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 […]
Economic Ministry has introduced a hotline number to assist the public in reporting redundancies due to COVID-19, to the jobcentre. Due to COVID-19, several companies have dismissed their employees, reduced salaries, and some employees are sent on an indefinite no pay leave. Previously, the economic ministry has established a jobcentre to report these actions taken […]
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Maldives have reached 191, with no fatalities reported so far. Here are the latest updates on COVID-19. Virus Timeline in the Country A total of 50 cases has been reported, which includes 41 foreigners and 9 Locals. Health Minister Ameen has hinted that the ongoing lockdown in the Greater […]
The government of Maldives has temporarily closed all educational institutes in its efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. With the community spread in the capital city Male’, the uncertainty surrounding the resume of educational institutes rise. The government has started Tele-classes to help students cope with the curriculum, especially for grade 10 students. Universities […]
In response to social and economic hardships faced due to the Covid-19 pandemic, ARC and FLC have established a joint initiative; Child Aid Relief in Emergency Situations (CARES), to support families with children. CARES provides Food Relief for families with children that are referred by the Government of Maldives as those that require food support. […]
Amidst the community spread of COVID-19, the Maldives government has imposed a 14-day lockdown in the Greater Male’ area. This has opened the window of opportunity to many local retailers to explore the depth of e-commerce. The Maldives economy is still in its preliminary stage of e-commerce, and the immediate complaints of delays in delivery […]
Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Maldives has reached 137, which includes 68 locals and 69 foreigners. So far 16 recoveries have been reported with no fatalities. Here are the latest updates on COVID-19. Virus Timeline in the Capital City Male’. A 12-year-old local and a 4-year-old Sri Lankan kid was tested positive for […]
JAAH has denied the rumours about the company not being able to pay salary to its employees. The company has also denied allegations that its employees are being fined. JAAH explained that they had faced challenges in processing salaries for the month of February, and Ramadan bonuses for their foreign staff due to the economic […]
Minister of Finance Ibrahim Ameer has announced that the Maldives could start issuing on arrival visa to tourists in July. Speaking at the press conference held today (24th April), the Minister said that tourist arrivals are expected to decrease by 50%, along with a reduction of bed nights by 39%. The Maldives temporarily suspended on […]