A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Days after senior Indian and US diplomats met in New Delhi to discuss the Maldives situation, President Abdulla Yameen warned of ‘ideological warfare and malicious economic schemes’ against his country. Between the India-US consultations and Yameen’s Republic Day speech on 11 November, aides openly named Sri Lanka for allegedly assisting the Maldivian Opposition’s coup bid […]
The plight of small island states was forcefully voiced by Maldivian Minister for Environment and Energy Thoriq Ibrahim at the 23rd Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change (COP23) being held in Bonn, Germany. The Maldivian Minister pointed out that in 2017 climate change had ravaged Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and […]
Thought the Maldives was only about lagoon-flat shallows? Think again – the Indian Ocean islands have glassy-clear waters and uncrowded waves says world-class shortboarder, Quincy Davis ‘I grew up in Montauk, New York, so I’d spend every day at the beach with my family, who are all surfers. Once I’d started myself, I was hooked […]
She glamorous WAG and fashionista who’s currently living it up on holiday in the Maldives. And on Tuesday, Nadia Bartel was flaunting her curves in a bright orange bikini that left little to the imagination. Taking to Instagram, the brunette beauty showcased her assets in a revealing bikini top while her briefs also accentuated her […]
West Bank: Coach Abdel Nasser Barakat insists Palestine have no intention of taking their “foot off the gas” in Tuesday’s meeting with the Maldives despite qualification for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup already being secured. The penultimate outing in Group D will allow Palestine to celebrate their second consecutive AFC Asian Cup Finals appearance with […]
Want to see the future of multiple application digital IDs? Aim your gaze at a tiny spot in the Indian Ocean, where the Maldives, an island country known more for exotic tourism than technological advancement, is moving forward with one of the most innovative digital ID projects in the world. The new card is also […]
FREDERICK, MD–(Marketwired – Nov 13, 2017) – BioElectronics Corporation (OTC PINK: BIEL) is the maker of advanced, non-prescription pain management medical devices. We are pleased to announce that PharmEvo, our distributor in Vietnam, is hosting an Electroceuticals symposium following a successful launch of their sales & marketing strategy. Additionally, PharmEvo is expanding their territory to […]
You can now fly cheaper to the atolls of Maldives. Ain’t that fabulous? Situated in the Indian Ocean, this South Asian island country is a dream destination for those seeking a romantic getaway or relaxed beach stays. Flying to the Maldives used to be costly but that’s not the case now as there are now plenty of flights, […]
When it comes to Maldives travel, you have to try pretty hard to have a bad vacation. Made up of more than 1,000 islands that sit in 26 reef-framed atolls, this tiny nation’s waters of seemingly infinite shades of blue and green slide into patches of white sands and dark corals. There are now over 100 […]