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Sun Siyam Group Appoints Aisha Faiz as Chief Operating Officer

Sun Siyam Group Appoints Aisha Faiz as Chief Operating Officer

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Sun Siyam has appointed Ms Aisha Faiz as Chief Operating Officer for its group of companies. Aisha has over two decades of experience in Finance and Business. She completed her Bachelor of Science (Honors) (Magna Cum Laude) in Business Management from Marymount Manhattan College in New York, USA. She also went on to complete her Masters in […]

Visit Maldives Signs as Official Partner for Maldives Virtual Tour

Visit Maldives Signs as Official Partner for Maldives Virtual Tour

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Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) has signed as the official partner for Maldives Virtual Tour. Maldives Virtual Tour is the breathtaking 360° virtual tours of the Maldives offering travellers the chance to experience the Maldives like never before with over 2000 virtual tours of more than 150 islands and the chance to book […]

Fly Direct Between London and Male’ With SriLankan Airlines!

Fly Direct Between London and Male’ With SriLankan Airlines!

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Good news! Starting from later this month, SriLankan Airlines will be operating direct flights to and from London and Male’. The planned schedule for the month of December outlines direct flights from Male’ to London on the 19th, 22nd, 26th and 29th of December. Direct flights from London to Male’ are scheduled to operate on […]

Take Your Photos to the Next Level with Canon Technology Available at SIMDI

Take Your Photos to the Next Level with Canon Technology Available at SIMDI

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Image Square Maldives, operated by SIMDI is offering a variety of the latest Canon cameras that are perfect to experiment and nurture your photography skills. SIMDI Group is the exclusive business partner of the Canon brand for over two decades. The outlet offers four different versions of Canon cameras as listed below: Canon EOS 77D […]

Local Quarantine Period in Maldives Shortened to 10 days

Local Quarantine Period in Maldives Shortened to 10 days

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The local quarantine period has been shortened from 14 days to 10 days by the Government of Maldives. Discussions regarding the matter took place last night at the weekly meeting held with the health industry committee. The meeting which takes place every Monday was attended by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. Minister of Tourism, Abdulla Mausoom […]

Audit on Expenditure by President’s Office Reveals No Financial Irregularities

Audit on Expenditure by President’s Office Reveals No Financial Irregularities

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A report has been released by the Auditor General’s Office revealing that spending by the President’s Office in 2019 was conducted in accordance with the Public Finance Regulation. The audit report on expenditure by the President’s Office in 2019 was released by the Auditor General’s Office on Monday. The report states that the spending complied […]

Former MMPRC Head Pleads Guilty to 32 Charges; Sentence of 11 Years in Jail

Former MMPRC Head Pleads Guilty to 32 Charges; Sentence of 11 Years in Jail

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Abdulla Ziyath, the former Managing Director of Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC), has pleaded to 32 charges related to corruption brought against him in the Criminal Court on Monday. The state accuses Ziyath of being involved in the embezzlement of USD 50.7 million (MVR 781 million) in the leasing of uninhabited islands in the […]

Parliament Initiate Debate on the Human Trafficking Bill

Parliament Initiate Debate on the Human Trafficking Bill

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Parliament of Maldives, on last Tuesday, has begun debates over the amendments put forward to the Maldives Anti-Human Trafficking Act. Jeehan Mohamed, the Parliamentary representative of Lhaviyani Atoll’s Hinnavaru constituency proposed the most notable amendment in the bill which intends to expand the legal terminology of human trafficking. The current legal definition of human trafficking […]

Hiyaa Scheme: Temporary List of Eligible Applicants for H7 Category Now Published!

Hiyaa Scheme: Temporary List of Eligible Applicants for H7 Category Now Published!

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The Committee Investigating Public Housing Schemes has yesterday published the provisional list of eligible applicants for the H7 category (married people aged 18 – 40) of the “Hiyaa Public Housing Scheme”, after initial assessments. The Committee announced that both provisional lists, list 1 and list 2, of eligible applicants for the H7 category, have been […]