A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The findings of the third “Rights” Side of Life Survey – a continuation of two previous surveys conducted by the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM) in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) was launched on Thursday to coincide with Human Rights Day. The “Rights” Side of Life is a human rights survey […]
The Maldives has welcomed the 100,000th visitor to the sunny side of life since the border reopened from 15th July. Ms Jasmin Burki from Switzerland was welcomed as the 100,000th visitor to the Maldives earlier today. Since Maldives reopened borders from 15th July 2020, the destination has continued to witness a steady improvement in its […]
Soneva has donated $27,000 worth of medical supplies to medical centres in Baa and Noonu atolls, to support local health facilities that have faced extra strain due to the pandemic. The medical equipment, which Soneva purchased and shipped from abroad, was handed over to local health providers at B. Eydhafishi and N. Manadhoo, during a […]
Qatar Airways has increased its frequency to double daily flights to and from the Maldives, starting from 10th December 2020. An additional frequency will commence from 17th December 2020, whereby three daily flights will be operated from the Maldives until 10th January 2021. The Male’ to Doha schedule is as follows: Flight Departure Aircraft Frequency […]
Dhiraagu and Sparkhub have announced Lean Startup Maldives to be held from 26th to 27th December 2020. The startup workshop is planned virtually given the current pandemic this year and will be organized as a localized two-day crash course focusing on training participants on how to apply the lean methodology in creating lean businesses. The core of it […]
Vice President Faisal Naseem has held extensive discussions on Thursday, proposing solutions that would improve rehabilitation services provided to detainees who are victims of narcotics abuse. The aim of the discussion, held at the President’s Office, was to find ways to address the major challenges presently confronting this system. Speaking at the meeting, the Vice […]
On the occasion of National Fishermen’s Day today, Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) has announced a reduction in the price of ice. Starting from today, the ice prices sold by MIFCO have been relayed to fishermen through the company’s sites and ice plants. MIFCO has stated that the reduction in ice prices will ease the […]
Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Maldives Sports Corporation (SportsCo) today. The aim of the MoU is to develop and utilize HDC’s land for sports-related infrastructure, and to work together to establish infrastructure for this purpose. Furthermore, the research carried out by HDC and SportsCo is to be shared […]
2020 has been a productive year for the Police administration in the Maldives with successful major drug busts and criminal investigations. Last Tuesday, Maldives Police Service arrested 10 people and seized 71kg of illegal narcotics in Male’ city. This is one of the biggest drug busts conducted in the capital. Similarly, in April 2020, Maldives […]