Membership cards have been introduced for the Women In Management (WIM) Maldives branch inaugurated last night. At the special inauguration ceremony held last night, the membership cards were introduced by the First Lady, Fathimath Ibrahim. WIM Maldives said that career women in management positions in the Maldives have the opportunity to join the organization and […]
KOLKATA: Godrej Appliances has rolled out its green range of air conditioners in Maldives as part of a joint initiative by the United Nations and the company to promote energy efficient and green products across the globe. With this, the company is targeting $ one million sales from Maldives by the fiscal end. The company […]
Maldives has slipped 12 places in the global rankings issued by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The monthly rankings published by FIFA shows that Maldives is in the 154th position, a dip of 12 spots. India placed first in the rankings in the region, with Pakistan placed at the bottom in the region at […]
A branch of the Sri Lankan organization that works to empower career women and women entrepreneurs, Women In Management (WIM), has been inaugurated in the Maldives. The branch of WIM in Maldives was inaugurated by the First Lady, Fathimath Ibrahim at a special ceremony last night held at Hotel Jen. Last night’s ceremony was attended […]
12 September 2017: Canada and Maldives have joined UN Environment’s Clean Seas Campaign to eliminate marine litter, bringing the total number of countries to 26. The Campaign aims to engage governments, the private sector, civil society and the public in tackling the causes of marine litter by targeting the production and consumption of non-recoverable and […]
Twenty-nine foreign representatives from 13 island countries including Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Mauritius and Fiji have confirmed attendance at the conference Gu Wu, head of the legal affairs and islands department under the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) said. (Reuters) Oceanic administrators from 13 island countries, including Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Mauritius, will gather in […]
Top Maldivian officials say that the on-going international propaganda about Islamic radicalism in the country is not based on facts. It is manufactured to bring down the government of President Abdulla Yameen by destroying the tourist industry, which is the main prop of the Maldivian economy. However, tourism continues to account for 28% of the […]
Beneath its beautiful atolls and tranquil resorts, Maldives, a low-lying nation in the Indian Ocean, is a struggling democracy that has endured political upheavals and rising sea levels. The government has been accused of corruption and recently used its army to maintain control of parliament. But the Islamic republic has done at least one thing […]
Amal Clooney with former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed at a press conference in London in January 2016 Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney Wednesday raised fresh fears for the safety of her client, former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed, after an official vowed to have him arrested and deported. The London-based lawyer said she was “very concerned” […]