A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
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Ooredoo Maldives announces its partnership with oDoc – Sri Lanka’s leading telemedicine the platform, that connects patients with doctors for audio/video consultation and care with an aim of providing high-quality health care that is universally accessible and affordable to all. The partnership was established to enable carrier billing service to Ooredoo customers, where they will […]
Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company Ltd. (MIFCO) has announced that the company will be transferring payment to credit bills of fish purchase starting 23rd August 2020. Chief Operating Officer of MIFCO, Ismail Fauzy states that the company will be transferring payment to the credit bills which have been unpaid since the 20th of August 2020. According […]
Mohamed Firaq, Managing Director of Inner Maldives travel agency has accused Maldivian, the national airline of the Maldives of theft. On 20th August, Firaq announced that 50 Maldivian university students will travel to Kuala Lumpur on a charter plane operated by Island Aviation. “The charter flight was operated after some students requested me to arrange […]
The Committee in Social Affairs of People’s Majlis has passed the change in the law which states 60% of locals shall be employed for higher management positions in the Maldives. The bill submitted by the government, to the People’s Majlis, on bringing changes to the law of employment is currently under research. The change in […]
Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi has announced the appointment of Nila Suparmi as the new Director of Human Resources of the stunning all-villa resort featuring 119 exclusive villas. Situated in one of the most beautiful locations in the world, the award-winning Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi offers guests genuine hospitality and unparalleled experiences. The property is part of […]
Maldives Police have prohibited the usage of vehicles after 8 pm, starting the 23rd of August 2020. Talking at a news conference by Health Emergency Operation Center (HEOC), Chief Superintend of Police Abdulla Shareef stated that due to the spike in positive COVID-19 cases, the use of vehicles will be prohibited from 8 pm to […]
Gulhifalhu Port, a million-dollar project to overcome the congestion at Malé Commercial Harbour and improve the cost of logistics of goods and services in the country. The Gulhifalhu project has led to several controversies. While local NGOs and conservationists warn the government regarding the great environmental threats that the project possesses, the authorities seem to […]
The global novel coronavirus outbreak has evolved from one of general alerts and watchfulness to an escalating public health issue which forced us to close down our resort operation for the past few months. We took this as an advantage to give our team time off from work and spend some quality time with their […]