Turkey’s Foreign Minister Set to Pay an Official Visit to the Maldives

News January 27, 2022

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Set to Pay an Official Visit to the Maldives

The Foreign Minister of Turkey, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu is set to come on an official visit to the Maldives. Mevlüt...

News August 9, 2020

Elimination of Tax on Goods Imported for Fishing- Will this Improve Maldives’ Exports?

Maldives Customs has announced that effective from August 1st 2020, there will be no import duty charged on goods imported for Fisheries Industry. This...

News January 25, 2021

HDC Extends Proposal Submission Deadlines on 5 Commercial Units

Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has announced the extension of proposal submission deadlines for five commercial units. The new proposal...

News April 26, 2018

Fairmont expands portfolio with the opening of Sirru Fenfushi Maldives

Luxury hotel chain owner, AccorHotels expands its Fairmont Hotels & Resorts portfolio with the opening of Sirru Fenfushi in Shaviyani Gaakoshibee. The high end...

News March 24, 2020

Parliamentarians to Work From Home

The Maldivian Parliament has announced that they will be working from home using the internet, starting from next week.

News June 6, 2024

Maldives and Sri Lanka Forge Stronger Ties in High-Level Talks

The Maldives Foreign Minister, Moosa Zameer, recently visited Sri Lanka, where he engaged in high-level talks with his Sri Lankan counterpart, Minister...

News August 26, 2024

MMA States It Advised BML on Potential Consequences of Dollar Transaction Caps

The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) has provided its perspective on the recent reversal of US dollar transaction limits by the Bank of...

News July 21, 2020

Dhiraagu Offers FREE Fibre Connection with FREE Router

Dhiraagu has launched a special promotion offering FREE Fibre Broadband connection and a FREE router. Customers residing at premises where there is...

News April 27, 2024

Ooredoo Maldives Concludes Hadhiyafoshi Campaign with Grand Prize Ceremony

Ooredoo Maldives presented the final prizes to the lucky winners of the Hadhiyafoshi campaign in a Thursday ceremony at its headquarters.

News October 31, 2017

Dhiraagu records profit of MVR 210 million

Dhiraagu, the leading telecommunication service provider in Maldives had a successful third quarter with a recorded profit of MVR 210 million. According to the financial...

News June 10, 2018

Kurumba Maldives celebrates World Oceans Day

The annually celebrated World Oceans Day comes along every 8th June with numerous events and activities to be held around the world, bringing people...

News November 18, 2023

Experience Dhiraagu Home Fibre Broadband with No-Cost Installation and a Free Router

Dhiraagu has launched a special limited-time offer with a free connection and free router for residential customers applying for a new Dhiraagu...

News May 25, 2023

GAN Airport to Begin Modernization Project in June, Set to Conclude in 2 Years

The Ministry of Economic Development has announced that the modernization of GAN Airport is scheduled to commence next month and is expected...

News August 6, 2020

Government Acquires USD 208 Million as Loan in 2020

The Government of Maldives has acquired loans which amount to USD 208 million in 2020. According to the statistics published...

News March 14, 2021

MMA Instructs Banks to Halt Dollars Being Used for Local Transactions Within Maldives

Central bank, Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) has instructed commercial banks to only permit Maldivian Rufiya to be used for transactions conducted within...

News December 25, 2022

Ooredoo Maldives Concludes Ooredoo Fun Run with Over 5000 Registered Runners

Ooredoo Maldives has concluded Ooredoo Fun Run on 24th December 2022 with over 5000 participants joining the fun activities of this first-of-its-kind...

News January 14, 2021

Regional Airports Company Board of Directors Formed

Board members have now been appointed to the Regional Airports Company Limited, a new company established under an executive order of the...

Hospitality December 16, 2017

Will an “Underwater Theme Park” boost Maldives Tourism Sector?

Globally theme parks are an important component in developing tourism demand. In some destinations theme parks can be the main reason why tourists consider...

News May 1, 2024

Maldivian to Launch Wide-Body Fleet to China and Europe by October

The Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Mohamed Ameen, announced last night that the country’s national carrier, Maldivian, will commence operations of...

News July 7, 2018

STO has opened a temporary Petrol Shed at Male’ Industrial Village area

In order to minimise difficulties faced by the public due to road restrictions caused by the ongoing bridge operations, STO has opened a temporary...

News November 19, 2022

MTCC Commences Land Reclamation on F. Magoodhoo

Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) have mobilized their cutter suction dredger (Bodu Jarraafa) to F. Magoodhoo and commenced land reclamation operations...

News August 24, 2021

Tourist Arrivals to Maldives Reach Over 713,000 This Year!

According to the latest Tourism Ministry statistics, tourist arrivals to the Maldives have reached 713,741 so far this year.

News February 9, 2023

Ali Navaz Appointed General Manager at Komandoo Resort

Ali Navaz has been promoted from Hurawalhi Resort Manager to the General Manager of Komandoo resort. Navaz initially joined...

News August 29, 2024

Fitch Downgrades Maldives’ Credit Rating Amid Rising Default Risks

Fitch Ratings has downgraded the Maldives’ Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘CC’ from ‘CCC+’, reflecting growing concerns over the country’s...