A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Mr Mohamed Zubair is the Deputy Managing Director of VAMCO, Maldives. He is a business management undergraduate with a passion for reading about the current affairs around the globe. 15 years of passion for his work has led both VAMCO and him on the path of success. How did you get started? VAMCO was started by […]
Maldives received the World’s Leading Honeymoon Destination 2017 and the World’s Leading Dive Destination 2017 at the World Travel Awards 2017. These esteemed Awards were received by the Acting Managing Director of MMPRC, Mr Haris Mohamed in the award ceremony held at the JW Marriott, Vietnam. About the awards, Mr Haris said that it is […]
Corresponding with the China-Maldives free trade agreement, Maldivian travel agencies will be able to set up business in China and sell tour packages to tourist in China. As per the agreement, local travel agencies and tour operators from Maldives can set their base and operate from Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin in China. These tour operators […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 29th November 2017. The following is a loose translation: What makes this nation Maldivian is because of its mother tongue, long history, rich culture, the craftsmanship, remarkable architecture, pleasant artistic decorations, impeccable handiwork on the design masterpiece of our ancestors, sentimental poems and the unity […]
Republic Square in the capital Male during Maldives’ 50th Independence Day celebrations — The state had illegally spent over MVR 66 million for Maldives’ 50th Independence Day celebrations, the Ministry of Home Affairs’ audit report for 2015 has revealed. According to the report that was published by Auditor General Hassan Ziyath on Sunday, the normal […]
The Maldives, an island paradise for tourists, is ruled by a geopolitical serpent. The Maldivian president, Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, has been using Chinese money and Saudi Arabia-backed Islamicism to throttle his country’s democratic polity. The direction he is taking the strategically important Indian Ocean archipelagic state is raising eyebrows in New Delhi. Yameen just […]
Diving into a bed of rose petals, sipping on champagne in an infinity pool, enjoying a private candle-lit dinner on the beach: activities in the Maldives used to be largely of the romantic variety. But when the honeymoon is over and the little ones start popping out a few years later, does it mean that […]
Laniakea Tech has partnered with Axisrooms, which is India’s largest technology provider for travel related services. AxisRooms offers breakthrough technology solutions in the arena of hotel business management and online booking. It provides platform for accommodation ranging from hotels to homestays to resorts and others. It is India’s first GDS ( Global Distribution System) technology provider for […]
The main opposition MDP is under fire for continuing with a campaign rally after a supporter died while on his way to the event. Ibrahim Nahid was among 40 men from Faafu Bilehdhoo who decided to swim the three miles to Faafu Magoodhoo for the Friday night rally. He told the group he was feeling […]