A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Ooredoo Maldives has announced the expansion of its broadband network to all corners of the Maldives, with the launch of Faseyha Home Broadband. It is available from Ooredoo Experience Centres and comes with a router already set up for plug and play activation when powered on. It provides service at up to 10 Mbps and […]
Dhiraagu is pleased to announce the roll out of its new Fibre Broadband Service to three islands in Vaavu Atoll – including V. Thinadhoo which has only 30 households and 152 as population. Fibre Broadband is the latest advancement in broadband technology. Now Dhiraagu fibre broadband, which is the fastest internet speed of 100 Mbps […]
During BML’s annual general meeting, 2017. PHOTO / MIHAARU Bank of Maldives (BML) has appointed Saeed Umar as its new chairperson. The appointment was made at the BML director’s board meeting held on Monday. Umar had previously served as a policy consultant at the Economic Ministry, the co-chair of the China-Maldives Free Trade Agreement’s Working […]
The Supreme Court of the Maldives PHOTO/MIHAARU Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a case filed by the state to annual a clause in the Political Parties Act that would allow an expelled parliamentarian to preserve his seat despite the member no longer representing the party. The state had announced its intent to file the case […]
The government of India will not interfere in the civil affairs of Maldives, says Deputy Speaker of People’s Majlis, Hulhu-Henveyru MP Reeko Moosa Manik. The ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) parliamentarian, Reeko made the comment in an interview on Public Service Media (PSM) News’ show “Gondi Vikkumaai, Vote Vikkun Nimumakah” last Sunday night. Reeko […]
The State Trading Organisation (STO)’s ready-mix concrete factory used to be, which is up for sale — Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure on Monday announced that no bids for the new plots of land in Male were presented at the time of the bid closing. The housing ministry had announced 19 plots of land in […]
The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) has handed Aminath Nashida from the Maldives the opportunity to study at Seoul National University. She will form part of the Dream Together study programme in the South Korean capital. This aims to promote global development by training people to lead sport in underdeveloped countries. World-class education is […]
The four members who lost their seats following Supreme Court’s ruling, speaking to the press. PHOTO / MIHAARU The Elections Commission on Sunday night announced parliamentary by-elections for the disputed constituencies, while both the opposition and the government supporters celebrated Maldives’ top court’s decision. In an ambiguous verdict that was released by the Supreme Court […]
Ministry of Economic Development along with UNDP and Techstars have begun a training program to educate trainers on training young entrepreneurs. This 2-day program is held at the conference room of Salt Café along with 35 community leaders. Techstars is a worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed and this is the first time that Economic […]