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President requests HEOC to be cautious of the spreading coronavirus in atolls

September 10, 2020, 23:30

Male', Maldives - President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, on Thursday, has asked the members of the Health Emergency Operation Center (HEOC) to be cautious of the increasing numbers of Covid-19 in… Continued

ACC investigates corruption allegations against Ali Waheed

September 10, 2020, 23:00

Male', Maldives - Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated an investigation into the corruption claims against former Tourism Minister of Maldives, Ali Waheed. The media official of ACC revealed on… Continued

Channel 13 notified to publish public apology statement

September 10, 2020, 22:00

Male', Maldives - Maldives Broadcasting Commission (BroadCom) has notified Channel 13 to issue a public apology statement, following a program broadcasted by the channel in which a caller called to… Continued

Prices of yellow fin tuna drops by 30% due to Covid-19

September 10, 2020, 21:00

Malé, Maldives — The local fisheries company Big Fish Maldives noted that there has been a drop of 30 percent in the prices of yellow fin tuna due to Covid-19. The… Continued

Siyam obtains highest income among parliament members

September 10, 2020, 20:00

Malé, Maldives — According to the Maldivian parliament, the incumbent parliamentarian to receive the highest amount of income in 2019 is the representative of Dhaalu Atoll's Meedhoo constituency Ahmed Siyam (Sun… Continued

Japan provides Maldives with USD 1.2 million in aid

September 10, 2020, 19:00

Male', Maldives - The government of Japan, on Thursday, has provided Maldives with aid worth USD 1.2 million, under the "Human Resource Development Scholarship Project." The agreement was signed by… Continued

Land awarded for “Near home-fish plant” in Maradhoo

September 10, 2020, 18:00

Addu City, Maldives - Addu City Council has awarded a land plot in Maradhoo, to be developed as a "near home-fish plant" or as the project is formally named, "Geydhoshu… Continued

MVR 59 million distributed as income support

September 10, 2020, 17:00

Male', Maldives - Finance Ministry of Maldives has revealed that MVR 59.1 million has been distributed as income support allowance so far, for those whose income was affected due to… Continued

Man arrested for unauthorized travel from an island under monitoring

September 10, 2020, 16:30

Male', Maldives - A man has been arrested for traveling against the regulations put in place and published by Health Protection Agency (HPA). Maldives Police Service revealed that a 29… Continued

Maldives as the second most Googled destination for post-lockdown holidays

September 10, 2020, 16:00

Malé, Maldives — Maldives got second place for the ‘Most Googled Destination’ for post-lockdown holidays. With a global annual search volume of 1.79 million, Maldives came the most searched country, right… Continued