Higher Education ministry lowers student loan interest rate and offers scholarships in OECD countries
Maldivian students studying abroad under the Higher Education student loan scheme will be given consolation in paying back the student loan with a...
Voting begins for Adventures of Maldives 2018 Video Competition
Voting has begun for the Adventures of Maldives 2018 (Dhivehi Aahitha) Video Competition organized by Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC)...
Maldives Supplier Expo to launch a B2B Marketplace
Maldives Supplier Expo will be launching a B2B Marketplace named Supplier.mv in February 2019. Supplier.mv is a B2B marketplace of Maldives...
Angsana Velavaru announces a holistic yoga retreat with Filipa Pereira
Kicking off a beautiful new year, idyllic Maldivian destination playground Angsana Velavaru will host Yoga and Meditation Teacher Filipa Pereira for a...
Raging fire in Gili Lankanfushi destroys 7 villas and more
On the night of 2nd January 2019, around 10:00 PM, a fire engulfed one of the beautiful water villas in Gili Lankanfushi,...
Cruise liners can now dock near Male
Cruise liners that visit Male can now dock 0.6 nautical miles from Male. A press release by the tourism ministry states that...
Air fares of Maldivian decreased by 25-30%
Maldives National Airline Maldivian’s domestic airfares have been decreased by a substantial amount of 25-30%.
The change in price has been confirmed by various sources...
MACL has reduced the Price of jet fuel
The price of jet fuel been sold by Velana International Airport has fallen, announces MACL.
Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) has stated that the prices...
Strada Maldives, striving to be 100% local
Strada Pvt. Ltd - a multifaceted investment company, with holdings in food and beverages, brand franchising and event management; is the parent company to...
Maldives welcomes the first visitor of 2019
With the greetings and well wishes of New Year 2019, Maldives Welcomes its first tourist visitor of the year. The celebrated guest is Mr....
Touch Link card sold to more than 3000 people
Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) has stated that more than 3000 people have bought the Touch Link card for the buses travelling between Male’, Hulhumale’...
Maldives Most Prestigious Business Awards “GOLD 100 GALA” to be held on 23rd February...
Third Edition of Maldives Most Prestigious Business Awards "GOLD 100 GALA" will be held at Paradise Island Resort on 23rd February 2019....
This holidays, work while taking care of your child(ren) using these 5 tips
For many mothers, it is extremely difficult to concentrate on their children while working. Due to this, it is a common sight to see...
Shops, cafes and restaurants can be operated for 24 hours at a fee of...
Ministry of Economic Development stated that shops, cafes and restaurants have the authority to request for permission to operate for 24 hours at a...
Why our resolutions for the new year could be focused on the wrong things
The end of the year is most often a time for us to reflect, and a time to plan for the coming year. Most of...
Students in uniforms and children can travel for free in the bus – MPL
Maldives Ports Limited has stated that students and children under the age of 2 can travel cost-free by the bus. A media official from...
Maldivians no longer need visa to travel to the UAE
Maldivians will no longer need a visa to travel to the United Arab Emirates from 1st January onwards.
Mr Ahmed Khaleel, state minister of Foreign...
Private Jets influx sets new record at VIA
Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) has stated that Velana International Airport has received an all-time high amount of private jets for the new year....
Challenges faced by customs clearance to be solved before Ramadan
The current difficulties in clearing containers from the industrial port will be dealt with before the month of Ramadan, stated Mr Shahid Ali, CEO...
Guesthouse symposium 2018 held on the 29th of December
A guesthouse symposium has been held in the Maldives as part of the first 100 day pledges of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. The symposium...
Mr Suhail Ahmed appointed as new Managing Director of HDC
The privatization corporatization board has appointed Mr Suhail Ahmed as MD of Housing Development Corporation (HDC) on the 30th of December 2018.
Mr Suhail, who...
Ooredoo diversifies SuperNet service to 60% of Maldives
Ooredoo Maldives expands SuperNet services to 60% of the Maldives with their latest launch in Dhaalu Kudahuvadhoo. The packages introduced at Kudahuvadhoo ranges from...
SME bank will open with shares of all 3 cities – President Solih
In the guesthouse symposium held on the 29th of December, President Solih stated that the Small and Medium Enterprises bank will be opened with...
Maldives Association of Finance Industry (MAFI) launched
A new organization has been registered named as Maldives Association of Finance Industry (MAFI), on the 23rd of December 2018.
The main purposes of the...
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