A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
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 […]
The People’s Majlis has passed a bill that allows resort employees to finish their work and go home for the night. We asked the experts’ opinion on this law- Is this truly beneficial or is it just a political act? “How does somebody who lives in Fuvahmulah or Addu or Huvadhoo atoll go overnight to […]
Pizza Buona is a pizza delivery service that has revolutionized the pizza making and delivery industry in the Maldives. Offering a unique taste in the pizza varieties offered together with its signature ‘chilli oil’ sachets, Pizza Buona quickly became a household name when residents of Male’ are hungry for a mouthwatering pizza. Here are the […]
Dhiraagu has announced its collaboration with SmartBeings Inc. and Leia Inc to introduce WooHoo, a contactless Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered voice assistant for the Hospitality industry. SmartBeings Inc is a Silicon Valley-based company and the developer of WooHoo, an award-winning Enterprise Voice AI Assistant speaker for the Hospitality industry. The WooHoo Voice AI Assistants speakers […]
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 […]
The Kalhu Odi Restaurant is the first Maldivian cuisine fine dining restaurant in Marina, Crossroad Maldives gettable for all. The name is a Dhivehi word which translates to black vessels. The main purpose of opening a fine-dining restaurant featuring Maldivian cuisine is to share the journey of rich taste from our islands, it’s culture, depth […]
Earlier, Maldivian, the national airline of Maldives announced a special flight from Male` to Kuala Lumpur on 10th of September. The airline has informed that the flight has been rescheduled to 20th September. The change follows the several requests received from students to change the date of Maldivian’s Kuala Lumpur flight. The airline is also […]