A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Expatriate workers at work in a construction site. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Police have rescued a Bangladeshi national that was kidnapped in the capital Male last week and arrested two other Bangladeshi men in connection with the crime. Maldives Police Service revealed Wednesday that the kidnapping was reported on Monday last week, but did not disclose further […]
Our current president is ensuring that the foreign relations between Maldives and China remain tight. According to our National Bureau of Statistics, in 2016 more than 1.2m tourists arrived in the Maldives. Among them, 575,176 tourists were from Europe. Furthermore, 572,336 of the tourists were from Asia and among them, China contributed 324,326 tourists to […]
Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA), records MVR 910.7 million in income for November 2017. This is 7.5 % more compared to the estimated income for the month. With the earnings of November, the total earning of MIRA has reached MVR 13.8 billion so far in 2017. This is a 4.5% increase compared to the earning […]
A landmark China-Maldives free trade agreement signed last week will help pave the way for the “revolutionary development”, President Abdulla Yameen said Tuesday night. In his first public remarks on the controversial FTA, Yameen urged the public to work with his administration to achieve development goals and complete flagship projects. “As a result of the […]
Less than half of the Maldives parliament was present for a vote that saw a record-breaking budget get the green light with no debate or scrutiny. Opposition lawmakers have been boycotting parliamentary proceedings since the contentious disqualification of defectors from the ruling party was used to quash a majority-backed no-confidence motion against parliament speaker Abdulla […]
One of the new developments in the park – ‘Rasrani View’. MIHAARU PHOTO / NISHAN ALI The housing ministry on Wednesday declared that it is working to make president Abdulla Yameen’s vision to “bring winter to the Maldives” this month with the special Winter Corner being developed in Rasrani Bageecha. President Yameen had unveiled Rasrani […]
Ooredoo Maldives has partnered with Lavafoshi to launch “Lavafoshi Premium” to its customers, offering subscription-free access to its premium experiences. These services include online streaming and offline play for a music collection of local music spanning half a century. Lavafoshi is the Maldives’ first music streaming service. With the launch of Lavafoshi Premium, users will […]
Archaeological action and adventure beckon this festive season at Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa. Announcing The Lost Temple of Kudak: an Indiana Jones-inspired quest that begins in ancient Egypt. Embark on a culinary chase across the globe with daily-changing theme nights; decipher clues to complete the treasure map (and to be in with […]
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is to visit the Maldives next week. Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry said that the prime minister will depart for the Maldives right after his visit to Sri Lanka, from the 17th to 19th of December. However, it did not reveal any information on the duration of the visit. Furthermore, the Ministry […]