A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Some lawmakers of the ruling coalition pictured on parliament premises. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Parliament administration on Tuesday stated that only three out of eight submitted bills were taken through parliament during its previous term. Following a turbulent second term that did not yield much results with lawmakers caught up in an incessant political row, the […]
Professor Dr Wolfgang Georg Arlt, the founder and director of China Outbound Tourism Research Institute(COTRI) with offices in Hamburg and Beijing, will be joining MATATO on 11th September for a full day training. He is renowned globally been the expert and authority on Chinese travel market and its rapid growth. Born on February 26th, 1957, […]
Motivational talk delivered by Dr. Tan Kwan Hong and co-speaker Mr. Muhammed Ali, entitled ‘Secrets to Unlocking Your Deepest Passion: How to Build Your Life Around Your Passion and Find Joy, Love and Fulfillment in Whatever You Do’, constituted a resounding success, to be broadcasted on multiple media channels. 04 September, 2017 – Dr. Tan Kwan […]
With Sri Lanka withdrawing the SABA U-16 Zone Championship for Men will be a five-team affair and the tournament will be played on round robin league from September 5 to 9 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The team with the best record at the end will qualify to the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship that will be […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Vaguthu.mv website on 4th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Hulhu-Henveiru district member Reeko Moosa Maniku is one of the most experienced Maldivian politicians. He spent his youth also in the politics. He then invested most of his time to form […]
A US Army officer trains MNDF official at a previous training camp. Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) has denied recent rumors about a co-op training camp with Myanmar. The local army camp released a statement affirming that MNDF does not have any schedules to pool military resources for a co-op training camp between Maldives and […]
Muscat: Despite missing the services of key players, Oman are confident of returning to winning ways in the third and final qualifying round of the 2019 Asian Cup when they tackle Maldives in a crucial Group D match on Tuesday evening. The match, scheduled to be played at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, will kick […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 31st August 2017. The following is a loose translation: It failed 17 years ago. However, undeterred the 3 siblings of a Maldivian family continued their efforts to harvest honey. After attempting 4 times, finally, they were fruitfully rewarded. Maldives’ freshest honey are packed in their […]
The Assistant Governor of Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA), Idham Hussain has been appointed as a board member to the seven-member board of the authority by the President of Maldives, Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayyoom on Thursday. Idham has been serving as the Assistant Governor of Monetary Policy, Research and Statistics from June 2016 onwards. She was […]