A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Speaker Abdulla Maseeh addresses the first sitting of 2017’s third term of the parliament from his elevated seat behind a wooden “wall”, while opposition lawmakers protest and call on him to step down. PHOTO/MAJLIS The parliament held its first sitting of the third term early Monday, ending the session within an astonishing 13 minutes. Monday’s […]
Mr. Abdulla Ghiyas Riyaz, President of MATATO Maafushi Island will be hosting the Award Night for Dhiraagu Presents Maldives Travel Awards Guesthouse Edition on 30th October 2017. More than 90 nominees are competing in 12 categories, where for the first time, MATATO is bringing a platform exclusively for Guesthouses, to recognize and display the innovative […]
A mobile wallet service was launched by Dhiraagu at a ceremony held in Hotel Jen, Male’. “Dhiraagu Pay” was officially launched by Minister of Finance Mr Ahmed Munawar. During his speech, he stated that it is an essential service in the Maldives and that it is a vision to see Maldives as a nation that […]
Staff of Raajje TV pose with a check of over MVR 5 million raised by the station to relieve the plight of the Rohingya. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Maldives Broadcasting Commission (MBC) has again fined local television channel Raajje TV, this time by MVR 500,000, for broadcasting content that defamed President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom. This […]
Dr Abdul Majeed Abdul Bari pictured with members of the Islamic Foundation delegation currently in Bangladesh to hand over MVR 1 million to aid the Rohingya refugees. PHOTO/ISLAMIC FOUNDATION The situation of Rohingya refugees, who have fled the ongoing persecution in Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh, is graver than can be described, stated former Minister of […]
Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) has announced that they are to take part at the Outbound Travel Roadshow 2018, Middle East. OTR is a pure B2B meet, where leading tour agents and tour operators as buyers who do outbound travel. The Buyer data is reviewed and the most potential buyers for […]
Fire in an oil warehouse, L. Maabaidhoo. A fire broke out in an oil warehouse in Laamu atoll Maabaidhoo island around noon on Sunday. Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) stated that its firefighters are already on the scene., with several residents of Maabaidhoo aiding MNDF’s attempts to control the fire. However, a source from Maibaadhoo […]
Finance Minister Ahmed Munawar. PHOTO/MIHAARU The Elections Commission and Ministry of Finance and Treasury have come under fire over the endless delay in issuing state funds to political parties. The state budget of MVR 27 billion for this year allocates 0.1 – 0.2 percent (approximately MVR 27 million) as funds for political parties. While the […]
Dhiraagu has appointed Maldivian no. 1 fly boarder Ibrahim Hussein commonly known as Ibbadey as their brand ambassador at their Youth Fest held in Villimale on the 7th of October 2017. Ibbadey has been extremely active in promoting flyboarding in the Maldives including actively taking part in international flyboarding tournaments. Looking at his participation in […]