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President ratifies Waste Management Act allowing waste import

December 18, 2022, 15:43

Malé, Maldives - President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Monday ratified the Waste Management Act (Law No: 24/2022). Parliament passed the bill at the 43rd sitting of its third session on… Continued

AFCONS employee missing after fire

December 17, 2022, 17:12

Malé, Maldives - An employee of the Indian company AFCONS working on the Villimale Bridge has gone missing after a fire broke out in the accommodation block on Thursday night.… Continued

Land & islands to be given to those who spend on Giraavaru lagoon dredging project

December 16, 2022, 14:17

Malé, Maldives - President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has decided to give land, islands or lagoons under the cross-subsidy system to those who finance the development a residential city in K.… Continued

ADK Hospital prices to be increased

December 14, 2022, 08:57

Malé, Maldives - ADK Hospital has decided to increase the prices of their services. The hospital said in an announcement tonight that the global economic slowdown in 2020 will lead… Continued

President meets with senior management of Ooredoo Group

December 13, 2022, 19:33

Qatar - President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih met on Tuesday with the Managing Director and CEO of the Ooredoo Group, Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo, and the senior management of the company. The… Continued

This administration will solve issued faced by fishermen: President Solih

December 12, 2022, 17:34

Faresmaathodaa, Maldives - President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih reaffirmed on Sunday the administration’s commitment to resolve at the earliest possible time the challenges facing the fishermen of Huvadhu Atoll. He made… Continued

AFCONS appeals fine for damage to Villimalé reef

December 12, 2022, 10:11

Malé, Maldives - Indian company AFCONS Infrastructure , the contractor for Thila-Male’ Bridge has appealed the penalty of MVR 69 million by Maldives Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the damages… Continued

If foreigners allowed to fish, industry could be lost: MP Nazim

December 10, 2022, 12:46

Malé, Maldives - MP for Dhangethi Constituency, former Defense Minister Colonel (Retired) Mohamed Nazim has said that allowing foreigners to fish is the beginning of the loss of the industry.… Continued

MMA signs USD200 million Currency Swap Agreement with India

December 8, 2022, 20:17

Maldives Monetary Authority has signed a USD 200 million Currency Swap Agreement with the Reserve Bank of India under the SAARC Currency Swap Framework. This swap facility will allow the… Continued

Drone services to be allowed next year onward

December 8, 2022, 11:53

Malé, Maldives - Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Aishath Nahula has said that permits will be issued next year to provide various services using drones in Maldives. Minister Nahula… Continued