A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The market value of the US dollar has been increased in recent weeks. This is due to the shortage of dollar supply in the market as the COVID-19 impacts the Maldives economy. Tourism was the major source of US dollar supply to the Maldives. However, the tourism industry experienced an immediate fall due to the […]
With the reopening of borders, Maldives sets a new target to welcome 850,000 tourists in 2020. Speaking at the press conference held on 23rd June, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih said that with the reopening of the borders, Maldives will be able to welcome tourists from July or August. “Some resorts have already said that they […]
Maldives will restart tourism and reopen borders for visitors from all nationalities from 15th July 2020, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih confirms. Tourists travelling to the Maldives will be provided a free 30-day tourist visa on arrival. Regular official updates on travel to the Maldives are provided on the websites of the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry […]
The land reclamation work of the tourism island Maafushi, located in the Kaafu Atoll has reached completion. The island with a population of about 3000 people is renowned for its local tourism. All the tourist hotels and guest houses are now closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the number of Covid-19 Positive cases in […]
The Auditor General’s Office launched the first issue of the monthly series Audit Bulletin. This interactive bulletin was initially intended to be an easily accessible internal resource consisting of the relevant information required for auditors of AGO in order to add value to the on-going audits in times of COVID-19. However, since the bulletin covers […]
Maldives local island tourism will recommence operations with guesthouses reopening from 1st August 2020, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih confirms. The Maldives will restart tourism and reopen borders for visitors from all nationalities from 15th July 2020. Tourists travelling to the Maldives will be provided a free 30-day tourist visa on arrival. Regular official updates on […]
The Maldives began 2020 with big bets on its tourism and aviation sector. Some of the high-profile marks were to welcome 2 million tourists, inaugurate 13 new luxury resorts, kick-off a new code F runway at Velana International Airport (VIA), greet a brand-new seaplane terminal, and to open 4 new regional airports across the country. […]
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Institute for Wellness Education (IWE) announces that they will be organizing a session based on “Rape: From Broken to Unbreakable to help shatter the shame, stigma, and silence surrounding sexual violence. The session will be brought to you by Ooredoo in association with MV+ (Media Partner), Eight Cubed (Design Partner), and Voice of Children (Civil […]