A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
K. Maafushi has been placed under monitoring by the Health Protection Agency of Maldives (HPA). The island was placed under monitoring at 03:43 in the afternoon today after a tourist tested positive for COVID-19 on the mandatory PCR test prior departure. According to HPA, Maafushi will be monitored till contact tracing is completed by the […]
This is a series merely focusing on the islands of Maldives, not limited to guesthouse islands but taking a step ahead to delve our imagination into the untouched regions across the Maldives to describe and grapple the true beauty and the stories. A decade ago, the mere mention of Maldives often elicits cries of “but […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on the vfp.mv website on 19th May 2017. The following is a loose translation: The first guest house in the Maldives opened in 2010. Prior to that guest house tourism business was not allowed. President Nasheed’s government allowed the creation of guesthouses for tourist stay. The aim was to […]