The government is set to introduce a record budget of MVR39.6 billion for next year, announced onMonday by the finance ministry.The government has budgeted MVR37...
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Gulf Air launches operations to Maldives
Gulf Air, the national airline of Bahrain, has begun operating in the Maldives.Sunday, at Velana International Airport Sunday, a ceremony was held to welcome the...
Parliament calls for the names of parliamentarians implicated in the MMPRC graft
Parliament has requested the authorities to disclose the identities of the members of parliament implicated in the MMPRC corruption.The formal audit report on the MMPRC...
Maldives plummets in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index ranking
Once again, Maldives hasslipped on the Ease of Doing Business Index of the World Bank.The annual report shows that from the rank of 139 in...
Bus card requirement- starting from November
Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) today announced that a bus card will be required to travel by MPL bus from the 1stof November onwards.MPL was incorporated...
Vice President Naseem meets the UAE Ambassador
Dr Saeed Mohamed Ali Al Shamsi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) ambassador to the Maldives, met with Vice President Faisal Naseem on Monday.The ambassador spoke about...
Mövenpick and UNICEF unite to provide hospitality training for the Maldivian youth
On October 6, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Mövenpick Resort Kuredhivaru Maldives and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).The partnership is aimed...
Maldives promoted in London, UK
Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) launched an advertising campaign to promote the Maldives throughout London, United Kingdom, at major locations.At busy railway stations...
MVR 185 million worth office building construction handed over to Chinese company
The Ministry of National Planning handed over to the Hunan Construction Engineering Group of China, the construction of an office building in Phase One of...
Naifaru housing project to be revived for bidding
Housing Minister Aminath Athifa has revealed that the Ministry has been ordered by the Attorney General’s Office (AG) to suspend the housing project in Lhaviyani...
Foreign Secretary departs to Azerbaijan
On Saturday 19th October, Foreign Secretary for Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed departed to Baku, Azerbaijan.The Foreign Secretary, according to the Foreign Ministry,...
Maldives Tourism promoted at the ITB Asia by MMPRC
On Wednesday 17th October, Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Company (MMPRC) commenced promoting Maldives at ITB Asia currently ongoing at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.Led by...