A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Emerald Maldives Resort & Spa The Maldives will welcome an abundance of new hotels throughout 2018 and into early 2019, expanding its already well-established portfolio of luxury resorts. To support the increasing number of tourists visiting the Maldives, President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has pledged to open 50 new resorts within his five-year term, creating […]
The Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC)’s Chief Executive Officer Ibrahim Ziyath has said that its mountainous dredger, commissioned by President Abdulla Yameen, will dock at Haa Dhaalu Kulhudhuffushi on the 25th of this month. At a press conference held at MTCC’s head office on Sunday, Ziyath said that the ‘Mahaa Jarraafu’ was crafted within a 15-month […]
Maldives Ambassador to China Mohamed Faisal Photo: Courtesy of the Maldives Embassy It is a happy coincidence that the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Maldives and China falls in the historic month when the CPC heads into its all important 19th National Congress. Since establishing diplomatic relations in 1972, the two […]
THOOTHUKUDI: A mechanised sailing vessel (thoni) that voyaged to Maldives from Thoothukudi with general cargo has gone missing with seven sailors on board. The vessel, ‘MSV Maria Iruthaya Robert Vijay’ with the registration number ‘TTN-224’ had started off on its voyage to Maldives from Thoothukudi old harbour with general cargo weighing 81 tonnes on October […]
The Government of Maldives has called on to establish an independent Palestine with East Jerusalem as capital, coexisting with Israel as the only solution to the Middle East crisis. Speaking in the United Nation’s Security Council’s Open Debate on the situation of the Middle East and the question of Palestine, Permanent Representative of the Maldives […]
Andrew, pictured with new bride Gill, had just turned 30 last week MALDIVES NIGHTMARE A LARGE group of “grief-stricken” friends gathered yesterday to remember their newlywed pal who perished snorkelling on honeymoon. Dublin groom Andrew Roddy, who celebrated turning 30 just last week, was holidaying in the Maldives with his bride Gill Campion when tragedy […]
Ministry of Economic Development has confirmed USD 2.5 billion worth of investments has been registered in Maldives. During the signing ceremony for the platinum partners of Maldives Investment Forum 2017, held at Economic Ministry, Adam Thaufeeq the Deputy Minister said the investments registered in Maldives have increased over the past three and a half years […]
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met Maldives president Abdulla Yameen on Sunday. Wam President of Maldives, Abdulla Yameen, met on Tuesday with H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed and President Yameen reviewed bilateral relations between the […]
Former President Mohamed Nasheed speaking at a panel held at the Geneva Summit earlier this year — Photo by: The Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy Former president and opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed has insinuated that Maldives would never have been able to secure a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, adding […]