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Malé City Council rejects Yoga Day event amid controversy

June 20, 2022, 14:49

Malé, Maldives - Malé City Council on Monday rejected the location application by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment and the Indian High Commission to hold the International… Continued

MTCC expands payment options for public buses starting August 2022

June 20, 2022, 14:29

Malé, Maldives - CEO of Maldives Transport & Contracting Company (MTCC) Adam Azim on Monday stated that starting August 2022, Bank of Maldives (BML) touch and go cards and QR… Continued

Health experts caution as Covid-19 community spread escalates

June 20, 2022, 14:12

Malé, Maldives - Physician at National Centre for Respiratory Medicine, IGMH Dr Mohamed Ali on Sunday warned the public of the rapidly deteriorating Covid-19 situation in the Maldives. Dr Ali… Continued

Maldives to limit expenditure amid rising global inflation

June 20, 2022, 10:05

Malé, Maldives - Ministry of Finance has yesterday announced cost-cutting measures applicable to various areas of the government. In a circular issued by the Ministry, the rising global inflation rates… Continued

President concludes visit to northern atolls

June 19, 2022, 14:51

Malé, Maldives - President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, on Sunday, concluded his two-day visit to two islands in the North and South Miladhunmadulu Atolls and returned to Malé City. The President… Continued

Foreign Ministry advises early visa application amid crisis in Sri Lanka

June 19, 2022, 14:45

Malé, Maldives - The Foreign Ministry of Maldives on Sunday urged the public to submit visa applications early amid Covid-19 pandemic situation and more significantly the economic crisis in Sri… Continued

Criminal Court schedules ex-President Yameen’s Aarah money laundering case for Sunday

June 18, 2022, 16:24

Malé, Maldives - The Criminal Court of Maldives has scheduled the next hearing in the case against former President Yameen Abdul Gayoom for money laundering and bribery in connection to… Continued

Leaders of ex-President Maumoon’s MRM meet with foreign ambassadors

June 18, 2022, 16:13

Malé, Maldives - The leadership of Maldives Reform Movement (MRM) held a series of meetings with ambassadors to Maldives this month. Spokesperson of MRM Ismail Nail Nasheed stated that some… Continued

Speaker Nasheed visits Sri Lanka at the behest of Prime Minister Wickremesinghe

June 18, 2022, 15:55

Sri Lanka - Speaker of the Maldives Parliament Mohamed Nasheed departed for Sri Lanka on Friday at the invitation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Ambassador-at-Large Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed also accompanied… Continued

Environment Minister shares positive results of waste segregation efforts in Malé area

June 18, 2022, 15:40

Malé, Maldives - Maldives' Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Technology Aminath Shauna on Friday shared the results of the waste segregation campaign implemented on 1 June 2022. In a… Continued