A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Ministry of Environment has signed an agreement with Thailand company, Ensys to install a 5 megawatt Solar PV system in Hulhule-Hulhumale’ link road. The agreement was signed between both parties on 24th November. On behalf of the Ministry, the Minister of Environment, Dr Hussain Rasheed Hassan signed while the Executive Director of Ensys Company signed […]
Villa College has now launched four new engineering courses, designed to create the ideal pathway for students to pursue an illustrious career in this field. “We always say that Villa College is a trendsetter,” said Dr. Ali Najeeb, Vice Rector of Villa College. “At Villa College, we aim to introduce not only the most popular […]
A plan to provide housing to Male’ residents has been proposed to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on 23rd November. The housing plan for Male’ residents was proposed by the Male’ City Goathi Hoadhun movement indicated that over 40,000 Male’ residents are in need of housing. Minister of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, Mohamed Aslam, Chief of Staff, Ali […]
Telecommunications giant Dhiraagu yesterday unveiled a lifestyle mobile app ‘NowMv’. Using the donations feature, you can now donate to various NGOs and volunteer organisations with ease. According to Dhiraagu, the feature can also support fundraising campaigns initiated by the organisations listed on the app. As of now, 4 NGOs have registered on the app, all […]
Vice President Faisal Naseem has held discussions with relevant stakeholders on improving the system efficiency and ease of access to speech, occupational and other specialised therapy services. The meeting was held at the President’s Office this morning. The Vice President had yesterday visited the Speech Therapy Department at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) and reviewed […]
TTM Maldives 2020, the leading international travel trade show of Maldives, has begun the B2B meetings which will take place from 25th to 26th November. The main partner for the event is the telecommunications giant, Ooredoo Maldives. Endorsing partners for TTM Maldives 2020 are the Ministry of Tourism, Maldives Marketing and PR Corporation, Maldives Association of […]
Bank of Maldives continues to support people with mobility impairments across the Maldives with a donation of additional 65 motorised wheelchairs. The initiative began in 2017 with the aim of donating motorised wheelchairs to every person with a mobility impairment in the country able to independently operate a wheelchair. The program has now seen the […]
Sun Siyam Resorts, the luxury Maldivian hotel and resorts brand have announced the commencement of its biggest online sale to date have begun with a series of incredible offers across every one of its resorts in the Maldives, enabling guests to save up to an incredible 50% on accommodation. With four different resorts located on […]
The Ministry of Tourism has so far permitted a total of 110 guesthouses to operate across the Maldives. The Government of Maldives had only begun to permit guesthouse operations on 15th October. Although resorts and safaris were given permits on 15th July, guesthouses were only permitted after the introduction of strict health and safety measures. […]