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The Maldives on Monday recorded 83 new cases of COVID-19
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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ADB halts graft-laden single window project of Maldives' economic ministry
In an unprecedented first in the Maldives, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has halted the USD 6.7 million (MVR 100 million) National Single Window project of the Ministry of Economic Development, as it was handed over to an ineligible contractor on suspicious grounds
Maldives' state of public health emergency extended
The Acting Minister of Health, Mohamed Aslam has extended the duration of the State of Public Health Emergency declared in the Maldives
Presence of armed foreign military personnel in the Maldives refuted
Maldives' Chief of Defence Force, Major General Abdulla Shamaal has denied the presence of armed foreign military personnel in the archipelago
Police launch investigation into threats against Maldives President Solih
Maldives Police Service, on Friday, revealed the launch of an investigation concerning threats expressed against President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
COVID-19: HPA confirms 125 new cases, 180 recoveries in Maldives
The Health Protection Agency (HPA), on Thursday, announced that 125 more individuals tested positive for COVID-19 in Maldives, while 180 people recovered from the disease
Political parties in Maldives urged to not encourage unrest
Elections Commission president Ahmed Shareef Adam has called on political parties not to encourage behaviour and action that would create public unrest
Maldives' foreign minister hails late Indian president Pranab Mukherjee
Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid on Thursday penned a message in the Condolence Book opened by the High Commission of India in Maldives, dedicated to the late former president of India, Pranab Mukherjee, following his demise
COVID-19: HPA confirms 141 new cases, 145 recoveries in Maldives
The Health Protection Agency (HPA), on Thursday, announced that 141 more individuals tested positive for COVID-19 in Maldives, while 145 people recovered from the disease
Russia to resume flights to Maldives
Russia, on Thursday, announced its decision to resume flights to Maldives
Resumption of guesthouses services in Maldives must set an example, says minister
Tourism Minister Abdulla Mausoom has stated that the reopening of local guesthouses in the Maldives must serve as an example for the world
Government distributes MVR 33.2 million as frontline allowance
The Ministry of Finance, on Wednesday, revealed that MVR 33.2 million was distributed as allowances to workers serving on the frontline of Maldives' COVID-19 response
Foreign lawyers allowed to practice in the Maldives
The Bar Council has announced that foreign lawyers will be allowed to practice in the Maldives
PCR negative certificate required to visit the Maldives from Sept 10
The Tourism Ministry has announced that policies have been changed such that a negative PCR certificate is required for entry to the Maldives after September 10th
COVID-19: 137 cases registered on last day of month
The Maldives on Monday registered 137 positive cases of COVID-19
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