A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Here are the latest news updates of 26th May A Man Arrested For Rape in L. Gan A 28-year old man in L. Gan has been arrested in L. Gan for raping a woman. Police stated that the man had entered the home of the woman on May 24, while under the influence. The man […]
The Maldives has assured cheaper post-COVID-19 offers for holidaymakers with no plans of levying new taxes, according to Tourism Minister Ali Waheed. He highlighted that it is the time to assure safety for the tourists when reopening the tourism industry. “It’s time to travel again. It’s time to travel safe,” he said speaking at a webinar […]
Here are the latest news updates for 25th May Maldives participates in IORA’s Virtual Meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) A delegation from the Republic of Maldives participated in the Indian Ocean Rim Association’s (IORA) Virtual Meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) – Dialogue Partner Engagement on COVID-19: Responses, Cooperation and […]
National Planning and Infrastructure Minister Mohamed Aslam recently suggested selling citizenship to foreigners, as there are many wealthy foreigners interested in becoming permanent residents of Maldives. He elaborated, saying that his idea of selling citizenship was aimed towards bringing in wealthy foreign investors to the country, prompting several other political figures to weigh in with […]
Government of Japan provides a grant aid of 500,000,000 Japanese yen (MVR 68,750,000*) to the Maldives for further promoting the economic and social development in the country. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid and the Ambassador of Japan to the Maldives Yanai Keiko signed the Exchange of Notes relating to the grant aid, at […]
The Government of Maldives today received a grant aid package from the Government of Japan aimed at assisting the country overcome the present challenges that are in place due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and to help the Maldives gear up towards recovery. The grant aid package amounts to MVR 21,740,400 and will benefit the […]
On 4th February, Maldives reported a case of ISIS-affiliated stabbing of 3 tourists in Hulhumale’. Following an investigation, Police arrested a total of eight suspects. However, no charges were filed against three of the suspects due to insufficient evidence. According to the Home Minister, Maldives Police Service did a thorough investigation and provided sufficient evidence, […]
The government of Maldives is working on acquiring MVR 200 million from foreign financial institutes as funds to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Finance Ministry has stated that the MVR 200 million might not be sufficient to fully manage the country. Chief Financial Budget Executive Ahmed Sharuvash Adam has said that the state revenue has […]
Minister of Tourism Ali Waheed and Minister of Finance Ibrahim Ameer has held virtual meetings with the leaders of the Maldivian tourism industry to discuss future plans for the industry and to listen to their opinions. Those who attended the virtual meetings with the Ministers included high-ranking officials from Association of Travel Agent (ATA), Divers […]