With new measures and green initiatives, the Maldives is hoping to become the cleanest country in the world, a senior official said. The Indian Ocean archipelago is already phasing out single-use plastic, including water bottles, and projects that could reduce its carbon footprints.
Upon the discovery of the new strain of the coronavirus in the United Kingdom, the Maldives has decided to make home quarantine mandatory for all Maldivians who either come from the UK or have a stopover, lasting more than 12 hours, there, Sun News reported
In order to boost tourism, the country's main revenue earlier, and to make the country more attractive for international travelers, the Maldives' government will be leasing four islands to private players for the development of resorts, Sun news reported
Major General Ahmed Siyam (retd), the former Chief of Defense Forces in the Maldives, could soon be facing charges against himself for misuse of his official position as the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) of the country has sent its recommendations to the Prosecutor General Office seeking his prosecution, Sun news reported
The Maldives on last Sunday recorded the highest tourist arrival and air traffic since border reopening on 15 July this year, Sun news reported
After a significant drop in fresh infections of the COVID-19 in recent weeks, authorities in the Maldives have lifted night-curfew in capital Male in order to ease restrictions, Rajje tv reported
Amid growing demand for tourism in the Maldives from Gulf nations, Emirates airline has now increased its frequency to four flights in a day to the Maldives, informed the Maldives Airport Company Limited (MACL) in a tweet
The Maldives had recorded a nine-rank improvement in its human development index ranking, according to the latest ranking released by the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP)
Maldives is planning to open schools in the country from early next year and officials from several concerned agencies have been holding discussions in this regard, Sun news reported
In wake of reduced numbers of fresh COVID-19 infections in the country, the Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC) in the Maldives eased the quarantine norms for Maldivian citizens coming from abroad, Sun news reported
Island Aviation Services (IAS), the company that owns the country’s national carrier Maldivian has reported a loss of around $7.14 million this year, Sun news reported
Panicked over the alarming rate at which the mangrove forest are dying in the Maldives, the country’s environment ministry has decided to send some samples for testing to India, Sun news reported
Maldives President Ibrahim Mohammad Solih said his government is focused on stopping and preventing acts of terrorism in the country, Sun news reported
With UK's assistance, the government of Maldives has started moving forward with the National Terrorism Response Plan (NTRP) to tackle and respond to threats of violence, extremism, and terrorism in the country, Rajje tv reported
Amid the growing demands from Gulfs to the Maldives, the UAE’s Emirates airline has increased its flight frequency to three flights, from earlier two, in a day to the Maldives, Sun news reported
When Jasmin, a Swiss national, landed in the Maldives on Saturday, little did she realise that her arrival in the Indian Ocean archipelago would become a moment of celebration for the country’s tourism industry
