A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
A report on dissolving state-owned companies that have been rendered unproductive due to COVID-19 has being approved by the Parliament. 60 members attended the Parliament meeting, and the report was passed with the approval of 53. The report was compiled and submitted by the Committee on State-Owned Enterprises. The report called on the State to […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has today ratified legislation (Act no. 03/2020) passed by Parliament on 29th April 2020, postponing elections for Local Councils and Women’s Development Committees (WDCs). These elections are being postponed in light of the ongoing pandemic, COVID-19. Due to the rapid spread of the virus, and due to the preventive measures enacted […]
Finance Minister has announced salary cuts of all government employees at MVR 25,000 and to impose further cuts on the salary of political appointees. Speaking at the press conference held at National Emergency Operation Center (NEOC) Finance Minister Ibrahim Ameer said that 25 per cent from wages between MVR 20,000 – 25,000, 30 per cent […]
A report was submitted to the decentralization committee to terminate the agreement and take back islands that are not being used for agriculture. The report has been passed by the committee. The decentralization committee passed the report with 54 votes. According to the report presented by the decentralized committee, they have passed to take back […]
China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) is working with Housing and Development Corporation (HDC) in the construction of labour quarters in Hulhumale’ Phase II. And China Communication Construction Company (CCCC) has provided plank materials to HDC. HDC has revealed that CSCEC is assisting in the construction of 4 prefabricated steel structures, a kitchen block, and […]
Information Commission Office of Maldives (ICOM) has sent greetings to all the journalists in the nation on the occasion of the world press freedom day 2020. In the press released by the ICOM, the information commissioner noted the covid15 pandemic health emergency we all are in while marking the day and felicitated all the journalists […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has decided to extend the closure of all government offices until 14th May, following the announcement extending of the full lockdown of Male’, Hulhumale’ and Villimale’ for an additional 14 days as a safety measure to contain the spread of COVID-19. The announcement from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) orders complete […]
Chinese Ambassador to Maldives Zhang Lizhong has announced that the Chinese government will deploy over 100 workers to aid the Maldives government in building additional temporary quarantine facilities. The Ambassador said that the aid was provided in response for a request issued from the Maldivian government and that efforts were underway to complete the task […]
Finance Ministry has requested withdraw MVR 4.4 billion to ensure uninterrupted services of state institutions amid the economic downfall caused by COVID-19. Finance Ministry has highlighted the expenses needed to cover for the functioning of the services for overcoming the current economic and financial constraints. The ministry has presented a document noting necessary measures that […]