A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Avia Maldives began its operations in August 2011 providing a number of services from Aircraft handling, Supervision, inflight catering, hotel reservations, etc. The company has consistently worked towards raising the standard of Maldivian aviation services and boast the biggest Maldivian General Aviation Supervision team currently in operation, with at least three members manning each operation […]
Vice President Faisal Naseem met with the High Commissioner of India to the Maldives, Sunjay Sudhir yesterday afternoon. The Vice President conveyed felicitations on India’s 74th Independence Day, which occurred on 15th August, and deliberated with the High Commissioner on strengthening the bilateral ties between India and the Maldives. The Vice President noted that India […]
The Maldives has seen tourist arrivals of over 5,200 from around the world after the destination reopened its borders on 15th July. According to Maldives Immigration, from 15th July to 15th August, a total of 5,245 tourists arrived in the Maldives. From this, 3476 tourists arrived in August and 1,769 arrived in July. The statistics show that tourist […]
Ooredoo Maldives has unveiled a special network experience campaign featuring its Global Brand ambassador Lionel Messi and local Brand Ambassador Zuvaan Masveriya, teaming up to promote Ooredoo Maldives’ unbeatable Internet Experience. Ooredoo Team was accompanied by Zuvaan Masveriya to South Africa earlier this year to shoot this exciting global commercial. “In line with Ooredoo’s mission […]
With more than 50% of startups in the Maldives have a runway of fewer than 2 months with many startups witnessing a decline in revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has now become a scenario of die or dont for the ecosystem The survey was conducted by Sparkhub LLP to assess the impact of […]
State Trading Organization (STO) has announced that the Organization will be hosting its annual general meeting on 30th August 2020. The organization has announced regarding the annual general meeting on its official website, along with the introduction of a special portal, for the registration of interested participants. As stated by STO, the organization’s annual general […]
The Maldives has seen tourist arrivals of over 4800 from around the world after the destination reopened its borders on 15th July. According to Maldives Immigration, from 15th July to 13th August, a total of 4806 tourists arrived in the Maldives. From this, 1752 arrivals took place in July and 3054 tourists arrived in August. The statistics show […]
The secretary policy of the President’s Office, Aminath Shauna announced that 63% of the actions contained in the government’s strategic action plan (SAP) for the year 2020, has been commenced with a 24% completion of the plans. According to Aminath Shauna, the works planned in SAP from the 19 Ministries’ of the government, are ongoing […]
The government reveals that over MVR 13 million has been distributed to frontline workers as risk allowance. This has led to many people questioning who all received the allowance. How many nurses and doctors, who put their lives at risk in the pandemic, have been paid? Is the amount they received enough for the work […]