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High Commissioners to Singapore and Bangladesh appointed

November 15, 2020, 14:11

Male', Maldives - President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has today appointed two new High Commissioners, Ibrahim Shaheeb and Shiruzimath Sameer to serve as the High Commissioner to the Republic of Singapore… Continued

JUST IN: Maldives records 43rd Covid-19 death

November 15, 2020, 12:29

Male', Maldives - Health Emergency Operation Center (HEOC) has revealed that the country has recorded the 43rd Covid-19 related death in the country this morning. According to HEOC, the individual… Continued

SriLankan Airlines to begin London – Maldives direct flights

November 15, 2020, 12:07

Malé, Maldives — The flag carrier airline of Sri Lanka, SriLankan Airlines will be operating direct London-Maldives flights starting from December. While the airline is scheduled to begin their operations… Continued

Largest floating solar power plant to be built in Maldives

November 15, 2020, 11:00

Malé, Maldives — The Environment Minister of Maldives, Dr. Hussain Rasheed Hassan revealed that with the help of World Bank, Maldives is preparing on a project to build a 36… Continued

Telecom prices to drop with new company

November 15, 2020, 10:00

Malé, Maldives — The Economic Minister of Maldives, Fayyaz Ismail stated that they expect the pricing of telecom services to get cheaper as the government has decided give another company… Continued

Covid-19: Additional 42 confirmed cases and 18 recoveries

November 15, 2020, 08:11

Malé, Maldives – Health Protection Agency (HPA) announces additional 42 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 18 recoveries over the past 24 hours. HPA disclosed that, between 6pm of November 13th, and… Continued

Sri Lankan Customs release Maldivian fish shipment

November 14, 2020, 22:00

Colombo, Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan Customs has released the Maldivian fish shipment which got stuck after the authorities revised their import regulations. Foreign Ministry of Maldives had told that… Continued

Utheem Council president suspended indefinitely

November 14, 2020, 21:00

Male’, Maldives –  Ha. Utheem Council President Abdhulla Rasheed has been indefinitely suspended following an ongoing investigation by the Local Government Authority (LGA). Rasheed was informed of his suspension via a… Continued

Quarantine measures will not be lifted until unlinked cases decrease: Dr. Nazla

November 14, 2020, 20:02

Malé, Maldives — Dr. Nazla Rafeeg of the Health Emergency Operation Centre (HEOC) revealed that unless the unlinked Covid-19 cases in Malé area decreases, the quarantine measures will not be… Continued

Council watchdogs in training: Fiyaz

November 14, 2020, 18:50

Male’, Maldives – Information Commissioner Hussain Fiyaz Moosa has said that watchdogs are being trained to monitor all the island councils. While speaking about the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICOM) budget at… Continued