their own government, signed the Free Trade Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China […]
The President’s Special Achievement Awards Committee has announced that they have accepted 57 applications for this year’s President’s National Award for Special Achievement. The committee also announced that they have initiated the process of evaluating and awarding points to the applicants. The President’s Award for Special Achievement is awarded to Maldivians whose exceptional skills and […]
MP for Maafannu Central constituency, Ibrahim Rasheed stated that the president of Privatization and Corporatization Board (PCB), Mr Hassan Waheed has resigned due to unfavourable working conditions. MP has stated in a tweet that it is sad that such instances arose where the president and other members of PCB had to resign as the conditions […]