A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Finance minister Ahmed Munawar speaks at the parliamentary budget review committee. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU The government has decided to slash the rates of food, staple foods, and electricity next year. According to the proposed State Budget 2018 submitted by the finance ministry to the parliament, the government is looking to allocate MVR 200 million as […]
Former vice president Mohamed Jameel speaks at a ceremony. The High Court on Thursday handed a retrial for the death threat case filed by former Vice President Dr Mohamed Jameel against Ahmed Rasheed from the island of Maaembudhu in Dhaalu Atoll. A court had previously acquitted Rasheed of all charges. Dr Jameel filed the case […]
The Administration has decided to hold a special function to mark the fourth anniversary of this Administration, on the evening of 17th November 2017 at the carnival area. The press conference was led by Minister of Tourism Hon. Moosa Zameer and Minister of Home Affairs Hon. Azleen Ahmed. At today’s press conference, the Ministers stated […]
MNDF soldiers pictured during a training session. PHOTO/MNDF The Maldives military is to hold special training sessions with arms in capital Male and its suburbs next week. Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) announced that the training sessions will be held in Male, Hulhumale, Villimale and Thilafushi from next Monday to Friday. MNDF soldiers will be […]
Not many hotels in the world can claim to have their own unique flower, but Kanuhura Maldives is the home of the Dendrobium Kanuhura, a rare golden yellow and orange orchid that flowers once a year. Bred especially for Kanuhura and officially registered as a unique flower by the Royal Horticultural Society in the UK, […]
PPM’s leadership pictured at the ceremony held in HDh. Kulhudhuffushi to mark PPM’s sixth anniversary. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE The government has allotted MVR 85 million as expenditure for the presidential elections and another MVR 24.2 million for the political parties, in the new budget proposed to the parliament on Wednesday. Proposing the budget to the parliament, […]
The seaplane of Maldivian after it lost its pontoon during take-off from Dhoores Retreat Resort. Civil Aviation Authority has launched a probe after a seaplane of the national carrier, Maldivian, lost a pontoon during take-off from Dhoores Retreat Resort early Thursday. According to Abdul Haris, the managing director of Maldivian’s operator Island Aviation Services (IAS), […]
Members of opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)’s congress speaking at the meeting held on November 15, 2017 to decide on how to proceed in the presidential election slated for 2018. PHOTO / MDP The Maldives’ main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party’s congress (MDP) decided on Wednesday to support the claim to nominate a single candidate from […]
On October 20, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV Consultation [1] with Maldives. Maldives’ economic growth has been highly volatile, driven primarily by high-end tourism and construction. The economy grew by 3.9 percent in 2016 and continues to improve in 2017 on a recovery in tourism and […]