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Income support deadlines extended till end of 2020

December 8, 2020, 12:00

Male’, Maldives – The Maldivian government has extended deadlines for income support allowance to those whose income was impacted due to COVID-19, till the end of the 2020. The government has… Continued

Number of women and children involved in drug cases increasing: Minister

December 8, 2020, 11:20

Male', Maldives - Minister of Gender, Family and Social Services Aishath Mohamed Didi said that the usage of drugs is linked to many social problems and that the number of… Continued

STELCO MD accused of deliberately increasing electricity bills

December 8, 2020, 10:45

Male’, Maldives – MDP Member of Bilehdhoo constituency, Ahmed Haleem accuses the Managing Director of State Electric Company Limited (STELCO), Hassan Mughnee of deliberately increasing the electricity bills of the country. While… Continued

Parliament goes to recess after passing 15 bills

December 8, 2020, 10:15

Male’, Maldives – The 19th Parliament of Maldives has gone into recess after passing a total of fifteen bills this year. After concluding the last ceremony of the third parliamentary session… Continued

MP Nazil questions Shangri-La Villingili’s profitability

December 8, 2020, 09:45

Male’, Maldives – Hithadhoo North Constituency Member of Parliament Ibrahim Nazil has said that while the government has not received any profit from Shangri-La's Villingili Resort & Spa even though with… Continued

Covid-19: Additional 15 confirmed cases and 116 recoveries

December 8, 2020, 08:53

Malé, Maldives – Health Protection Agency (HPA) announces additional 15 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 116 recoveries over the past 24 hours. 14 of the confirmed 15 cases were recorded from… Continued

Covid-19: One new positive case recorded in Addu City

December 7, 2020, 21:52

Addu City, Maldives – One new Covid-19 case has been record in the southernmost atoll of Maldives, Addu City. Addu Equatorial Hospital (AEH) confirmed today that a 32 year old male expatriate… Continued

Special session on corruption reporting to be held tonight

December 7, 2020, 20:30

Male', Maldives - A special session on corruption reporting, highlighting the challenges faced by journalists in reporting news about corruption, has been scheduled to be held during the Maldives Transparency… Continued

Automatic weather stations to be installed in 6 more islands

December 7, 2020, 19:30

Male’, Maldives – The Ministry of Environment and Energy and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with assistance from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have decided to build automatic weather stations… Continued

Ziyath sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment

December 7, 2020, 18:30

Male', Maldives - Former Managing Director of Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) Abdulla Ziyath has been sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment. The state charged Ziyath with 32… Continued