A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
PPM’s leadership pictured at the ceremony held in HDh. Kulhudhuffushi to mark PPM’s sixth anniversary. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE The government has allotted MVR 85 million as expenditure for the presidential elections and another MVR 24.2 million for the political parties, in the new budget proposed to the parliament on Wednesday. Proposing the budget to the parliament, […]
The seaplane of Maldivian after it lost its pontoon during take-off from Dhoores Retreat Resort. Civil Aviation Authority has launched a probe after a seaplane of the national carrier, Maldivian, lost a pontoon during take-off from Dhoores Retreat Resort early Thursday. According to Abdul Haris, the managing director of Maldivian’s operator Island Aviation Services (IAS), […]
Members of opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)’s congress speaking at the meeting held on November 15, 2017 to decide on how to proceed in the presidential election slated for 2018. PHOTO / MDP The Maldives’ main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party’s congress (MDP) decided on Wednesday to support the claim to nominate a single candidate from […]
Police officers stand guard during an operation. FILE PHOTO/MIHAARU Mihaaru has found out that the police have arrested and are investigating two individuals accused of creating an improvised explosive device (IED), one of whom is a leader of a gang in capital Male. The two men are also accused of having connections with foreign terror […]
Corporate Maldives launched “GOLD 100 awards” in 2016 with a vision to list the leading 100 companies of Maldives in no particular order. Corporate Maldives is the leading business and hospitality magazine of Maldives providing business, financial and industry news as well as events which are updated on a daily basis. While the 2nd edition […]
The education system in Maldives will be digitalised next year according to the government of Maldives. Students studying in all schools will be provided with tablets to study in this digitalisation process. Taking a more modern and technological approach towards education, MVR 154 million was budgeted for the development of education system in the proposed […]
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 […]
Aerial shot of the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge being developed between Male and Hulhule. PHOTO/ HOUSING MINISTER TWITTER The government has proposed to allocate over MVR 7 billion next year for the development of four airports, reclamation of 20 lagoons, and nine other mega projects. Airport development and lagoon reclamation were also included in this year’s […]
Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) putting out the fire that destroyed a dive centre in A.A. Rasdhoo. PHOTO / MNDF A fire broke out at a dive centre in Rasdhoo, Alif Alif atoll, causing over MVR 1.5 million of damages. According to an employee of “Diving Scuba”, the fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. on […]