China’s outbound tourism slows amid weak yuan, Maldives tourism badly affected
The weaker yuan has slowed growth in China’s outbound tourism, said analysts, with the yuan down more than 7 per cent against the US...
Maldives and Hungary Sign 3 Key Agreements
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, His Excellency Péter Szijjártó has arrived in the Maldives today, on an official...
President Meets Fishers and Business Owners from Thimarafushi Island, Addresses Concerns
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has met with the members of the fisher community and business owners from Thimarafushi Island of Kolhumadulu (Thaa)...
Maldives-Türkiye Dialogue Highlights Prospects for Zero-Percent Tariff Trade
The Maldives government has engaged in discussions with Türkiye concerning the possibility of exporting 214 different commodities to Turkey at a zero...
Gov’t Allocates MVR 13 Million in Agricultural Loans
The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Welfare has announced that MVR 13 million in loans has been disbursed to farmers in the...
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Frizzy, weak, dry- no matter which hair problem you are facing with, Moroccanoil products cater to a range of hair types...
Everyone Makes Mistakes
By Guest Author: Hawwa Shaheena Mohamed
A mistake is an action or a decision that we come to...
Mega Maldives to make a possible comeback: Announces vacancies for flight operations
Mega Maldives has announced vacancies for Airbus A320/A330/A340 Training Captains, Technical Pilots, and Senior First Officers thus sparking signs that they are to make...
New Exco of Athletics Association of Maldives, Tholal Elected as President
At the Annual General Meeting, the new Elected Executive
Committee of Maldives Athletics was revealed. Mohamed Tholal was elected as the
president of Athletics...
Gov’t to Mandate Chartered Accountants for State-Owned Companies
The Minister of Finance, Moosa Zameer, has announced plans to amend regulations requiring all government-owned companies to appoint a chartered accountant. This...
Minister Discloses Work Permit Stats Amidst Labour Ban Reversal
Minister of Homeland Security and Technology Ali Ihusaan has stated that only 36 per cent of individuals have paid for the 139,000...
Gov’t Announces ‘Dhan’duveri Manfaa’ Matching Grant Programme
The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Welfare, in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has announced the launch of...
GoAir to resume flights to the Maldives from 1st December
As India is one of the most popular destinations for Maldivian travelers, GoAir has announced plans to resume its flights to Velana...
The Maldives Culture and Festivities at The Biggest International Tourism Show – ITB Berlin
ITB Berlin, the worlds leading trade show opens for the 53rd year at the Messe Berlin Expo Center in Berlin, Germany....
Tourist Arrivals in the Maldives Show Modest Growth in May 2024
The Tourism Ministry reported a modest increase in tourist arrivals for May 2024, reflecting a steady yet cautious recovery in its tourism...
President Muizzu Targets Self-Sustaining Economy
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has made a bold pledge to transform the Maldives' economy into a self-sustaining model during his five-year term....
UI Hotels and Dhivehi Insurance signs public liability insurance of 1 million dollar policy
UI Hotels and Dhivehi Insurance have signed public liability insurance of 1 million dollar policy.
This public liability policy...
Income Support Expenditure Raises to MVR 27.2 Million
The income support expenditure by
the government of Maldives for the individuals whose income has been negatively
affected due to COVID-19 has raised to...
New Chancellors appointed to IUM and MNU
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has appointed two university chancellors and presented their official Letters of Appointment.
In a special...
Maldives participates in Bali Democracy Forum
Foreign Secretary Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed, attending the 12th Bali Democracy Forum, has participated in the panel discussion on "Developing inclusive policies: Market,...
India Rejects Minister Saeed’s Statement on Proposed FTA
The Indian government has refuted claims made by Minister of Economic Development and Trade Mohamed Saeed regarding a proposed Free Trade Agreement...
World’s Largest Startup Competition – Seedstars World comes to Maldives
The world’s largest competition for the most innovative
entrepreneurs in emerging markets.
Dhiraagu and Sparkhub are digitally bringing the
Online Seedstars...
MACL completes 95% of new seaplane terminal
Maldives
Airports Company Limited (MACL) has announced, around 95% of the work on the
development of the new seaplane terminal of Velana International Airport...
International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation Signs US$5 Million Murabaha Financing Facility to Support SMEs
The
International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has approved a US$5 million
Murabaha Financing Facility in...
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