AccorHotels is opening three new properties in the atolls of the Maldives. The new hotels are the Mercure Maldives Kooddoo, the Pullman Maamutta Maldives and the Dhevanafushi Maldives Luxury Resort. Not far from Kooddoo airport, the Mercure Maldives Kooddoo is directly accessible via a 55-minute flight from Male. No longer any need to go by […]
The United States embassy in Colombo said applications for the 2019 diversity visa lottery (green cards) opened to Sri Lankans on October 03. “The Diversity Visa Lottery allows randomly selected applicants the opportunity to interview for an immigrant visa and become legal permanent residents of the United States,” the embassy said in a statement. “The […]
I Just spent the first two weeks of September in the Maldives and everywhere I turned local surfers and tourists were boasting the line, “You should have been here yesterday”. You see, I arrived at beautiful Kandooma Resort, just south of the capital Male, a few days after the best fortnight of swell in the entire […]
Ooredoo Maldives’ shares opened for sale in Maldives Stock Market sells at a price of MVR 40 per share. The company’s Head of Investor Relations Arushee Mohamed noted the bull power of shares at the rate of MVR 40 is evident on the demand and satisfactory rate of customers. “We sold shares at a value […]
Tourists enjoy Dusit Thani Maldives, one among several Thai hotels on the island country. PICHAYA SVASTI Maldivian officials are calling for Thai investors, especially in hospitality and infrastructure, to strengthen its long-term economic growth. Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul said the Maldives government has invited foreign investors to build hotel and resort destinations, entertainment […]
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau with UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative to the Maldives, Shoko Noda — Photo by: UNDP Maldives Globally acclaimed Danish actor and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has vowed to pass on the message of the Maldivian people, regarding climate change. According to the UN Resident Coordinator and […]
Bangladeshi workers relaxing in the Maldives The Immigration and Emigration Department took them to the expat detention centre in Hulhumalé on Thursday, the Maldives Independent reported citing the department’s media official Hassan Khaleel. It was a routine operation, Khaleel told the newspaper. Bangladeshi expatriate workers in Maldives told bdnews24.com that most of them detained migrants […]
There are times when a few days out the office become less of a treat, and more a necessity. High-flying jobs come with plenty of responsibility and stress, but there are limits to what even the most talented executive can manage before burn-out sets in. Fortunately, the region is set right in the middle between […]
Drift Thelu Veliga Retreat is a new four-star resort in the Maldives There are 20 wooden villas over the ocean and ten villas on land There are no televisions in the rooms, no gym and no swimming pool Thank goodness the Drift Thelu Veliga Retreat, a new four-star resort in the Maldives, decided not to […]