A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The first online pharmacy in the Maldives, Pharmacy MV has now been launched. According to Pharmacy MV, their aim is to provide medical services in the most convenient way possible, and all services can be accessed via their website. Through the website, customers are able to purchase prescription medication, rent or buy medical equipment such […]
The Family Legal Clinic has partnered with UNDP and Ooredoo in a joint art campaign named ‘Art for Action’. The campaign was created as part of the international movement ’16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’. The aim of the campaign is to empower survivors of gender-based violence, to show them support and help them […]
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 […]
In a statement issued on Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed that India has announced the decision to ease restrictions for Maldivian business travellers and students, despite the country’s border being closed for international travel. On Sunday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid and the High Commissioner of India Sunjay Sudhir sat down to […]
The first IQRA bookfair held by the Islamic University of Maldives was in 2018. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the bookfair is now set to be held virtually in December. The bookfair will be held online from 1st to 6th December. Applications for registration are now open to all booksellers and bookshops. The […]
On 1st September, “Project Guardian” was launched by the Maldives Police Service, a project relevant to the police’s responsibility in ending all forms of violence against women and children. When we have a look at the monthly crime statistics by Maldives Police, domestic violence has decreased in October compared to September by nearly a half. […]
Addu, the southernmost atoll of the archipelago, is one with filled with great beauty and vast history. Spread across 15 square km, the atoll consists of the six islands of Hithadhoo, Feydhoo, Maradhoo, Hulhudhoo, Meedhoo and Gan, ringing a deep lagoon. While Hithadhoo is connected to Feydhoo, Maradhoo and Gan via a manmade causeway, Hulhudhoo […]
Imagine not being able to tell the difference between a real-life image and an artwork. Ihsan is a self-taught 3D artist who started when he was just 12 years old and has been making 3D artworks since then. Ihsan started 3D as a career after high school and it has been more than 4 years […]
The hashtag has been trending on Twitter for days. These are definitely some bad days for France, with Muslims boycotting French products and a second national lockdown announced in France. Tensions between France and Muslim-majority nations were ignited after a French teacher who had shown caricatures of the prophet in class was beheaded. There have […]