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Cannot support to bury foreign Covid-19 victims in Maldives: Maumoon

December 15, 2020, 08:45

Male’, Maldives – Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom stated that he does not support the decision of burying foreign Covid-19 victims in Maldives. The statement from Maumoon comes after President… Continued

Gulf Air recommences flights to Maldives

December 13, 2020, 21:24

Male', Maldives - Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain has recommenced direct flights to Maldives, the first of which landed at Velana International Airport (VIA) today.… Continued

SriLankan Airlines begins flights between Male’ and London

December 13, 2020, 18:45

Male’, Maldives – SriLankan Airlines has begun direct London-Maldives flights today, connecting Velana International Airport (VIA) to Heathrow Airport. SriLankan Airlines, who was crowned as the World’s Leading Airline in… Continued

Covid-19: US approves Pfizer vaccine

December 13, 2020, 10:43

Washington D.C, United States – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States has approved the emergency use of a vaccine created by a pharmaceutical corporation, Pfizer and their… Continued

Maldives would be exemplary in reducing carbon emissions: President

December 12, 2020, 23:10

Male', Maldives - The President of Maldives Ibrahim Mohamed Solih had said that Maldives would do exemplary work in reducing the amount carbon emitted into the atmosphere. He made the… Continued

Maldives requires a 2 year grace period to repay debt to China: Nasheed

December 12, 2020, 18:37

Male’, Maldives – The former President of Maldives and the current Speaker of the Parliament, Mohamed Nasheed has said that Maldives needs a further 2 year grace period, or the country… Continued

Bangladesh fines Maldivian Airlines

December 12, 2020, 17:25

Malé, Maldives —  National Airline Maldivian has been fined by Bangladeshi authorities after most of the 200 Bangladeshi passengers abroad a Maldivian flight to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) did… Continued

IFAWPCA convention to be held in Maldives in 2021

December 11, 2020, 18:30

Male', Maldives - The convention of International Federation of Asian and Western Pacific Contractors Association (IFAWPCA) which was initially scheduled for 2020, has now been scheduled for October of 2021.… Continued

US donates ICU equipment to Maldives

December 11, 2020, 11:30

Male', Maldives - The United States (US) has donated Intensive Care Unit (ICU) equipment worth USD 165,000 to the Health Ministry and the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) on Wednesday… Continued

China to restart flight operations to Maldives

December 11, 2020, 10:06

Male’, Maldives – The Foreign Ministry of China and Maldives have discussed about restarting the flight operations between the two countries. During the bilateral consultations that was held virtually at the… Continued