A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih made an appeal to the nation’s young, to make full use of the opportunities available to them. He expressed these sentiments while delivering remarks at a ceremony held at the President’s Office to award ‘the President’s Scholarships’ to students that were ‘Top Achievers’ in last year’s academic examinations. President Solih presented […]
STELCO Head Office in Male’ State Electric Company Limited (STELCO) has stated that the electricity distribution network upgrades in K. Gaafaru will be completed by the coming week. STELCO outlined that the upgrades are aimed to solve voltage drops in Gaafaru distribution network and that it will provide more convenience for the residents of the […]
People’s Majlis had shown signs of its members, wanting to dismantle the Anti Corruptions Commission regarding a small investigation of Former President Mohamed Nasheed. Eradicating corruption is among the most important of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s presidential oaths. Henceforth, the campaign “zero tolerance to corruption” was commenced by the government. This campaign initiated the people […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has published statistics that reveal, more than 26 per cent of women working in the private sector had lost their jobs and methods of earning due to the pandemic. A study that has been conducted by NBC in collaboration with United Nations Women reveals that numerous women who lost […]
Amidst the reopening of the Maldives border on 15th July 2020, Maldives Immigration introduces “Traveller Health Declaration” to expedite the process of pre-arrival and pre-departure health information in accordance with the health requirements of the Maldives. All travellers travelling to and from the Maldives are required to submit a self-declarative health declaration within 24 hours […]
FSM Easy Fill in Male’ Fuel Supplies Maldives (FSM) has opened a new fuel station in Thilafushi on Thursday. FSM has provided fuel services for some land vehicles and sea vessels from Thilafushi before while the company has stated that the new fuel station will facilitate the expansion of the services where the services can […]
Palm Beach Resort has been announced for auction once again by the State Bank of India, SBI. Due to inadequate responses from bidders of a during the first two attempts of auction, this is the third time the resort island, Lh. Madhiriguraidhoo has been put up for sale by the bank State Bank of India […]
High Commission of India in the Maldives (HCI) has shared the progress of R. Kinolhas school classrooms project which is being executed under the Indian grant assistance registers. This was shared on Twitter by HCI on 18th July 2020. HCI states that their participation in this project is a reflection of the intense cooperation between […]
Parliamentarians in the Maldives are proposing to ban the import of single-use plastics from 2021. The amendment to the Import-Export Act has proposed taxing single-use plastic items such as straws, disposable film and plates for the rest of the year. This act will be followed by a complete ban from January 2021. The parliament passed […]