A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Top quality fibreglass boat manufacturer Al Shaali Marine Maldives (AS Marine) received multiple awards during Maldives Boating Awards 2017. AS Marine received these awards during a ceremony held on 4th December at the National Art Gallery. Maldives Boating Awards is a prestigious award for the boat builders and marine equipment service providers in the Maldives […]
The newly introduced Maldivian passport card. PHOTO/DERMALOG Aasandha Company announced that the newly introduced passport card can now be used to claim “Aasandha” services, the national healthcare insurance scheme of the Maldives. In a statement made by Aasandha Company, passport cards are now valid as a proof of identity to claim for Aasandha services. The […]
Cultivated plants in Maldives. Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture has announced that plants and parts of plants that are imported without a license would be confiscated and destroyed. According to the ministry’s announcement, many people who travel abroad during the annual school holidays return with plants. It stated that importation of such items without a […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and First Lady Madam Fathimath Ibrahim will undertake a state visit to the People’s Republic of China from the 6th to the 9th of this month, at the invitation of the President of China, His Excellency Xi Jinping. High-level discussions with top government officials and stakeholders of China will take […]
Sri Lanka has not made any request to extradite a sniper in Maldivian custody, Maldives Attorney General Mohamed Anil said today. He said that there is a system in place between Sri Lanka and the Maldives when dealing with criminals but so far Sri Lanka has not asked for the sniper to be deported to Sri Lanka. […]
President Abdulla Yameen is to make his first state visit to China, days after rushing through a massive trade deal with the world’s second biggest economy. A brief notice issued Monday said the trip, which takes place from December 6 until December 9, was at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. “High-level discussions with top […]
Maldives government has said that its FTA with China will not come in way of its strategic alliance with India or Sri Lanka. Addressing a press conference in Colombo on Monday, country’s minister for fisheries Mohamed Shainee said the FTA is based on pure commercial considerations and will not affect the neighbourly relations with India […]
From Left: Machangoalhi-South MP Abdullah Sinan, Thinadhoo-South MP Abdullah Ahmed and Dhangethi MP Ilham Ahmed Three lawmakers formerly of ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM), who was expelled from the parliament by the Elections Commission (EC), have appealed their disqualification to the Supreme Court. The three MPs are Dhangethi MP Ilham Ahmed, Machangoalhi South MP […]
Aaital Khosla (C), Miss Earth India 2015, pictured at the tree planting programme at Sun Island Resort and Spa. PHOTO/SUN ISLAND Aaital Khosla, who represented India at the Miss Earth 2015 pageant, participated in a tree planting programme hosted by Sun Island Resort and Spa. According to the resort, the tree-planting programme was organised by […]