A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has announced the Terms of Reference for their Community Urban Farming project. Earlier this month, HDC stated that preparations have begun to start the ‘Urban Farming Program’ in Hulhumale’ by next year. The program is aimed to provide the residents of Hulhumale’ with the opportunity to earn an additional income while […]
Parrotfish have been added to the “prohibited species” list in the Maldives, making it illegal to catch the colourful, charismatic fish. The last time a coral reef fish, the Napoleon wrasse, was protected in the Maldives was in 1995. The new protection, which was approved by the Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture, comes […]
Ecommerce platform Moolee, today launched “Big Device Sale” with fantastic offers on top smartphones and accessories from the best brands in the market. With the ongoing pandemic, more and more people are working from home and requires quality devices and electronics to perform daily tasks online and on the go, hence the promotion is held […]
On 10th September, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Reed Werner and Maldivian Minister of Defense Mariya Didi signed the “Framework for U.S. Department of Defense-Maldives Ministry of Defence Defense and Security Relationship” in Philadelphia. This might seem like a mere defence agreement, but its implications are more profound than you […]
TrustEng Maldives Pvt ltd has signed the agreement for constructing a prefabricated 10,000sq feet 3 Storey chemical warehouse at Thilafushi and the project is informed to be ongoing at full gear at Thilafushi. TrustEng Maldives Group is a group of companies based in the Maldives aiming to provide multi-disciplinary engineering expertise, construction, product sourcing, consultancy and […]
Madeeh Jamal, Managing Director of Print Lab Creative has comprehensive experience of 10 years in all facets of advertising and large format printing throughout the Maldives. We sat down with him to gain an insight into his journey and how Print Lab Creative was established in the country. How did this start? What’s the idea […]
MTCC has revealed that work on K. Thilafushi Waste Area Rehabilitation project is well underway, with an overall 10% project progress. Installation of a surface water management system and works on a carriageway is currently ongoing, with 30% and 15% completion, respectively. On 19th September 2020, construction of Passenger Terminal and Fire Building for Ha. […]
Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA) has signed as the seaplane partner for Maldives Virtual Tour. Maldives Virtual Tour is the breathtaking 360° virtual tours of the Maldives offering next-level virtual experiences with over 2000 virtual tours of over 150 different islands of Maldives. Under this partnership, TMA will facilitate travel to all destinations around the Maldives […]
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has approved a US$5 million Murabaha Financing Facility in favour of Bank of Maldives to support the Bank’s private sector businesses, particularly SMEs importing raw materials from the international markets. Bank of Maldives is the first partner institution in […]