A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Air India, the flag carrier airline of India will resume scheduled flights to the Maldives from 25th of August. The airline will be operating a flight once a week on every Tuesday, according to Villa Travels. Recently, Maldives and India have agreed to establish an Air Bubble between the 2 countries. This is the first Air […]
The beautiful island nation of the Maldives is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations. But getting a grip on the mountains of solid waste generated from tourist resorts and an expanding local population has put the environment and living standards at risk. Asian Development Bank has approved a $73 million loan & grant […]
Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid has expressed his gratitude to the government of Japan, for the oil spill response equipment handed over by the Japanese government. Oil spill response equipment will assist to execute safe and fast operations in response to a possible oil spill crisis in the Maldives. The equipment worth USD 2.8 million was […]
The Maldives is an island nation well-known for its coral reefs and tropical islands, with a remotely distributed population. The Maldives is mostly famous as a tourist attraction throughout the world with a very small print on the map. It consists of a population of less than 400,000; located just below Sri Lanka and India. […]
The secretary policy of the President’s Office, Aminath Shauna announced that 63% of the actions contained in the government’s strategic action plan (SAP) for the year 2020, has been commenced with a 24% completion of the plans. According to Aminath Shauna, the works planned in SAP from the 19 Ministries’ of the government, are ongoing […]
The revenue generated from green tax has decreased to 89% this year, compared to the green tax revenue amount of 2019. According to the Green Fund report released by the Finance Ministry for the month of May, the fund has received MVR 7.9 million during the month. However, during May 2019, the fund has recorded […]
The Government of Maldives has acquired loans which amount to USD 208 million in 2020. According to the statistics published by the Finance Ministry, Government has acquired USD 209 million as loans from the 1st of January till the 3rd of August 2020. These loans have been obtained from banks and other finance-related authorities. Finance […]
A research study conducted by the Higher Education Ministry reveals that the majority of secondary graduates show interest and wish to opt for a career in the tourism sector. This study shows that 21% of students are interested to build a career in the Tourism Industry. Tourism is the largest economic industry in the Maldives […]
Hussain Afeef has been elected the president of Maldives Association of HR Professional (MAHRP) for the second time. MAHRP hosted their Annual General Meeting on 29th July 2020, as a virtual event. This event was attended by over 70 MAHRP registered members and the took was live-streamed via MAHRP Facebook page. During this event, MAHRP […]