A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Bank of Maldives introduced a range of services through its online banking platform to support customers during the Covid-19 pandemic. From March to December 2020, the Bank received over 80,000 applications via internet banking for additional account opening, debit and credit cards, loans and requests to update personal information. This is an increase of 33% […]
Dhiraagu, the leading digital services provider in the Maldives has announced Samsung’s latest flagship, Samsung Galaxy S21 Series 5G mobile phones for pre-orders starting 20 January 2021. Dhiraagu customers pre-ordering will be eligible for the special offer where they will be able to enjoy 10GB FREE Bonus Data per month for 6 months. Customers pre-ordering […]
Ooredoo Maldives today opened up pre-orders for the 5G ready Samsung Galaxy S21+ & S20+ Ultra devices, bundled with fantastic plans for customers to acquire the latest flagship smartphone. Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G and S21+ Ultra 5G is designed to revolutionize video and photography, with beyond cinematic 8K resolution where customers can snap epic photos […]
After nine long months of interruptions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, all the schools in Male’ have resumed studies under the special protocol rolled out by the Ministry of Education. Under this special protocol, sessions are conducted on a hybrid model where each session is limited to a maximum of 5 teaching hours, and the […]
Ooredoo Maldives introduces KARTI Store, an online platform for eGift cards and gaming codes for the Maldives. KARTI Store offers customers a wide range of Gift cards and codes from a range of online stores and games including; iTunes, Google Play, PlayStation, Xbox, Netflix, Spotify, PUBG, League of Legends, World of Warcraft, etc. Customers can […]
‘Girls to Code – Thinadhoo’, a Thinadhoo-based program aimed at teaching young girls how to code, has kicked off on 10th January 2021. The program is being conducted by Women in Tech and Dhiraagu and will run for two months virtually, at no cost to the participants. In the program, students will be trained on […]
Ooredoo in partnership with Huawei has introduced Cloud services to the Maldives. Huawei Cloud now distils 30+ years of accumulated technology, innovation, and expertise in the ICT infrastructure field to offer customers everything as a service. You can grow your enterprise in the best environment with stable, secure, and ever-improving cloud services and affordable, inclusive […]
maldivesvirtualtour.com is live now, enabling travellers the chance to experience the Maldives virtually and book directly from hotels. Maldives Virtual Tour is the breathtaking 360° virtual tours of the Maldives with over 2000 virtual tours of more than 150 islands. The project is scheduled to be completed by 2021. This is carried out by Orca […]
Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) has announced the issuance of a new digital sticker for annual vehicle fee payments. Starting from 1st January 2021, those who make their annual vehicle fee payments online will be able to receive the sticker online as well. According to MIRA, from 1st January onwards, the authority will be issuing […]