A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Ooredoo Maldives has announced the “Win a Galaxy Note Every Day” promotion, giving customers the chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 every day for 30 days from 28 November. Each day, a winner will be selected from among all prepaid and postpaid customers who subscribe to Ooredoo data packs worth at least MVR […]
Local actress, Aishath Rishmy has picked up the award for Best Actress at the South Asian Association for Regional Corporation (SAARC) Film Festival 2017. She won the award for her film ‘Vishka’, which she had produced as well. ‘Vishka’- which premiered back in March- was the only Dhivehi movie nominated at the SAARC Film Festival […]
Two teams from Sri Lanka’s Manchester Sports Academy namely Manchester Red and Manchester White flew to Maldives on Friday (24) evening to take part in the Under-14 Milo Hulumale Sports School invitation Cup soccer tournament to be played in Male from November 26 to December 1. Manchester Red is captained by Sumesh Salman of Hamza […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, walks with Maldives President Yaamin Abdul Gayoom upon his arrival at the airport in Hulhule’ Island, Maldives (Sept. 14, 2014). Image Credit: AP Photo/ Fayaz Moosa Maldives is the smallest nation in South Asia in terms of population, area and GDP. Yet in August 2017, it defied India, the regional […]
Costa neoClassica arrived at Mumbai Port Friday. (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar) In a bid to woo Indian passengers to its cruises from Mumbai to Maldives, the Costa neoClassica has added Jain food to its buffet. The neoClassica, which arrived in Mumbai on Friday from Italy, will depart on a seven-day cruise to Male, Maldives […]
Maldives is a country in South Asia, composed of 26 ring-shaped atolls, which are made up of more than 1,000 coral islands. It’s known for its beaches, blue lagoons and extensive reefs. Here are 5 facts you should know: Maldives population is around 341, 256, according to the Visit Maldives site. There are around 60 […]
The Maldives mobile base declines to 906,555 subscribers in October, from 907,763 in September. Mobile teledensity also decreased to 252.75 in October from 253.09 in September, according to figures from the Communications Authority of Maldives. Of the total mobile subscribes, 108,862 were postpaid subscribers, and 797,693 were prepay users. The number of fixed telephone lines […]
Thomas Markey, 26, and Sebastian Marczyk, 32, were on holiday in Maldives After two aborted take-offs due to bad weather, the plane crashed in the ocean The 12 passengers were left bobbing on top of the plane in the sea A British couple has spoken of their terrifying ordeal when their seaplane nosedived into the […]
Singapore’s Fomento Associated Company has filed suit in Maldives Civil Court against ADK to recover a US$ 1.5 million loan. The loan was taken back in 2011, with a personal guarantee from ADK Company Chairperson Ahmed Nashid. The case was initially filed in a lower court in Singapore. In 2014, the court had decreed that […]