A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 11th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: It has been a year since the government formed a company under the name Maldives Integrated Tourism Development Corporation (MITDC). However, the company established to initiate and promote middle-class tourism, has yet to show much of […]
South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) official auditors Crowe Horwath Maldives LLP has notified the winners of 2017 by direct communications and the Gala is scheduled to celebrate region’s best in hospitality industry from 27th – 28th October 2017 at Equator Village, Addu City, Maldives. SATA received over 450 nominations from Bhutan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, India and Nepal […]
Qasim Ibrahim (R) with his lawyers at the VIP lounge in Velana International Airport (VIA) before departing to Singapore. Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) late on Wednesday night allowed an additional 10-days of medical leave to opposition Jumhoory Party (JP) leader Qasim Ibrahim. MCS’ decision came hours after Qasim’s lawyers officially requested the institution to revise […]
Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) have revealed that more airlines are set to begin operations in the Maldives. The Managing Director of MACL, Adil Moosa stated that two airlines will begin operations by next month including the National airline of France, “Air France” for Paris-Maldives routes and “GoAir”, a low-cost carrier based in Mumbai for […]
Maldives TV, the first international television channel of the Maldives, has launched the first ever international travel writers’ conference in a ceremony held at Hotel Jen last night. This conference is scheduled to be held on 17th and 18th of September at Bandos Island Resort and Kandima Resort. Speaking about this conference, the Director of […]
Malaysian police take away some people arrested from a terror ring during a major bust in August 2017. Mihaaru has found that the two Maldivians, who were arrested last month from a Malaysian terror ring while attempting to reach Syria, have been released from police custody after their extradition. The 29-year-old and 33-year-old were arrested […]
First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Police have a launched probe over pins found in the rice catered to a feast held at the presidential palace to mark First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim’s birthday earlier this week. Mihaaru understands that the rice was delivered by an undisclosed source specifically for the celebration in Muleeage. The […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 12th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: We can still remember in 2014, when people were queueing up next to the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure, sacrificing their sleep. Some even lined up at midnight of the day before, to submit their application […]