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A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.

Alia Receives Prestigious Awards at the Maldives Boating Awards 2017

Alia Receives Prestigious Awards at the Maldives Boating Awards 2017

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Alia Investments, one of the leading trading companies in Maldives received two prestigious awards at the Maldives Boating Awards 2017. The company was named the “Marine Engineering Service Provider of the Year” for the outboard engines. Along with the “Most Preferred Marine Engine Brand of the Year 2017” for their Yamaha engines. The company which […]

Dome of the Rock

Maldives denounces Trump’s decision on Jerusalem

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A picture taken from the Mount of Olives shows the Old City of Jerusalem with the Dome of the Rock mosque in the centre, on December 6, 2017. President Donald Trump is set to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, upending decades of careful US policy and ignoring dire warnings from Arab and Western allies alike […]

Ilgezeem starts selling its products in Maldives, Israel, Iran, Netherlands and Finland

Ilgezeem starts selling its products in Maldives, Israel, Iran, Netherlands and Finland

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Latvian food and beverages producer Ilgezeem has started selling its products in Israel, Iran, the Maldives, the Netherlands and Finland, the company’s marketing and sales head Rihards Jablokovs told LETA. Jablokovs said that Ilgezeem is currently shipping products to Israel, Iran and the Maldives in containers and that smaller amounts of Ilgezeem products – two […]

Outrigger Konotta Maldives Resort’s festive season events

Outrigger Konotta Maldives Resort’s festive season events

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Superlative food, drinks and entertainment for families, friends and couples on three paradise beaches Outrigger Resorts has announced a mouth-watering array of dining and entertainment options in the Maldives, Phuket and Koh Samui for Christmas and New Year. In Phuket and Samui, the festive season programs are open to local residents as well as resort […]

Jumeirah Vittaveli in Maldives Named the 2017 Global Hotel of the Year

Jumeirah Vittaveli in Maldives Named the 2017 Global Hotel of the Year

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  Jumeirah Vittaveli villa and resort in Maldives is delighted to be named the 2017 Global Hotel of the Year, in the 11th edition of the World Luxury Hotel Awards, held in St. Moritz, Switzerland over the weekend. Voted by over 300,000 travellers to name their favourite luxury hotel over a four-week period, Jumeirah Vittaveli in Maldives stood out. Renowned for its […]

Six Senses Laamu triumphs as Eco-Hotel of the year

Six Senses Laamu triumphs as Eco-Hotel of the year

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Six Senses Laamu has taken home the 2017 Eco-Hotel of the Year award by AsiaSpa, in the 13th annual ceremony held in Hong Kong recently. The AsiaSpa Awards were created by AsiaSpa magazine in 2005 to recognize the leaders in Asia’s dynamic wellness industry. The prestigious accolade sets the benchmark for quality and innovation for […]

Economic Minister Saeed

‘Development assured if Yameen gets another five years’

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Economic minister Mohamed Saeed at the ceremony in which CMEC handed over 1,500 flats to the Maldivian government. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Economic minister Mohamed Saeed stated that development is a certainty if the people of the Maldives elects president Abdulla Yameen for a second term. Speaking at a ceremony held in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale on […]