A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Lily Beach Resort and Spa Maldives has won the Maldives’ Leading All-Inclusive Resort title at the World Travel Awards for the fifth year in a row. The latest award was presented at the 27th Annual World Travel Awards Programme. Lily Beach team said, “We are delighted that the resort has been crowned the Maldives’ Leading All […]
Director of the famous Universal company, Dr Ibrahim Umar Manik has passed away at the age of 68. Dr Ibrahim Umar Manik passed away in the early hours of dawn today while receiving treatment for a heart-related ailment in Singapore. He is the younger brother of Mohamed Umar Manik (MU Manik), a well-known businessman who […]
Maldives State Shipping (MSS) has announced that the first cargo ferry between Addu, Huvadhoo and Tuticorin, India has commenced with the departure of MV BONTHI II on Tuesday. MSS has stated that the MV BONTHI II ship has departed on her maiden voyage to Tuticorin from Male’, commencing the first direct service between Tuticorin and […]
The Maldives has participated in the 7th Greening the Islands E-Convention (International Conference and Exhibition 2020) which commenced on 24th November. Maldives Integrated Tourism Development Corporation (MITDC) represented Maldives at the conference organized by Italy’s “Greening the Islands” (GTI) association. The 3-day conference held virtually for the first time will discuss different segments including waste […]
Ministry of Environment has signed an agreement with Thailand company, Ensys to install a 5 megawatt Solar PV system in Hulhule-Hulhumale’ link road. The agreement was signed between both parties on 24th November. On behalf of the Ministry, the Minister of Environment, Dr Hussain Rasheed Hassan signed while the Executive Director of Ensys Company signed […]
Villa College has now launched four new engineering courses, designed to create the ideal pathway for students to pursue an illustrious career in this field. “We always say that Villa College is a trendsetter,” said Dr. Ali Najeeb, Vice Rector of Villa College. “At Villa College, we aim to introduce not only the most popular […]
A plan to provide housing to Male’ residents has been proposed to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on 23rd November. The housing plan for Male’ residents was proposed by the Male’ City Goathi Hoadhun movement indicated that over 40,000 Male’ residents are in need of housing. Minister of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, Mohamed Aslam, Chief of Staff, Ali […]
Telecommunications giant Dhiraagu yesterday unveiled a lifestyle mobile app ‘NowMv’. Using the donations feature, you can now donate to various NGOs and volunteer organisations with ease. According to Dhiraagu, the feature can also support fundraising campaigns initiated by the organisations listed on the app. As of now, 4 NGOs have registered on the app, all […]
Vice President Faisal Naseem has held discussions with relevant stakeholders on improving the system efficiency and ease of access to speech, occupational and other specialised therapy services. The meeting was held at the President’s Office this morning. The Vice President had yesterday visited the Speech Therapy Department at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) and reviewed […]