A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) operator of the Velana International Airport (VIA) is to lease lounge spaces in the New Seaplane Terminal Building (NSPT) at VIA to interested parties. The winning parties are required to set up and operate executive lounges on their own in accordance with MACL guidelines and instructions. Interested parties are […]
Auditor General Hassan Ziyath appoints the council members for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Maldives. The council was appointed at the special ceremony held at Auditor General’s Office. With the Auditor General being the President of the council, under Article 37, (A5) of Maldives Chartered Accountants Act, the following members among the auditing […]
Dhiraagu has successfully concluded a webinar on ‘Paradigm Shift in Digital Healthcare’ together with industry experts for healthcare providers. The webinar was hosted on Dhiraagu Evvun Platform and attended by representatives from the Ministry of Health, Hospitals and Clinics. The webinar’s keynote was delivered by Dr Adam Chee, who is an expert in digital health. […]
Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has stated that preparations have begun to start the ‘Urban Farming Program’ in Hulhumale’ by next year. The company further stated that the program is aimed to provide the residents of Hulhumale’ with the opportunity to earn an additional income while being close to family. The program will be conducted with […]
On 14th September, Minister of Tourism Abdullah Mausoom met with Ambassador of China to the Maldives, H.E. Mr Zhang Lizhong to discuss ways to increase tourist arrivals from China. During the meeting held at the Ministry of Tourism, discussions were focused on further enhancing the cooperation in travel and tourism between Maldives and China. China […]
With the new offer by Ooredoo Maldives, customers will be able to consult with General Practitioners from the comfort of their homes via oDoc for free. The offer is valid until the end of September 2020. During August, Ooredoo Maldives announced its partnership with oDoc – Sri Lanka’s leading telemedicine the platform, that connects patients […]
Universal Peace Federation (UPF) International Leadership Conference is a global peace conference where a panel of distinguished specialists from as many as 120 nations share their invaluable expertise and experience on every topic imaginable. 23 participants from the Maldives took part in the conference. This includes former Minister Dr Amal Ali, Ibrahim Shaheed Zaki, Elections […]
Bank of Maldives has revealed that the bank has issued loans worth MVR 1.2 billion to various sectors of the economy during the financial downturn in the pandemic. CEO and Managing Director of BML, Tim Sawyer stated that assistance is being provided on the recovery scheme fund for resorts and guesthouses under the recovery plan […]
CypreaAir & Holidays has announced that Air India, the flag carrier airline of India, is now operating Delhi to Male and Male to Delhi sectors via Trivandrum under Vande Bharat Mission, Air Bubble arrangements. Flight Schedule *Above schedules are subject to change on government regulations and operational reasons Delhi – Male (via Trivandrum) Economy class oneway fare […]