A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Rumours were doing the rounds that lovebirds Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh, who had flown to a South Asian island country to ring in the latter’s birthday, will exchange rings and make their relationship official in Sri Lanka but it seems that there’s no truth to it. While Deepika-Ranveer fans were rejoicing their engagement news that was doing the […]
A photograph released on social media, allegedly of a police vehicle driving off with a 34-year-old man arrested over allegedly sexually assaulting a woman. PHOTO/HUSSAIN SINAN A man was arrested late Saturday over allegedly sexually assaulting a woman last Wednesday in capital Male. Police captured the 34-year-old suspect under a court warrant in Thinadhoo island […]
While Business Psychology is a much discussed topic in the western world, many managers in the Maldives still undermine the role psychology plays in successful business operation and view psychology as a concept far from business. However, many academics and business gurus firmly believe psychology as the foundation of entrepreneurial success. Psychology plays a vital […]
Technology continues to transform the way people do business. This is no exception for hospitality industry. Hotels and guest houses continue to face difficulties with double bookings, overbookings, lack of online presence, data error due to manual entry and time management. The ideal solution; a complete Channel Manager Software. A channel manager in the hospitality […]
MALE(Kyodo)– Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his Maldives counterpart Mohamed Asim met Saturday and agreed to cooperate closely in promoting Tokyo’s diplomatic strategy for the Indo-Pacific amid China’s rising clout in the region. It is the first time a Japanese foreign minister has visited the Indian Ocean island chain country, located near a key shipping […]
Even though Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom ended their romantic relationship about a year ago, it seems their connection is definitely not gone. The exes were spotted on vacation together in the Maldives this week, hanging out and enjoying the warm weather. According to E! News, a source confirmed, “Katy was in Dubai and then […]
The foreign ministers of both Maldives and Japan are expected to sit down for in-depth discussions to seek newer and efficient approaches to fortify the bond between the two countries. The discussion will be taking place between local foreign minister Dr Mohamed Asim and his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono who is currently visiting the Maldives […]
Happy days: The Equator Village hotel on the southernmost island of Gan is a family-friendly option Equator Village is a small beach-side hotel situated on the southern island of Gan The hotel is built on the site of a former RAF base which retains colonial history In peak winter season, a couple can stay, full […]
With the arrivals to the country exceeding 1.3 million (1389565) international visitors, Maldives concluded the 2017 tourism year with progressive accomplishments. In 2017, 8.04% increase in tourist arrivals as compared to 2016 was recorded. The top 10 tourist markets of the year were China (265417), Germany (91239), UK (84679), Italy (67094), India (63141), Russia (47943), […]