A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
General Sales Agent of SriLankan Airlines, Ace Aviation Services Maldives, introduces special fares for World Travel Market (2017) London. Under the “World Travel Market with SriLankan Airlines” return tickets from Male’ to London will be sold on a fair promotion for particular dates. For passengers who will be departing from Male’ on 7th November, tickets […]
The 17th edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup will be telecasted live on Dhiraagu TV channels. This tournament, which is the first FIFA tournament to be hosted in India, started on 6th and will go on until 28th October 2017. Matches of the tournament will be live on Sony Ten2 HD or ESPN HD with […]
Kandima Maldives has introduced an art initiative called KULA turning the entire island from a kool island resort into the trendiest, most happening art centre in the Indian Ocean. KULA means “Colours” in Dhivehi and it is Kandima’s vision that this programme will support the full spectrum of the contemporary creative arts, from local crafts, […]
Members of the Yameen faction of the Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM) have beefed up public relations activities in light of the resolution passed by European Union Parliament. The members of the Party, currently in Europe, met the UN Human Rights chief and explained the current situation in the Maldives. The MPs had also […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has conveyed greetings and good wishes, in separate messages, to President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day of Egypt. The President’s message to the President reads as follows, “As the Government and the fraternal people of Egypt commemorate the […]
Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) has endorsed Corporate Maldives Gold 100 Gala 2017 which is due to be held at Bandos Island Resort and Spa in February 2018. Corporate Maldives recently opened up nominations for GOLD 100 which will be a list of leading 100 companies of the Maldives in 2017. The deadline for submission of […]
Dr Jean-Luc Solandt, expedition scientist for Biosphere Expeditions Maldives, Reef Check Co-ordionator for the Maldives and MCS Marine Protected Areas Specialist explains why Reef Check Maldives is so important for the country. There is one area that marine biologists around the world do worry about: The state of the oceans and the changes they have […]
The Maldives has lashed out at the European Parliament after it called for individual targeted sanctions over “the deteriorating political and human rights situation in the Maldives and the increasingly authoritarian rule of President Abdulla Yameen”. European lawmakers passed a resolution Thursday urging Maldivian authorities to reform the judiciary, release political prisoners, and to guarantee […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim have attended the 32nd National Quran Recitation Awards ceremony, held at the Islamic Centre this morning. The President awarded trophies and certificates to the overall first place winners of the competition, and the 7 individuals who committed the Quran in its entirety to memory. The […]