A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Maldives has been listed among the 100 safest countries for COVID-19 in the world. The popular Indian Ocean destination was ranked at 63rd while Germany topped the list released by the Deep Knowledge Group. The Deep Knowledge Group first released a ranking of the safest countries in the world for COVID-19 back in June. Now the think […]
Maldives estimates a drop in COVID-19 case numbers in Greater Male’ Area by the end of September. As per Dr Sheena Moosa, consultant epidemiologist at Health Protection Agency, due to the easement of lockdowns, the virus has spread rapidly in the capital and that the case numbers could possibly be reduced by the end of […]
The parliament has passed an amendment bill to the employment law allowing employees to take leave for 15 days in a year without submitting a medical certificate. Before this amendment, employees had to submit a medical certificate for every leave taken. They were not allowed to take leave for more than two consequent days without […]
ADK has announced that Dr Mohamed Shifan, Consultant Oncosurgeon has joined the team at the hospital. Dr Shifan is the first and only surgical Oncologist in the country, founded and Heads the Department of Oncology at IGMH. Dr Mohamed Shifan earned his Master’s Degree in General Surgery from Tribhuvan University Nepal, where he was also […]
Managing Director, Aasandha According to the compliance audit report by the Auditor Generals office, major discrepancies have been detected regarding the aid provided by Aasandha. The aid is being provided to Maldivians who are abroad for medical purposes and unable to return due to the closure of borders of those countries. The report reflects that […]
Recently, the Legal Profession Act was passed, permitting foreign lawyers to practice in the Maldives under a special regulation formulated by the Bar Council. The regulation was made public on 2nd September and states that foreign lawyers should provide information related to them and the case they are working on to the Bar Council before […]
Christian Drosten, a top virologist in Germany, believes that the standard two-week coronavirus quarantine period is far too long. He says that research reveals people are no longer infectious after five days, so that should be the limit of the quarantine period. According to Drosten, the five-day quarantine period he is recommending should not be […]
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. It was inaugurated by First Lady Fazna Ahmed, along with another initiative by Maldives Police, “Maldives Women in Policing”, regarding enhancing the role of women in […]
The first local surf magazine “Dhevi Hifaafa” was launched at a special ceremony held at the Head Office of the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Cooperation (MMPRC). The Magazine was launched by Mr.Thoyyib Mohamed, Managing director of MMPRC. “Dhevi Hifaafa” magazine aims to document and archive the long and rich history of surfing in the […]