A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Eyecare Opticals has announced its exciting Year End Promotion, which is currently ongoing from 21st November 2020 to 21st January 2021. With this promotion, customers are eligible to get a free wristwatch for purchases above a certain amount. If you spend over MVR 5000, you will be able to get a free Q-era Exclusive wristwatch. […]
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors yesterday approved a $107.4 million project to help the Maldives accelerate its transition to renewable energy and support sustainable recovery. The Accelerating Renewable Energy Integration and Sustainable Energy (ARISE) project build on the efforts of the existing World Bank-funded Accelerating Sustainable Private Investments in Renewable Energy (ASPIRE) initiative […]
Speaker of Majilis and the former President of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed has said that the Maldives requires a further 2 year grace period in order to repay the country’s debt to China. Nasheed said this in a tweet replying to the Chinese Ambassador to the Maldives, Zhang Lizhong’s refute against Nasheed’s claim on that Maldives […]
Bank of Maldives yesterday has announced the opening of a picnic area at Th. Kandoodhoo beach with the support of ‘Aharenge Bank’ Community Fund. The developed community picnic area is now open for the public, with huts, beach umbrellas, sitting areas, a traditional ‘undhoalige’ and spaces designed for cooking and barbecue activities. The picnic area […]
State Trading Organization of Maldives (STO) plans to expand its operation into the digital banking industry. An announcement on Twitter, STO states that the organization will be conducting a market survey from 10th December till the end of this month targeted to people between 20 to 39 years old. The survey is being conducted in […]
The first-ever non-governmental organisation (NGO) to work exclusively with migrant workers in the Maldives, Mission for Migrant Workers Maldives (MMWM) has now been registered. The NGO was registered on 23rd November 2020. The vision of MMWM is to be the focal point in the Maldives to advocate for the rights, transform vulnerabilities and actualize justice […]
Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has signed an MoU with Children of Maldives, with the aim to instil reading habits in the community through improved access to a variety of books. The MOU signing took place during a special function held at HDC, last Thursday. Under this partnership, the Foiy Gaadiyaa in Hulhumale’ will be expanded […]
Situated between 0 degrees 17 minutes south latitude and on the meridian 73 degrees 22.5 minutes and 73 degrees 25 minutes, this lonely miniature island atoll of Maldive group, one of many “summer isles of Eden lying in the dark-purple sphere of the sea”, is by Maldivians themselves, justly considered to be the most beautiful, […]
Local game-changing airline Manta Air and local sky diving champions Skydive Maldives Islands along with Skydive Qatar and Reollo travel has joined together to embark on a journey to establish sky diving operations in the Maldives. With the arrival of the specially modified Cessna 208, customized especially for sky diving, today at Dhaalu Airport, it […]