A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has appointed Mohamed Aslam as Minister of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure. Mr Aslam took his oath of office with Supreme Court Justice, Dr Azmiralda Zahir, presiding over a special ceremony held at the President’s Office. During the ceremony, President Solih presented the Minister with his letter of appointment. Mohamed Aslam […]
Information Commissioner’s Office will be hosting a webinar to discuss the importance of delivering accurate information related to COVID-19 and the obstacles faced in delivering them. The webinar will provide information and address the misinformation spread regarding the ongoing pandemic. The webinar will take place on 11th June at 8:30hrs, local hours. The webinar can […]
VMedia operations could come to a temporary halt due to financial instability amid the COVID-19 pandemic, parent company Island Broadcasting Company has said. According to the circular sent to all employees of VMedia, the temporary halt in the tourism industry has caused huge financial losses to the company, hence they are facing difficulties in paying […]
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 […]
The original was published on Mihaaru.com on 10th March 2020. The following is a loose translation: Police seized Ahmed Ashraf (Shumba)’s mobile last night, claiming that he had been disclosing state secrets on a social media platform under the name ‘MvCrisis’. Under the court order issued yesterday around 1:00 pm by Judge Ali Rasheed Hussain, […]
World’s first food atlas has been launched at www.tasteatlas.com. The idea of the atlas is to promote “eat local” culture, as well as to inform travellers and food lovers about local ingredients and traditional dishes from all around the world. The atlas contains almost 10,000 dishes, drinks, ingredients and food products. TasteAtlas contains 2 dishes and […]