A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
State Trading Organization (STO) has introduced its online store “eSTOre” for delivery and pick-up services. STO has opened the opportunity for its customers to order their products online and can pick-up the services from STO Supermarket or have STO’s delivery team to bring the products to the doorsteps. These services will be available to Male’, […]
Maldivian has arranged repatriate flights to bring back Maldivians residing in India and Sri Lanka. They have arranged flights to Kochin and Colombo. Maldivian has stated that flights are arranged for 5th and 6th April. Those who wish to return to the Maldives can send their passport copy, name, and address via Viber://pa/info?uri=flyq2. Marketing Manager […]
Ministry of Economic Development has announced that they have imposed price controls on onion, potato, egg, and yellow lentils. Economic Ministry has stated that the price ceiling for a kilo of onion is MVR 20, for a kilo of potato is MVR 20, for a kilo of yellow lentils is MVR 45 and for an […]
The government has declared a state of a public health emergency amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With the declaration, the government has taken precautionary measures against the virus, including instructing the public to practice social distancing and setting a curfew of three hours from 5 pm to 8 pm. These measures have affected the taxi drivers […]
Tech wiz, Mohamed Afzal (Apo), has made history by becoming the first Maldivian national to be named on the Forbes list of top 30 Young Entrepreneurs in Asia. Apo, 29, and his business partner Jevin Singh, 25, are co-founders of Rage Coffee; a coffee chain that has 12 outlets in Malaysia. Both of the entrepreneurs […]
The World Bank has approved to grant USD 7.3 million to the Maldives, as an aid to combat with the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved to grant this aid under the project named, Maldives COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Preparedness. In a statement released by the bank, has stated that […]
With the declaration of a state of a public health emergency, the government has ordered to temporarily shut down cafes and restaurants, until further notice. With the uncertainty of the situation returning to normal, many cafes and restaurant owners are concerned about the sustainability of their business during this period. The owner of the famous […]
Tree Top Hospital’s General Surgery department has reinstated colonoscopy procedure on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. This procedure was led by Consultant Oncosurgeon Dr Mohamed Shifan and assisted by a team of experienced anaesthetists and skilled nurses. Colonoscopy is a procedure that examines changes or abnormalities in the large intestine (colon) and rectum. This procedure can […]
MIFCO has brought changes to opening hours of its stores in Male’ City and Hulhumale’ amid the COVID-19 pandemic. MIFCO has changes its working hours in regard to the curfew set by the government and HPA to contain the virus. MIFCO stores will open from Saturday to Thursday. All the stores will be closed on […]