A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The first-ever non-governmental organisation (NGO) to work exclusively with migrant workers in the Maldives, Mission for Migrant Workers Maldives (MMWM) has now been registered. The NGO was registered on 23rd November 2020. The vision of MMWM is to be the focal point in the Maldives to advocate for the rights, transform vulnerabilities and actualize justice […]
Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has signed an MoU with Children of Maldives, with the aim to instil reading habits in the community through improved access to a variety of books. The MOU signing took place during a special function held at HDC, last Thursday. Under this partnership, the Foiy Gaadiyaa in Hulhumale’ will be expanded […]
Situated between 0 degrees 17 minutes south latitude and on the meridian 73 degrees 22.5 minutes and 73 degrees 25 minutes, this lonely miniature island atoll of Maldive group, one of many “summer isles of Eden lying in the dark-purple sphere of the sea”, is by Maldivians themselves, justly considered to be the most beautiful, […]
Local game-changing airline Manta Air and local sky diving champions Skydive Maldives Islands along with Skydive Qatar and Reollo travel has joined together to embark on a journey to establish sky diving operations in the Maldives. With the arrival of the specially modified Cessna 208, customized especially for sky diving, today at Dhaalu Airport, it […]
The findings of the third “Rights” Side of Life Survey – a continuation of two previous surveys conducted by the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM) in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) was launched on Thursday to coincide with Human Rights Day. The “Rights” Side of Life is a human rights survey […]
The Maldives has welcomed the 100,000th visitor to the sunny side of life since the border reopened from 15th July. Ms Jasmin Burki from Switzerland was welcomed as the 100,000th visitor to the Maldives earlier today. Since Maldives reopened borders from 15th July 2020, the destination has continued to witness a steady improvement in its […]
Soneva has donated $27,000 worth of medical supplies to medical centres in Baa and Noonu atolls, to support local health facilities that have faced extra strain due to the pandemic. The medical equipment, which Soneva purchased and shipped from abroad, was handed over to local health providers at B. Eydhafishi and N. Manadhoo, during a […]
Qatar Airways has increased its frequency to double daily flights to and from the Maldives, starting from 10th December 2020. An additional frequency will commence from 17th December 2020, whereby three daily flights will be operated from the Maldives until 10th January 2021. The Male’ to Doha schedule is as follows: Flight Departure Aircraft Frequency […]
Dhiraagu and Sparkhub have announced Lean Startup Maldives to be held from 26th to 27th December 2020. The startup workshop is planned virtually given the current pandemic this year and will be organized as a localized two-day crash course focusing on training participants on how to apply the lean methodology in creating lean businesses. The core of it […]