A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The Minister of Environment and Water Resources of Singapore, H.E. Masagos Zulkifli, paid a courtesy call on President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, this morning, at the President’s Office. During the call, the President welcomed the Minister to the Maldives and conveyed greetings and good wishes to Her Excellency President Halima Yacob and the Prime Minister […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has this evening inaugurated the new water production centre ‘RO Annex’ of Male’ Water and Sewerage Company. The President toured the new production centre upon its inauguration. The new water production centre was inaugurated under the water security plan, with the aim of decentralizing the operation hub and providing a […]
The official function celebrating this year’s Republic Day, and this year’s National Day, will be held together in a combined ceremony on the evening of 16th November 2017. The Maldives celebrates its Republic Day on November 11th and the National Day on the 1st of Rabi’ul-Awwal, which falls on the November 19th this year. The […]
The function that was scheduled to be held this evening, where President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and Madam Fathimath Ibrahim meet the senior citizens, has been postponed due to unforeseen weather conditions. The function was rescheduled to 2030 hours on Monday evening, 9th October 2017, to be held at Rasfannu Beach. The invitation is open […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and Madam Fathimath Ibrahim will meet with the senior citizen of the country this evening, at a function held at Rasfannu Beach at 2030 hours. The invitation is open to all Maldivian senior citizens. Full details are available from the link below:
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has conveyed greetings and good wishes, in separate messages, to President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day of Egypt. The President’s message to the President reads as follows, “As the Government and the fraternal people of Egypt commemorate the […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and First Lady Fathimath Ibrahim have attended the 32nd National Quran Recitation Awards ceremony, held at the Islamic Centre this morning. The President awarded trophies and certificates to the overall first place winners of the competition, and the 7 individuals who committed the Quran in its entirety to memory. The […]
Vice President Abdulla Jihad has stated the importance of a strong and steadfast leadership to tap into the full potential of any developing economy. He made this statement while speaking at the “4th Maldives Islamic Banking and Finance Industry Conference” this morning. In his speech, the Vice President noted that as a 100% Muslim country, […]
بســم اللّـه الرّحمـن الرّحيــم اَلحَمْـدُ لِلّـهِ رَبّ العَـالَمِـين، وَالصّـلاة وَالسّلام علـى محـمَّدٍ وَعلـى آلـه وَصَحْبِـهِ أجمـعـين Madam Chairperson, Conference Organizers, Esteemed Speakers, Panellists, Respected Participants of this lovely Conference, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ First of all, I would like to express my appreciation to Doctor Muneeza, the Chairperson of […]