A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has sent a message of sympathy to the President of Mexico, His Excellency Enrique Peña Nieto, following the earthquake that hit Mexico. The President’s message reads as follows: “I was deeply grieved to learn about the powerful earthquake that hit Mexico causing the loss of dozens of lives and injury […]
The national basketball team secured its first international win in the ongoing U-16 South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) basketball championship defeating the Maldives 63-54 in Nepal, yesterday. The team started in the championship with two consecutive losses against Bangladesh and the host, Nepal. Bhutan lost its first match to Bangladesh 117-43. However, the team put […]
From the 1st of November 2017, the All-Inclusive Plus package on Kuredu is growing! The All-Inclusive Plus package is the most frequent meal plan that our guests opt for, and already contains a great range of drinks, meals and activities for all to enjoy. But from the 1st of November, a number of new additions […]
Hurawalhi Maldives is delighted to announce the appointment of Brad Calder as General Manager. A detailed, result-driven and perceptive professional with experience in luxury resort management, product innovation and development, Brad, originally hailing from Auckland, New Zealand, is set to usher in a new array of unique and effortless luxury experiences at one of the […]
20 automated parking systems are planned to be enacted across various points in Male’ while today’s system proved successful in its test run. | Photo: Housing Ministry The first ever automated motorbike and moped parking system installed in Maldives has been tested on Thursday. The system is located at Heenaamaage, behind Velanage office complex. Housing […]
Fushifaru Investments Pvt. Ltd. is delighted to announce its inaugural resort, Fushifaru Maldives located on the far North East border of Faadhippolhu Atoll, more popularly known as Lhaviyani Atoll. The exquisite island of Fushifaru is home to an extraordinary landscape above and below the waterline. With ‘Fushi’ meaning ‘island’ and ‘Faru’ meaning ‘reef’ in the […]
Dhiraagu, UNDP and Enterprise Development (Ministry of Economic Development) announces Startup Weekend by Techstars Global, powered by Google for Entrepreneurs. The Startup Weekend will be held in October this year and purposed with inspiring and developing young entrepreneurs. The format is divided into two parts; the first includes networking, which involves team building and mentoring […]
The US is concerned over the status of rule of law and democracy in Maldives, saying lack of higher educational opportunities and weak institutions contribute to the growth of Islamist extremism in the strategically situated country in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives has been hit by political unrest since Mohamed Nasheed, the country’s first democratically […]
6 Sep 2017 [embedded content] Video by Fitzgibbons International Sally Fitzgibbons has just landed in SoCal where the forecast is looking less than desirable for a World Championship event. Especially so considering she just got back from that last epic swell in the Maldives. Check out her compilation clip, but mute it then press play with […]