A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Bib expo for Dhiraagu Maldives Road Race started on 19 November at 10 am and will go on until 10 pm on 20 November 2017. Participants are asked to bring their national ID cards or a copy of ID card for the collection of Bib. Apart from electronic Bib, the race t-shirt will also be […]
Maradhoo MP Ibrahim Shareef of MDP speaks at the parliamentary budget review committee meeting. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Opposition lawmakers boycotted the parliamentary budget review committee’s meeting on Monday after their allocated debate times were curtailed by parliamentarians of the ruling party. The agenda for Monday’s meeting of the budget review committee was to debate on […]
Designed to embody a trip to the resort, the Classic Fusion Cheval Blanc Randheli Special Edition watch features the same varying shades of blue that are waiting to be discovered in the surrounding ocean. Parisian artist Vincent Beaurin, designer of the signature works of art at the Cheval Blanc Maison in the Maldives was commissioned […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 16th November 2017. The following is a loose translation: The new budget is a new hope. It is a new opportunity for the citizens. A prosperous future. In short, the release of the next year’s budget triggers happiness. However, Maldives budget shows a very scary […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 6th November 2017. The following is a loose translation: Even though, Maldives is small, there are important reasons why foreign big nations are interested in the Maldives. The biggest reason is that of the geographical location of the Maldives. It is in an important shipping […]
The vision of the Maldives Stock Exchange (MSE) and the Maldives Securities Depository (MSD) is to enable all Maldivians to participate in the buying and selling of shares and other financial securities, and so participate in the development of our country. I was recently appointed MSE and MSD’s CEO. I want to innovate and embrace […]
Finance minister Ahmed Munawar pictured at a meeting of the parliamentary budget review committee. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The current government does not and will not discriminate between islands in carrying out development projects, declared finance minister Ahmed Munawar late Sunday. He made the remark on a programme on state television channel TVM, stating that unlike […]
Naladhu Private Island Maldives resort named #1 resort in the world With only 20 beach houses dotted around a palm-fringed island in the middle of the ocean, Naladhu Private Island Maldives by Anantara epitomizes castaway luxury with timeless moments. Recognized for its entirely unique take on the Maldivian experience, Naladhu has been awarded a top […]
State-owned China State Construction Engineering Corp will build 7,000 units of public housing in the Maldives, the largest public housing project there, Chinese media reported on Sunday. The project is located on Hulhumale Island, an artificial island, and the total construction area is 451,900 square meters, thepaper.cn said. The Chinese company will be an engineering, […]