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Laamu Atoll

Come Fall in Love with the Enchanted Islands of Laamu

Come Fall in Love with the Enchanted Islands of Laamu

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From the moment you land at Kadhoo Domestic Airport, you will be greeted all around by thick lush foliage, with sudden glimpses of the ocean blues through the greenery. At this point, you could be forgiven for thinking that Laamu is just like many of the numerous inhabited islands in Maldives. It isn’t. The Roads […]

MNDF soldiers pictured during a training session. PHOTO/MNDF

Army to hold joint exercise with Maldives

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Pune: A 14-day joint military exercise — Ekuverin — of Indian army and the Maldives National Defence Force will begin on Friday at Belgaum in Karnataka, a press communique issued by the Southern Command Headquarters, Pune, said. The exercise is being conducted alternatively in India and Maldives since 2009. The seventh edition of the joint […]

Turtles in Laamu – safe and protected – again

Turtles in Laamu – safe and protected – again

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Building upon the success of Laamu’s first ever inter-island Turtle Festival in 2016, the entire community recently came together for the second Laamu Turtle Festival. The event took place on the local island of Gan, and was jointly organized by the Gan Island Council, Laamu Atoll Police Department and Six Senses Laamu. This year’s theme […]

Baresdhoo island project

Maldives: Baresdhoo project’s rebirth

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The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 11th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: It has been a year since the government formed a company under the name Maldives Integrated Tourism Development Corporation (MITDC). However, the company established to initiate and promote middle-class tourism, has yet to show much of […]