A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
SolarWorld supplies solar modules with a capacity of 150 kWp for a hybrid power station on the Maldives island of Ellaidhoo. In the future, guests at the Ellaidhoo Maldives Hotel will be supplied with clean solar power, and as a result, the unique nature of the reef will be preserved. The hotel resort is certified […]
A multi-day fishing craft that sailed out from Beruwala Fisheries Harbour with 6 local fishermen has met with an accident in the seas off the Maldives. The fishing craft, Lakpriya 01, left the habour on 21st of November. The relatives of the fishermen had been informed of the accident last Friday (16). The owner of […]
File image of external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj. PTI New Delhi: India said on Thursday that it attaches a lot of importance to its ties with the Maldives and hoped that the country will be sensitive to its concerns. Replying to questions on an anti-India editorial in a Maldivian newspaper, Spokesperson for the External Affairs Ministry […]
Indian Ambassador to the Maldives Akhilesh Mishra — Photo by: Mohamed Sharuhaan Indian Ambassador to the Maldives Akhilesh Mishra has reminded the Maldives of the services rendered to the nation by India, highlighting that even on Tuesday, two critically ill patients were lifted to Male’ City. In a tweet posted on Wednesday, Mishra said that […]
A pro-Abdulla Yameen paper has kicked up a fresh political storm in the Maldives by describing in an editorial Indian PM Narendra Modi as a Hindu extremist who is also anti-Muslim. The editorial in the local Dhivehi language went on to describe India as the biggest enemy nation and said that a “new best friend” […]
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has stated that we must remember that the Maldives was able to remain as an independent sovereign nation because of Islam. In his message to mark the Day the Maldives Embraced Islam, the former President said Islam was the biggest gift the Maldives had and was an integral part of […]
President Abdullah Yameen Abdul Gayoom has extended the greetings of the Day Maldives Embraced Islam to the nation. In his message, the President reminded that remaining steadfast in Islam was a religious and national obligation on every Maldivian. He also said that we must be wary of those who are envious of the fact that […]
We suspect you don’t need another reason to visit the Maldives, but this makes for a very tempting one. Teresa Tarmey, the facialist behind London’s most photographed It girls–from Sienna Miller to Suki Waterhouse and the Delevingne sisters–has unveiled a new residency at luxury resort Huvafen Fushi, otherwise known as the coolest resort in the […]
OBLU – Out In the Blue The island of Helengeli sits in the middle of the channel Offering some of the best resort diving in the Maldives, OBLU is an all-inclusive treat surrounded by ocean channels that bring the reefs to action-packed life Slap bang in the middle of one of the main entrances to […]