A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
India will “do nothing but upset itself” if it tries to prevent closer trade ties between China and the Maldives, Beijing state media has said, days after the tiny island nation approved a deal with the world’s second biggest economy. The Free Trade Agreement has reportedly stunned New Delhi into silence, but the Global Times […]
The free trade agreement (FTA) that the Maldives signed last week with China has attracted a lot of attention, with concerns being expressed by Indian media about China’s growing presence in the Indian Ocean. The Maldivian government “allowed for less than one hour for the entire parliamentary process to approve the 1,000-plus page document,” and […]
Ooredoo Maldives announced that all calls to Sri Lanka and India can now be made at a reduced rate for 48 hours on 01-02 December in order to enable all customers to get in touch with their family and friends in the region, in the midst of the ongoing Cyclonic Storm Ockhi affecting the region. […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 6th November 2017. The following is a loose translation: Even though, Maldives is small, there are important reasons why foreign big nations are interested in the Maldives. The biggest reason is that of the geographical location of the Maldives. It is in an important shipping […]
Police are investigating two migrant workers who were arrested for brewing alcohol in Male’. One Bangladeshi and one Indian worker were arrested late Thursday in an operation carried out by the Drug Enforcement Department. The officers searched the residential premises with a court warrant. Possession and distribution of alcohol without a licence is a crime […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 16th September 2017. By Mundoo Adam Haleem The following is a loose translation: India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) in collaboration with one of Indian think tank Center for Land Warfare does a lot of intensive work. That is to research on how they see […]
South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) official auditors Crowe Horwath Maldives LLP has notified the winners of 2017 by direct communications and the Gala is scheduled to celebrate region’s best in hospitality industry from 27th – 28th October 2017 at Equator Village, Addu City, Maldives. SATA received over 450 nominations from Bhutan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, India and Nepal […]
The delegates taking part in the Seventieth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia, 2017. PHOTO / HEALTH MINISTRY World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Seventieth Session of the Regional Committee for South-East Asia commenced in Paradise Island Resort on Wednesday. Top health-officials from 11 countries in the South-East Asian region, along with officials from WHO, […]
Sept 04, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr. Rajitha Senaratne will leave for the Maldives tomorrow (September 5) to attend the World Health Organization South-East Asia Region meeting. Health Ministers of the 11 Member countries of World Health Organization South-East Asia Region (WHO-SEARO) will be taking part in its 70th […]