A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
MTCC has done everything possible in order to protect the rights of its shareholders according to Registrar of Companies, Ms Mariyam Visam. Visam added that Maldives Transport and Contracting Company Plc is one of the most important companies to be formed in the Maldives and even during its inception, it had all the features of […]
Former defence minister Ameen Faisal, charged over the military’s “protective custody” of then-MP Abdulla Yameen, has been given a week to prepare the closing arguments in his terrorism trial. Ameen, who served under former president Mohamed Nasheed, was charged with abduction under the now-defunct 1990 Anti-Terrorism Act. He faces up to 15 years in jail […]
Ministers and senior officials representing 30 countries and organizations from across the world met in Malé, Maldives, signalling the determination of small island developing states (SIDS) to strengthen global efforts to address climate change and accelerate renewable energy deployment. The inaugural meeting of the Initiative for Renewable Island Energy (IRIE) was hosted by the Government […]
Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) have released their plans for the year 2018. They are expected to participate in no less than 19 international travel trade fairs and exhibitions respectively. Below is a detailed list: 1. Tehran International Tourism Exhibition in Tehran, Iran (January 23-26) 2. South Asian Travel and Trade […]
It looks like sand. But it is rubbish. Thilafushi is 4 miles from Male, it is a strip, a thin strip: just 2 miles long, and 200 meters wide. And it is an artificial island. It grows of a square meter every day: every day of 330 tons of trash. The Maldives don’t have an […]
The government is “creating youth slums” with new flats in Hulhumalé aimed at married couples, a former housing minister told the Maldives Independent on Tuesday. The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) earlier this month invited bidders to submit proposals for the construction of a 14-storey residential block comprising 322 one-bedroom apartments with 23 apartments on each […]
The Maldivian government has revealed that they have received MVR 166 million as departure tax from all operating international airports collectively. According to Maldives Inland Revenue records, MVR 166 million was received as airport development charge (ADC) until the end of September 2017. MVR 47 million was recorded in September 2017 alone. In order to […]
Police have downplayed the scale of ‘party drug’ abuse in the Maldives, dismissing rumours it is being distributed in schools and appealing against sensationalist reporting. Following the death of two young people late last month, messages about “Strawberry Quick meth” being distributed in schools started circulating through Viber groups, the common medium of messaging in […]
This week, let’s see what the Maldives looks like through television actress Deepti Bhatnagar’s lens. Deepti is a water baby! She said hello to the Maldives with this picture. ‘Been wanting to come here and finally I am here,’ she wrote. Celebrating her birthday with a relaxing vacation. Ready for dinner! And ready to […]