A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
France2 visited Lily Beach Resort & Spa recently to witness first-hand how the tourism industry is faring during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main message of the news segment was an optimistic one, highlighting how the hospitality industry has been recovering in recent months, with a consistent flow of tourists coming to the resorts. The stringent measures taken by […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has launched the first issue of “Maldives Tourism Bulletin” – a tourism magazine published by the Ministry of Tourism. Announcing the launch in a tweet, President Solih stated that he is confident that the magazine would prove useful for industry stakeholders, students and visitors. The magazine depicts the Governments’ plans to […]
Maldives Media Council (MMC) has yesterday elected Sangu TV’s News Head Shahbaan Fahmy as President, and Editor of Thiladhun Hussain Sageef as Vice President. The very first council meeting of 6th term council members was held yesterday, to Elect the President and Vice President for the council’s 6th term of MMC. While there are a […]
Six years after his forced disappearance, journalist Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla has been recognized for his valuable contribution to the field of journalism by the Maldives Media Council. Rilwan, who had worked for an English news website by the name of Minivan News, was awarded posthumously for his contribution at the Journalism Award Ceremony 2019 held […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has called upon journalists to be more accountable in what they communicate and to represent the public in addressing the major issues in society. He made this appeal in a video message broadcast during the ‘Journalism Award Ceremony 2019’ hosted by the Maldives Media Council (MMC). In his message, the President […]
A special five-day workshop on investigative journalism organized by Sri Lanka’s Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) has successfully concluded. The workshop which began on 13th November was conducted in collaboration with the Addu Women’s Association (AWA). Over 25 Maldivian journalists from TV stations and Media outlets participated in the workshop. Conducted virtually over Zoom, topics […]
Maldives first 360° destination video has been launched by Maldives Virtual Tour, in association with Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC). This is a series of 360° destination videos by Maldives Virtual Tour covering underwater and aerial 360° videos of the picturesque beauty of Maldives. Featured resorts in this first 360° destination videos include Hideaway […]
The American Center Maldives (ACM) has announced that it would be hosting an online workshop by the name of ‘Beyond Fake News’, focusing on media literacy and fact-checking for journalists in the Maldives. According to ACM, they will be hosting the one-day webinar on November 5. It will be held via the online platform Zoom […]
#Maldives has landed a spot on the Forbes list of 20 best places to travel in 2021. Every year, Forbes compiles a list of places travellers can look forward to visiting the next year. Right now, travel seems like the furthest thing from achievable due to the ongoing pandemic and travel restrictions set in place by many countries. […]