A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
MTCC has announced that their new suction hopper dredger “Maha Jahraaf” will work on the land reclamation project for the Kulhudhufushi Airport as its first project. MTCC CEO Ibrahim Ziyath said that once the dredger arrives in Maldives, it will make its way to Kulhudhufushi and will immediately begin works on the airport project. According […]
President Abdulla Yameen (R) and First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim (L) at the VIP lounge in Velana International Airport before he departed to the United Arab Emirates on Octover 16, 2017. PHOTO / PRESIDENT’S OFFICE President Abdulla Yameen and the First Lady Fathmath Ibrahim on Monday departed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on an official […]
The STO’s oil tanker named “Guraab” that was run aground a reef in Lhaviyani atoll on October 16, 2017. PHOTO / MNDF Maldives National Defence Force (MDF) has rescued the oil tanker that ran aground a reef in Lhaviyani atoll on Monday morning. MNDF revealed that the State Trading Organization (STO)’s oil tanker was rescued […]
Health Minister Abdulla Nazim. The Maldives government is compiling a legislation on food safety, announced health minister Abdulla Nizam Ibrahim on Monday. Speaking after the launching of the government’s first policy on food safety, Nazim revealed that the state has nearly finished drafting the bill, taking legal counsel into account. He also noted that the […]
Qatar Airways has announced that all Qatar Airways flights to and from Maldives are to be upgraded to one of the world’s most modern aircraft; the Airbus A350. Qatar Airways was the launch customer for the A350 on the 15th January 2015, and the airline also has over 80 of them on order between the […]
Perspective Pvt Ltd (PPL) has announced that they are to host the third Hotelier Maldives GM Forum on the April 18th, 2018 in Kurumba Maldives which is the first resort property in Maldives. Hotelier Maldives launched the Hotelier Maldives GM Forum in 2016 with keynote speeches from industry leaders and panel discussions from experts in […]
The ‘ecstasy’ pills that were found inside the package that was delivered from Netherlands to an individual in Addu City. PHOTO / MALDIVES CUSTOMS Maldives Customs Service has seized a large quantity of ‘ecstasy’ that was shipped to the southernmost Addu City via post from the Netherlands. According to Customs, when they opened the package […]
Credits: Sun.mv Pioneers of Maldivian print and design industry, Donad Investments have opened up their second outlet “Print Sign” in Hulhumale’. Located at Handhuvaree Hingun, Hulhumale’ the store was officially opened by the managing director of Donad Investments Mr Yameen Adam. After the official opening Print Sign General Manager Shaheen Adam said that the Print […]
State Trading Organization (STO) has decided to evaluate and restructure their pay distribution in order to improve the day to day running of the company. In a press release issued by STO on the 15th of October 2017 stated that with the new pay structure employees will be able to enjoy added sales commissions and […]