Maldives and Angola, a west African nation, on Wednesday established formal diplomatic relations by signing a formal communique in New York, reported Sun news
Maldives hopes to become the greenest country in the World
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.
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Maldives national debt to reach 124% GDP in 2021
Amid the continued borrowing to cover the budget deficit, the national debt of the Maldives is likely to reach 124 percent of national GDP in 2021, Edition news reported citing the country’s budget estimate for 2021
COVID count crosses 12,000 mark in the Maldives
The number of the COVID-19 cases in the Maldives on Monday crossed 12,000, informed The Health Protection Agency (HPA) as reported in Sun news
Maldives eases norms for residential visa
The Maldives’ parliament committee approved an amendment to the immigration laws, allowing foreigners a residential visa upon the investment of at least $2,50,000, reported Sun news
Maldives: 60 test positive in a single resort island
Sixty people have tested positive for COVID-19 on Kadima, a resort island in Dh Atoll of the Maldives, informed Health Emergency Operation Centre (HEOC) in its press briefing, reported by edition.mv
Listen to international indicators: Maldives speaker Nasheed
In an apparent response to the finance ministry’s criticism of Fitch Ratings which downgraded the Maldives’s credit rating to ‘CCC’ from ‘B Negative,’ Maldives’s parliament speaker tweeted "we have to listen listen to international indicators"
Fitch downgrades Maldives' credit ratings; projects 30 percent contraction in economy
Fitch Ratings, the reputed US credit rating agency, on Thursday, downgraded the Maldives’ credit rating to CCC from its earlier B minus
Maldives Supreme Court declines to interfere in president’s pay-cut issue
The Maldives’s Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere in the decision of parliament that allowed pay cuts in the president’s and the vice president’s salaries citing “lack of jurisdiction,” reported Sun news
Gulf Air starts direct flights to Maldives
Gulf Air, Bahrain’s national carrier, will start its direct flight to the Maldives from December 12, edition.mv reported
Maldives’ Hoarafushi airport to be completed in a week
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) announced on Wednesday that the construction of the regional airport in Hoarafushi could be completed by the weekend, Sun news reported
COVID-19: 27 news cases confirmed in a resort island in Maldives
Health Emergency Operation Centre (HEOC) in the Maldives confirmed 27 new cases on Tuesday in Kandima, a resort island located in Dh Atoll in the Maldives taking the total number of active cases 46 on the island, reported Sun news
Isolation won’t protect us, says Maldives defense chief
The Maldives’s chief of defense forces, Major General Abdullah Samaal, speaking on the occasion of Victory Day, said no country can protect itself by remaining isolated in the modern world, Sun news reported
Maldivian permits more guesthouses to commence operation
Maldives on Tuesday granted permission to 49 more guesthouses to start their operations in different atolls of the countries, reported Sun news
Maldives: Budget for 2021 to come up next week in Parliament
The Maldives’ Finance Minister Ibrahim Ameer will present the country’s budget for the year 2021 on 9 Nov in parliament, informed speaker Muhammad Nasheed
Maldivian capital's only female taxi driver victim of attacks
Aminath Waheeda, the only female taxi driver in the capital city of Male, has faced repeated attacks in the past few months
