A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vfp.mv website on 10th December 2017. The following is a loose translation: A free trade agreement is done amongst similar nations in the motive to expand their businesses and mutually derive gains. However, if done between countries that differ in the development category they belong to, it won’t […]
An accident that occurred near Maldives Port Limited (MPL) where two motorbikes clashed — A young man was severely injured on Monday night after he drove into a wooden plank that was protruding out of a house in the capital Male. According to the police, the incident occurred near a house in Henveiru ward of […]
The Maldivian Blood Services has seized providing any treatment still in its research stages, the state-operated institution has said. The MBS, which operates the Central Blood Bank and the Thalassemia and other Haemoglobinopathies Center, said that treatments that require more clinical research or are still in their infancy will not be provided from December 10th […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 28th November 2017. The following is a loose translation: The definition of overcrowding has now become a big confusion. The government is presently conducting several mega housing projects in the Malé city and is believed to solve the current housing crisis in Malé, by providing […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 29th November 2017. The following is a loose translation: What makes this nation Maldivian is because of its mother tongue, long history, rich culture, the craftsmanship, remarkable architecture, pleasant artistic decorations, impeccable handiwork on the design masterpiece of our ancestors, sentimental poems and the unity […]
Students of Arabiyya School pictured with their final report cards. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The education ministry in conjunction with the World Bank are to launch a major project of USD 10 million (MVR 154 million) to improve the quality of higher education and human resources in the Maldives. According to education state minister Dr Abdulla […]
Basic questions about an abducted Maldives Independent journalist have not been answered by the state including whether he is still alive, a court heard Thursday. Three suspects have been charged in connection with the kidnapping of Ahmed Rilwan, who went missing three years ago. Two of them, Aalif Rauf and Mohamed Nooradheen, are not in […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 7th December 2017. The following is a loose translation: It is common to hear of soaring house rents. And it could be fair to say it is the main ailment of the Maldivian social sickness.In truth, the house rents are rapidly rising. The statistic bureau‘s […]
Sri Lanka’s Spectrum College and Embassy of Maldives sign and exchange agreements for Spectrum to provide special discounts to Maldivian students that enrol at the college via MECC. PHOTO/EMBASSY OF MALDIVES Spectrum College in neighbouring Sri Lanka signed an agreement with the Embassy of Maldives on Tuesday to provide special discounts for Maldivian students that […]