A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
This stunning private island could offer you an escape from all the drama this New Year – if you have a spare $45,000 A NIGHT knocking about. The breathtaking resort in the Maldives is available for exclusive hire and boasts a dedicated team of 30 staff to look after your every need. Guests are transported […]
OZEN by Atmosphere at Maadhoo Island. WHEN it comes to holidays, we’ve always taken the cheap-and-cheerful route. A city break here, a camping trip there. But we all have a list of dream destinations, don’t we? Top of mine has always been the Maldives, south of Sri Lanka. I’ve long looked at pictures of the […]
The Maldives is among the countries where terrorists are ‘very likely’ to carry out a terrorist attack this holiday season, says the British Foreign Office. The British media has warned Brits to be vigilant while visiting the countries to which the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued travel advisories. Popular destinations currently labelled as being […]
If visiting the Maldives is on your bucket list then now might be your chance to tick it off. A newly-opened resort called Kandima Maldives says it is an affordable alternative to visiting the archipelago, with activities for the whole family. The resort aspires to break the stereotype of the extravagant honeymoon destination with a […]
Shahindha Ismail is being investigated the Religious Unity Act, which carries a five-year jail term [Handout/Al Jazeera] A prominent human rights activist in the Maldives says she has received several death threats over an alleged anti-Islamic Twitter post, that has also prompted a criminal investigation. Shahindha Ismail, executive director of Maldives Democracy Network (MDN), told […]
Rochelle Humes took to Instagram on Thursday to share a series of sweet family photos from her and husband Marvin’s holiday over Christmas with their two daughters Rochelle and Marvin Humes certainly know how to make the most of the Christmas holidays! The celebrity couple have taken their two young daughters away to the Maldives […]
A closing ceremony to mark the culmination of 14 days joint training between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Forces was held at Belgaum in Karnataka. The event was held at Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre on Thursday where the marching contingent of both the countries participated in the closing ceremony. Fly past […]
The Maldives has won a host of travel industry awards, confirming it as one of the most desirable tourist destinations in the world amid ambitious plans to increase its offering in 2018. Recent awards include the coveted Condé Nast Traveller ‘Best Islands for places to stay award’ as well as Best in Travel’s ‘Best Holiday […]
Negombo City Coroner Dr Siri Jayantha Wickremaratne who held the preliminary inquiry into the death of a young man who died during a trip to the Maldives ordered police to produce before him the woman who had accompanied him on the journey. He decided that the circumstance that led to the death had not been […]