A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The flag carrier of the Russian Federation, Aeroflot will resume flights to the Maldives from 10th September. The airline will be operating 2 flights a week. Flights to Malé will resume on the following schedule: – Flight SU0322 Sheremetyevo —Malé on Thursdays and Sundays – Return flight SU0323 Malé — Sheremetyevo on Fridays and Sundays […]
When looking at the tourism industry of the Maldives, one must grasp the exclusiveness of the brand it displays to the outside world. It takes a lot of hard work, cost and reliable consistency to keep up with the upmarket luxury brands. Customer prospects when visiting Maldives remains enormously high given the nature of the […]
State Trading Organisation (STO) has paid a significantly high dividend of MVR 58 per share for the year 2019 during COVID-19 compared to other local government companies. STO recorded a profit of MVR 383 million during last year. Large local companies like Dhiraagu paid MVR 12 per share as dividend for 2019 where the company […]
The parliament has passed an amendment bill to the employment law allowing employees to take leave for 15 days in a year without submitting a medical certificate. Before this amendment, employees had to submit a medical certificate for every leave taken. They were not allowed to take leave for more than two consequent days without […]
ADK has announced that Dr Mohamed Shifan, Consultant Oncosurgeon has joined the team at the hospital. Dr Shifan is the first and only surgical Oncologist in the country, founded and Heads the Department of Oncology at IGMH. Dr Mohamed Shifan earned his Master’s Degree in General Surgery from Tribhuvan University Nepal, where he was also […]
Managing Director, Aasandha According to the compliance audit report by the Auditor Generals office, major discrepancies have been detected regarding the aid provided by Aasandha. The aid is being provided to Maldivians who are abroad for medical purposes and unable to return due to the closure of borders of those countries. The report reflects that […]
The People’s Majlis has passed a bill that allows resort employees to finish their work and go home for the night. We asked the experts’ opinion on this law- Is this truly beneficial or is it just a political act? “How does somebody who lives in Fuvahmulah or Addu or Huvadhoo atoll go overnight to […]
Pizza Buona is a pizza delivery service that has revolutionized the pizza making and delivery industry in the Maldives. Offering a unique taste in the pizza varieties offered together with its signature ‘chilli oil’ sachets, Pizza Buona quickly became a household name when residents of Male’ are hungry for a mouthwatering pizza. Here are the […]
Dhiraagu has announced its collaboration with SmartBeings Inc. and Leia Inc to introduce WooHoo, a contactless Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered voice assistant for the Hospitality industry. SmartBeings Inc is a Silicon Valley-based company and the developer of WooHoo, an award-winning Enterprise Voice AI Assistant speaker for the Hospitality industry. The WooHoo Voice AI Assistants speakers […]