A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Mariyam Laisaau Imthiyaz of Villa International High school spoke at the Global Teens Conference held from 13th to 14th June 2020. She was selected as one of the best speakers of the Global Teens Peace Summit on the future of SDGDs. Villa International High school congratulated her on being appointed as Peace Ambassador of the […]
Fisheries & Agriculture Ministry is seeking interested parties to start an Urban Gardening pilot project in Male’. Urban gardening is the process of growing plants of all types and varieties in an urban environment. The Ministry believes Male’ City to be a perfect place to develop urban gardens. The Ministry said selected parties from those […]
Maldives Association of Human Resource Professionals (MAHRP) has opened registration for the first-ever virtual learning and development conference in the Maldives. Set to take place on July 11 and 12, the virtual learning and development conference will be themed as, “Creating a Value-Driven Learning Culture”. It will feature speakers from the Maldives, India, Trinidad and […]
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 […]
ARC strongly condemns the recent cases of rape of 11 and 16-year-olds, with both cases reportedly happening at guesthouses in Male’ City. ARC expresses deep concern with the lack of supervision of guesthouses registered with the Ministry of Tourism and remains deeply concerned about reports of numerous unregistered room rentals that continue to operate without […]
COVID-19 was the worst-hit pandemic in recent history. As economies are deteriorating, some governments are providing supportive benefits and stimulus packages. Here are the 5 exemplary efforts executed by the government of Maldives during COVID-19 pandemic. 1-Swift communication process Since the discovery of the first COVID-19 case outside of China, the Maldives government started discussions […]
Health Protection Agency (HPA) has announced Phase II of the easing of lockdown measures, which will be effective from 15th June onwards. The current measures of Phase I will be exercised in the Greater Male’ Region (GMR) till 14th June. From 15th June onwards, permits will not be required for movement in GMR from 5:00 […]
From the moment you land at Kadhoo Domestic Airport, you will be greeted all around by thick lush foliage, with sudden glimpses of the ocean blues through the greenery. At this point, you could be forgiven for thinking that Laamu is just like many of the numerous inhabited islands in Maldives. It isn’t. The Roads […]
Movement restrictions to be lifted in greater Male’ area between 5:00 to 22:00 from June 15th, National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) revealed. Speaking at the press conference, Health Ministry’s Assistant Director Aiminath Shaina Abdulla said that parks and public spaces in the capital will also be opened with proper sanitization and hygiene measures from June […]