A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Wanda Nara decided to whisk her man off for a romantic holiday in the Maldives MAURO ICARDI is one lucky footballer. Not only did he get to spend a few days in the Maldives, but he got to spend it with his stunning wife Wanda. The Italian striker’s other half uploaded a series of […]
Executive Summary The Maldives Study on Women’s Health and Life Experiences is the first-ever nationally representative, quantitative research on violence against women in the Maldives. It provides the first ever prevalence rates of different forms of violence against women and girls as well as the impact of that violence on health and other outcomes. Using […]
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom reportedly stayed at Amilla Fushi in the Maldives. Click through to see inside the lavish resort. The water views are incredible. The Lagoon House is right on the water. There are also treehouses. The accommodations range from one to four bedroom villas. The Javvu spa. The spa pavilion. The […]
New Delhi: The foreign minister of Maldives, Mohamed Asim is set to visit India tomorrow and will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday after the small island nation caused India significant concern over signing a free trade pact with China late last year. The signing of the free trade pact is perceived as a […]
A senior delegation of the European Union is currently in the Maldives on an official visit. The purpose of this visit is to “assess the implementation of the recommendations of the 2014 mission”. The five-member delegation is led by former Chief Observer of the EU’s Elections Observation Mission to the Maldives, MEP Eduard Kukan, and arrived […]
The Maldives opposition alliance on Monday, kicked-off discussions to pick a single candidate for the upcoming presidential elections. The main opposition leaders including former presidents Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and Mohamed Nasheed along with Jumhoory Party (JP) leader Gasim Ibrahim and religiously conservative Adhaalath Party (AP) leader Sheikh Imran Abdulla inked an ‘unholy’ pact to form […]
Tourist count has registered significant growth for the past 4 years. Last year it was reported that approximately 1.3 million holidaymakers flocked to the Indian Ocean archipelago. | Photo: Zaha Ahmed/Avas Tourism Ministry has finalized to initiate a tourism investment forum in the Maldives in participation with foreign investors. The ministry has announced seeking an […]
AirAsia is increasing its Maldives operations with the commencement of additional services via its long-haul affiliate, AirAsia X, in addition to the daily flights it currently operates. In a statement today, the low-cost airline said AirAsia X would operate the Kuala Lumpur-Male service at four times weekly, beginning Feb 6, 2018, under the D7 airline […]
MALE – Foreign Minister Taro Kono and Maldives counterpart Mohamed Asim have agreed to cooperate closely in promoting Tokyo’s diplomatic Indo-Pacific strategy amid China’s rising clout in the region. “I would like to further strengthen the cooperative relationship to realize the strategy,” Kono said at Saturday’s meeting, referring to the latest initiative launched by Prime […]