A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Interior Photography of Resort and Guesthouse Properties : Cocoon Maldives by Dynamyst On 28th October 2017, South Asian Travel Awards recognized Cocoon Maldives as South Asia’s Leading Designer Hotel. The event held at Equator Village, Addu City is an annual regional travel award endorsed by multi-national associations acknowledging the facilities and service excellence of the […]
The dead whale carcass that drifted in to B. Goidhoo lagoon The island council of Goidhoo in Baa atoll on Monday revealed that it has not succeeded in removing the whale carcass that drifted into the island’s lagoon last Thursday. Goidhoo council’s president Mohamed Nafiz said that the council, along with some residents, have been […]
Members of the opposition coalition with the European Union delegation that arrived in the Maldives on Sunday, October 29, 2017, outside Hotel Jen in the capital Male — The European Union delegation that arrived in the Maldives on Sunday has met with the leaders of the opposition coalition. The delegation, which includes three members from […]
From Left: Thinadhoo-North MP Saudhullah Hilmy, Thimarafushi MP Mohamed Musthafa and Fuvahmulah-North MP Ali Shah. PPM’s disciplinary committee decided to withdraw the three MPs membership from the party — The ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM)’s disciplinary committee has decided to withdraw three parliamentarians’ memberships from the party. The three MPs are Thinadhoo-North MP Saudhullah […]
First edition of Insurance Insights Seminar Series organised by Dhivehi Insurance has commenced on 30th October at Champa Central Hotel. Some of the leading finance and business personalities in Maldives were in attendance at this seminar which was on The Essentials of Corporate Insurance The chief guest of the event was Ms Aishath Zahira, Deputy […]
In its quarterly update published today, Bank of Maldives unveiled strong financial results for Quarter 3 2017. Profit After Tax at MVR 247 million was up 35% on the previous quarter due to solid performance in all core business activities, a robust loan book and notwithstanding the Bank’s significant ongoing MVR 300 million community investment […]
Photo by Summer Island Summer Island Maldives has won the prestigious award for ‘Leading Beach Resort / Hotel’ in South Asia, at the annual South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) held at Equator Village, Addu Atoll. The 4* resort, located in North Male’ atoll, fought off competition from rivals in the Maldives, Sri Lanka and India […]
During the “Habeys 3” rally held by PPM to celebrate the third anniversary of its government. PHOTO: MOHAMED SHARUHAAN/MIHAARU The Ministry of Finance on Sunday said that it had forwarded the allocated sum of money for political parties from the state’s budget to the recipient parties last week. According to the finance ministry, a total of […]
Pullman Maldives Maamutaa Resort Aerial AccorHotels are one of the world’s most successful hotel management companies currently operating in 95 countries and up until 2016 Maldives one of the few destination left in the world where AccorHotels did not have a portfolio. For AccorHotels’ Maldives network, AccorHotels do not own any of the resorts but […]