India dethrones UK to become strongest source market to Ma...
May 24 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
According to the latest update from Ministry of Tourism, India has dethroned United Kingdom to become the strongest source market to th...
Nasheed will run for 2023 presidential election: Eva
April 29 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Eva Abdulla has said that President of MDP and Former President Mohamed Nasheed will contest in MDP's prim...
After Maldives, Jaishankar in Sri Lanka to secure Indian O...
March 29 ,2022
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By: Nayanima Basu
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar began his visit to Sri Lanka with a a meeting with Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa. | Photo:...
Two agreements signed between Maldives and India
March 28 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Agreement signed between the two countries making arrangements for the use of vaccination certificates - Photo: Foreign Ministry....
Parliament accepts emergency motion to stop anti-India ral...
March 24 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
(FILE) A woman holding a flag with the caption "India Out" in a rally held on January 7, 2022: The rally scheduled to be held on Frid...
With Maldives ruling party’s intensifying, ‘India Out’ bil...
March 21 ,2022
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By: Devirupa Mitra
Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad Hou...
Aeroflot's halt will impact Maldives tourism
March 9 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Aeroflot's decision to suspend international operations will be reflected on Maldives tourist arrivals--
The Maldives which experi...
Highest arrival numbers recorded from Russia
March 7 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Statistics have shown that the top tourist arrivals in the Maldives last month were from Russia.The statistics released by Maldives Imm...
Interpol issues red notice for Maldives former minister Al...
March 4 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
[FILE] Red notice issued to arrest Ali Waheed, former tourism minister --Photo: Mihaaru
Interpol has issued a red notice against f...
Sanctioned Russian yachts in Maldives
March 3 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Several foreign news agencies have reported that yachts of Russian oligarch’s have been diverted to the Maldives as various natio...
Is a new draft law in the Maldives aimed at muzzling criti...
February 5 ,2022
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By: Ylenia Gostoli
A new draft bill criminalising Maldivian political movements or slogans that affect foreign relations is the latest escalation amid inc...
Turkiye, Maldives to boost trade volume to $100M in two ye...
February 2 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Climate change is another common concern between Turkiye and the Maldives, and the two countries have signed a cooperation agreement...
China to give 30-day free visas to Maldivians
January 10 ,2022
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Wang Yi being received in Maldives.
Colombo: China will be giving Maldivians 30-day free visas as soon as the COVID-19 pandemi...
Battleground Maldives: The key to Indo-Chinese strategic c...
January 6 ,2022
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By: Seema Guha
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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has begun the New Year with a visit to five littoral states in the Indian Oc...
Chinese company ousted from North Lanka by India lands con...
December 6 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Maldives and China’s Sino Soar Hybrid Technology sign agreement.
Colombo: Sino Soar, the Chinese company that had won an ADB...
The Maldives Knows Y.O.L.O.
August 13 ,2021
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By: Sheila Yasmin Marikar
The Lux North Male Atoll resort occupies the island of Olhahali, which was uninhabited before it opened in 2019.Credit...LUX North Ma...
Russian tourists make big splash in the Maldives
August 3 ,2021
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By: Marwaan Macan-Markar
The Maldivian government now expects to attract 1.5 million vacationers by the end of this year, nearing the 1.7 million tourist...
Maldives FM, elected to top UN post, says domestic opposit...
June 14 ,2021
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By: Devirupa Mitra
After being elected with an overwhelming mandate, the new president-elect of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Abdulla Shahid...
In a first, Indian diplomat Nagaraj Naidu to be UNGA Presi...
June 12 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
India's deputy ambassador to United Nations Nagaraj Naidu will be the Chef de Cabinet of the President-elect of the 76th session of the...
India tightens its grip on the Maldives
June 12 ,2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Addu City.
India is tightening its grip over the Maldives with three recent steps: It is believed to have been the primary for...
India dumps China's Li Ning as uniform sponsor for Olympic...
June 10 ,2021
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By: Kiran Sharma
Indian Olympic athletes pose in uniforms from Chinese sportswear maker Li Ning on June 3 in New Delhi. The company was later dropped...
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