A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Ahmet Yildiz, the deputy minister of the Turkish foreign ministry: he called on member states of the OIC to play more active roles in mediation at the first OIC Member States Conference on Mediation, held in Istanbul on November 21, 2017. PHOTO/NEW VISION The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), of which the Maldives is a […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has declared the Republic 50 Logo to be used on all official documents of the Government beginning from 1st January 2018. Ministry of Home Affairs will be providing the information about the Logo to all the Government offices and organizations. Full details are available at the link below:
President Abdulla Yameen has sacked the chief of the Maldives’ integrity watchdog, days after he threatened to take action against the police. Yoosuf Maniu Mohamed, the president of the National Integrity Commission, was dismissed from his position on Thursday. The NIC is an oversight body for the law enforcement agencies and investigates alleged violations of […]
The new Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Maldives, H.E. Yuri B. Materiy, presented his credentials to President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom at the President’s Office this morning. During the call, the President welcomed Ambassador Materiy to the Maldives and congratulated him on his appointment as the new Ambassador of Russia to the Maldives. […]
Six ministries have been sent right to information requests after refusing to hand over data to the Maldives Independent, which wanted to fact-check claims made by President Abdulla Yameen. Yameen rattled off figures and challenged “political leaders who say they do not see development” at the November 17 rally marking the four-year anniversary of his […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vfp.mv website on 23rd November 2017. The following is a loose translation: Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH)’s 25-storey building is the first building to stand that tall in the Maldives. However, the way the construction of the building was awarded and the project cost raises suspicion and foul […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 22nd November 2017. The following is a loose translation: In Malé, Hulhumalé and other parts of the Maldives nice huge skyrise buildings are being erected and increasing. The result is an unbelievable growth of the construction industry. In the past 4 years this industry has […]
Promotional poster for the Maldives Investment Forum 4th Edition to be held in Dubai on December 18, 2017. The fourth Maldives Investment Forum is to be held in Dubai on December 18 and will include the tourism sector this year. The forum previously scheduled for Qatar will now be held in Dubai’s International Convention and […]