A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Spokesperson of National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC), Mohamed Mabrooq Azeez has revealed that there are 723 employment-related issues reported to the centre by 5th April. While the government is working on aiding the businesses to combat the COVID-19 impact, the Economic Ministry has previously requested to report if businesses layoff or deduct salary of employees. […]
Maldivian has released that they charge USD 300 to those who are willing to come back to the Maldives in repatriation flights Maldivian has arranged for Colombo and USD 265 to those who are coming from Kochin. Maldivian has arranged two flights to Colombo and one flight to Kochin. They will be arranging more flights […]
Planning Ministry has requested those who need to submit relevant documents to opt for its mail and e-governance. In a statement released by the ministry, they have requested to submit letters and other relevant documents via its mail secretariat@planing.gov.mv They further added those who need to submit the original hard copy of documents can put […]
Maldivian has arranged repatriate flights to bring back Maldivians residing in India and Sri Lanka. They have arranged flights to Kochin and Colombo. Maldivian has stated that flights are arranged for 5th and 6th April. Those who wish to return to the Maldives can send their passport copy, name, and address via Viber://pa/info?uri=flyq2. Marketing Manager […]
The government has declared a state of a public health emergency amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With the declaration, the government has taken precautionary measures against the virus, including instructing the public to practice social distancing and setting a curfew of three hours from 5 pm to 8 pm. These measures have affected the taxi drivers […]
The World Bank has approved to grant USD 7.3 million to the Maldives, as an aid to combat with the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved to grant this aid under the project named, Maldives COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Preparedness. In a statement released by the bank, has stated that […]
Tree Top Hospital’s General Surgery department has reinstated colonoscopy procedure on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. This procedure was led by Consultant Oncosurgeon Dr Mohamed Shifan and assisted by a team of experienced anaesthetists and skilled nurses. Colonoscopy is a procedure that examines changes or abnormalities in the large intestine (colon) and rectum. This procedure can […]
MIFCO has brought changes to opening hours of its stores in Male’ City and Hulhumale’ amid the COVID-19 pandemic. MIFCO has changes its working hours in regard to the curfew set by the government and HPA to contain the virus. MIFCO stores will open from Saturday to Thursday. All the stores will be closed on […]
Ooredoo Maldives has partnered with the Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology to enable civil service employees to access the government portals for free, enabling them to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees using Ooredoo’s SuperNet Fixed Broadband connections will now be able to access employee portals and online platforms to hold meetings […]