A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vfp.mv website on 10th December 2017. The following is a loose translation: A free trade agreement is done amongst similar nations in the motive to expand their businesses and mutually derive gains. However, if done between countries that differ in the development category they belong to, it won’t […]
The Maldives has won key wins in the World Travel Awards. The Maldives and resort brands won the awards at the 24th World Travel Awards held in Vietnam. The Maldives won global Leading Dive Destination award, Leading Honeymoon Destination, while Maldives’ Hulhule’ Island Hotel won Leading Airport Resort award. St. Regis Maldives Vohmuli claimed the […]
The controversial China-Maldives free trade agreement (FTA) is expected to open the doors of trade in 64 different fields in the Maldives for China while the Asian monolith will open trade doors in 98 fields to the Maldives. The fields opened for China to establish their new markets include tax agencies, construction businesses as well […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim have this evening attended a function organised by the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM). Addressing the gathering this evening, President Yameen underscored that sincerity was the key, and called upon everyone to work together and put in a collaborative effort towards attaining our goals. In […]
Last Sunday the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives celebrated the “great successes in the areas of protecting, promoting and sustaining human rights” in the country. The statement, marking Human Rights Day, lamented how “harassment, mockery, defamation and hateful acts have increased and acts that are harmful to a person’s life have also increased.” Such […]
Henveiru North MP Abdulla Shahid waves before his hearing at the Criminal Court. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Member of main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and lawmaker of Henveiru North constituency, Abdulla Shahid, called on the government to disclose details of the agreements recently signed between the Maldives and China. The governments of the two countries […]
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Police officers in GDh Thinadhoo. Police arrested 11 people in the island of Thinadhoo in Gaafu Dhaal atoll over gang violence. One individual had been injured in the fight, but he was arrested upon being discharged from the hospital. According to the police, two motorcycles were also damaged in the fight. The cause of the […]
An accident that occurred near Maldives Port Limited (MPL) where two motorbikes clashed — A young man was severely injured on Monday night after he drove into a wooden plank that was protruding out of a house in the capital Male. According to the police, the incident occurred near a house in Henveiru ward of […]