A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
During the “Habeys 3” rally held by PPM to celebrate the third anniversary of its government. PHOTO: MOHAMED SHARUHAAN/MIHAARU The Ministry of Finance on Sunday said that it had forwarded the allocated sum of money for political parties from the state’s budget to the recipient parties last week. According to the finance ministry, a total of […]
One of the most prestigious tourism awards in South Asia region, South Asian Travel Awards (SATA), the 2017 edition of which was held in Equator Village, Addu City, concluded the awards and Gala Dinner on the night of October 28th. For this year’s awards, a total of 450 service providers from the hospitality industry were […]
The administrative arm of the Maldives judiciary has lifted the suspension of eight lawyers who signed a petition calling for judicial reform. The Department of Judicial Administration – which functions under the direct supervision of the Supreme Court – announced Wednesday that the suspension was lifted after the investigation of their cases was completed. The eight lawyers included Moosa Siraj – […]
MP Ibrahim Falah, the deputy parliamentary group leader of the Progressive Party of Maldives, has bought a 1,000 square foot plot of land in Malé for MVR4 million (US$259,403). The civil court certified the transaction on Thursday and transferred ownership of the Alhadheed house in the Maafanu ward of the capital to Falah from its previous […]
Pullman Maldives Maamutaa Resort Aerial AccorHotels are one of the world’s most successful hotel management companies currently operating in 95 countries and up until 2016 Maldives one of the few destination left in the world where AccorHotels did not have a portfolio. For AccorHotels’ Maldives network, AccorHotels do not own any of the resorts but […]
Mr. Fazlulla Ibrahim is the Managing Director of ASK Holdings Pvt Ltd, a leading provider of hardware and sanitary ware solutions in Maldives and a successful family run business highly reputed in the market. He joined the company in 2009 and today he is leading the company and managing a team of young dedicated professionals under him. […]
Paradise Island Resort received the South Asian Travel Award (SATA) for the ‘Best Convention Center for Meetings & Conferences’ for their brand new Burunu Convention Centre which opened recently. The awards night which was held on the night of 28 October at Addu, Equator Village, Villa Hotels & Resorts also received the ‘Leading Wellness and Spa […]
The persistent efforts being made by Maldives to provide quality healthcare to its people, and the country’s contribution to promote well-being in WHO South-East Asia Region, has been recognised by the World Health Organization. At the Seventieth Regional Committee Session of WHO, all 11 Member States adopted the Male declaration to build health systems resilient […]
A delegation from the European Union (EU) Parliament is to arrive in the Maldives on an official visit on Sunday. The European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with South Asia’s visit comes less than a month after the parliament passed a resolution against Maldives, with some MEPs calling to impose targeted sanctions on senior government officials. […]