A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Bangladesh’s government has aided 100 metric tons of food items, medical equipment, and medicine towards the COVID-19 relief effort. Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid, Minister of Defence, H.E Mariya Ahmed Didi, and Cheif of Defense force MG. Abdul Shamaal received aid from the Navy Ship of Bangladesh. Foreign Minister has expressed his appreciation and thanked Prime […]
To support the government of the Maldives’ Economic Recovery Plan that includes a package of economic relief measures aimed at mitigating the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in light of the anticipated downturn in tourism, OPEC has pledged to grant USD 20 million emergency loan to the Maldives. The OPEC Fund for International […]
President Ibrahim Solih in an emotional appeal has urged the public to stay united and patient as he warned the community spread of COVID-19 in the Greater Male’ City area. A local residing in Male’ city has been tested positive for COVID-19, and with this, the fear of community spread has overtaken the city. Hence […]
The Maldives is very much dependent on the imports of daily essentials from neighbourhood countries, mainly from the Republic of India. India has put its own crisis aside to demonstrate the nation’s ‘Neighborhood First’ policy and this has resulted in the strengthening of India’s relationship with the Maldives. Amidst the pandemic of COVID-19, India has […]
Ministry of Finance has instructed state institutions to pay overtime and public holiday allowances to employees who are working amid the ongoing state of a public health emergency. A circular, issued on April 9, signed by Finance Minister Ibrahim Ameer was issued to state institutions regarding the overtime allowances, off-day allowances regarding the government closure. […]
The most recent statistics from the Maldives central bank reveals the international reserves and the usable reserves of the island nation had decreased in February 2020. Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) revealed in their latest statistical report the island nation’s usable reserve was recorded at USD277.7 million by the end of review month while in January, […]
The government has announced that they will be delivering care packages to Maldivians residing in Kochin and Trivandrum in India. Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed that Maldivian cargo flight will be delivering the care packages to India on April 11. Ministry has further stated that due to limited space in cargo flights, services will […]
The Government of the Maldives’ decisive, transparent and effective reaction to the COVID-19 outbreak is welcomed by the European Union and its Member States. This collaborative approach, which allowed for the swift and orderly repatriation of European tourists, has been appreciated by all. In addition to the coordination of certain flights back to Europe, the […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has decided to extend the closure of all government offices, schools, colleges and universities for another week as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was announced following the advice from the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) of National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) in respect to the rapid global spread […]