A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
President Abdulla Yameen (C) shakes hands with housing minister Dr Mohamed Muizzu during the inauguration of B. Kendhoo’s harbour. PHOTO/SOCIAL MEDIA President Abdulla Yameen on Monday declared that he would extend invitations to former presidents to attend the official unveiling of the landmark bridge, being developed between capital Male and airport island Hulhule, next year […]
CCCC employee pictured at work on the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge. Housing minister Dr Mohamed Muizzu on Wednesday announced that all concrete and steel works of the landmark bridge being developed between capital Male and airport island Hulhule will be completed by the first week of July 2018. He made the remark in a tweet posted […]
I-beams are placed at the approach bridge on the Male end of the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU The Chinese contractor for the landmark bridge, being developed between capital Male and airport island Hulhule, announced that 67 percent of the development is complete. In a news conference held at CCCC Second Harbour Engineering Company’s […]
The reclaimed area for the Hulhule-Hulhumale link road. PHOTO/HDC Building of revetments has commenced after completing land reclamation for the development of the link road connecting the main airport island of Hulhule and reclaimed suburb Hulhumale. Housing Development Corporation (HDC)’s managing director Mohamed Saiman on Wednesday revealed that land reclamation concluded two days before. Six […]
Ongoing reclamation of land to develop the link road between Hulhule and Hulhumale. PHOTO/HDC Land reclamation to develop the link road connecting the main airport island of Hulhule and reclaimed suburb Hulhumale will end this week announced Housing Development Corporation (HDC) on Sunday. Development of the four-kilometre long Hulhule-Hulhumale link road, which is connected to […]
Aerial shot of the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge being developed between Male and Hulhule. PHOTO/ HOUSING MINISTER TWITTER Land reclamation preparations have commenced for the development of the link road to connect the main airport island of Hulhule and reclaimed suburb Hulhumale. Development of the four-kilometre long Hulhule-Hulhumale link road, which is connected to the landmark […]
Aerial shot of the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge being developed between Male and Hulhule. PHOTO/ HOUSING MINISTER TWITTER The landmark bridge being developed between capital Male and airport island Hulhule is “designed to be safe in stormy weather”, proclaimed Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Dr Mohamed Muizzu as he hit back at speculations raising doubt over […]