A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The local quarantine period has been shortened from 14 days to 10 days by the Government of Maldives. Discussions regarding the matter took place last night at the weekly meeting held with the health industry committee. The meeting which takes place every Monday was attended by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. Minister of Tourism, Abdulla Mausoom […]
A report has been released by the Auditor General’s Office revealing that spending by the President’s Office in 2019 was conducted in accordance with the Public Finance Regulation. The audit report on expenditure by the President’s Office in 2019 was released by the Auditor General’s Office on Monday. The report states that the spending complied […]
Abdulla Ziyath, the former Managing Director of Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC), has pleaded to 32 charges related to corruption brought against him in the Criminal Court on Monday. The state accuses Ziyath of being involved in the embezzlement of USD 50.7 million (MVR 781 million) in the leasing of uninhabited islands in the […]
Parliament of Maldives, on last Tuesday, has begun debates over the amendments put forward to the Maldives Anti-Human Trafficking Act. Jeehan Mohamed, the Parliamentary representative of Lhaviyani Atoll’s Hinnavaru constituency proposed the most notable amendment in the bill which intends to expand the legal terminology of human trafficking. The current legal definition of human trafficking […]
The Committee Investigating Public Housing Schemes has yesterday published the provisional list of eligible applicants for the H7 category (married people aged 18 – 40) of the “Hiyaa Public Housing Scheme”, after initial assessments. The Committee announced that both provisional lists, list 1 and list 2, of eligible applicants for the H7 category, have been […]
A new regulation has been formed to regulate the charges taken by shipping agents and to eradicate the culture of imposing additional charges on clients. Published on Gazette last week, the announcement states that the shipping license will only be given to 100 per cent Maldivian companies or partnerships. The amendment to regulate the charges […]
The number of homeless people in Male’, the capital city of Maldives has shot up over the last few months. In a tweet on Monday afternoon, the Gender Ministry announced that they are collaborating with relevant state institutions to provide temporary housing to the people living in the streets in Male’ City as part of […]
Mr Mohamed Mihad has been appointed as an Associate Partner of KPMG Maldives, with effect from 1st December 2020. KPMG in the Maldives, a member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms announced the appointment of Mr Mohamed Mihad as an Associate Partner of the Firm. Mohamed Mihad counts over 10 years of […]
Hideaway Beach Resort & Spa has implemented a program called the Safe Hideaway Programme in step with their re-opening just a few days ago. A comprehensive action plan has been enacted which covers social distancing, health, hygiene, and enhanced sanitization across the entire guest journey. In addition to that, the resort also offers a free PCR test for 2 […]