A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
A delegation from the European Union (EU) Parliament is to arrive in the Maldives on an official visit on Sunday. The European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with South Asia’s visit comes less than a month after the parliament passed a resolution against Maldives, with some MEPs calling to impose targeted sanctions on senior government officials. […]
The First India Maldives Consular Dialogue was held on 24 October at New Delhi in Conference Room, Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri. The dialogue was led by Shri Dnyaneshwar Mulay, Secretary (CPV & OIA) from the Indian side and Mr. Ahmed Khaleel, Bilateral Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the Maldivian side. Consular dialogue between the two […]
A LUXURY car businessman and his wife are heartbroken after their two-year-old son died in a swimming pool in the Maldives. Little Max Musgrave, two, lost his life on a family holiday with businessman dad Trevor Musgrave and fashionista mum Tara Logan. Car tycoon Trevor Musgrave was said to be ‘inconsolable’ last night after his […]
Dhuni Kolhu, part of the Coco Collection, lies in the stunning southern waters of the Baa Atoll. Just a short 30-minute journey by seaplane from Malé International Airport, the hotel gives guests a bird’s eye view of the azure lagoons en route to the luxurious hotel. And more than just luxury, the getaway is also […]
One of the largest TV stations in the Maldives, Raajje TV, says authorities are using newly recriminalized defamation law to try to shut it down by levying exorbitant fines. The regulatory Maldives Broadcast Commission (MBC) has fined the opposition-aligned 24-hour TV news channel for defamation three times in the past seven months, for a total […]
Kolkata, Oct 24 (PTI) Two persons were today arrested for allegedly duping a man from Tamil Nadu on the pretext of providing him with a job overseas, police said. Mohammed Zeeshan Ali (37) and his associate Shariq Ahmed (27) were arrested from the city after a Tamil Nadu resident Packeer Mohamed Ali (37) lodged a […]
In an exclusive interaction with the UNODC Regional Office for South Asia‘s Samarth Pathak, the Ambassador of the Maldives to India, Ahmed Mohamed, reflects on the key security challenges facing the region today, and calls for stronger regional coordination among SAARC nations to curb extremism and the drug menace. Q: As the Ambassador of the Maldives […]
THE St. Regis Maldives is home to the John Jacob Astor Estate, one of the largest overwater villa in the Maldives. With a total size of 1,540 square meters and featuring a two-storey main villa and two connecting lagoon villas, it is the perfect residence for wealthy Middle Eastern families. The John Jacob Astor Estate […]
PICK MALDIVES has made the decision to send their publication “PICK MALDIVES: Photobook” to the top international social bloggers. At a special ceremony held at the Head Office of Public Service Media (PSM) this morning, PICK MALDIVES signed a contract with DHL to send the photo book to the top bloggers around the world. The […]