Maldives to halt entrants from Bangladesh
March 11 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The government of Maldives on Monday, announced the decision to halt all direct and transit flights from Bangladesh over the recent con...
No room for anti-Islamic organisations in Maldives: Nashee...
March 5 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Former president of the Maldives and current Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed has stated that there is no room for any organization t...
Maldives to intervene in support of Rohingya Muslims
February 27 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Amal Clooney
The Maldives will be filing a declaration of intervention in support of the Rohingya people at the International Cour...
Maldives terminates 2017 contract with Indian joint ventur...
February 25 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Maldivian government has terminated a contract with Indian joint venture LE Triveni JV for the establishment of a water and sanitat...
Hearing scheduled for Maldives ex-pres' appeal
February 24 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayyoom
An appeal hearing for former president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayyoom's money laundering case has b...
Home Minister meets with Indian counterpart
February 23 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Home Minister Imran Abdulla met with Home Minister of India Amit Shah on Friday.
The meeting was held Friday afternoon at India’...
Mother Language Day: Dialects enrich language, says Presid...
February 22 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has said that Dhivehi language will be further enhanced and enriched if it’s encouraged to use di...
Maldives Home Minister departs to India on official visit
February 20 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Imran Abdulla (L)
Maldives’ Home Minister Imran Abdulla departed to India on an official visit.
According to Home Ministry,...
'India's Reliance Communications will be introduced to the...
February 17 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Naifaru MP and Deputy President of opposing PPM Ahmed Shiyam has alleged that the government submitted a bill to introduce more competi...
Indian Exim Bank to loan funds for Maldives’ port developm...
February 13 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Maldives government has revealed that an expenditure of US$ 300 million will be incurred to develop the Gulhifalhu port, and that the f...
Maldives’ defence minister concludes visit to India
February 12 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Minister of Defence Mariya Ahmed Didi on Saturday concluded her trip to neighbouring India and returned to Maldives.
The minister trav...
Maldives’ Gender Minister resigns
February 8 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Shidhatha made the decision to step down from her post after several members of main-ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) called for...
Maldives builds de-radicalization and rehab center
February 4 ,2020
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By: Fathimath Aruma Hussain
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih delivers his annual address to the Parliament on February 3, 2020
President Ibrahim Mohamed S...
Maldivian pilots to be trained to operate helicopters
February 3 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) has revealed that Maldivian pilots will be trained to fly and operate helicopters.
MNDF's state...
Maldives becomes 54th member of Commonwealth family
February 2 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Commonwealth has welcomed its 54th family member after Maldives’ application for re-admission was approved.
The small island...
Divorce rates of 2019 see alarming rise with 14 per day in...
February 1 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Maldives’ Department of Judicial Administration has revealed that the number of divorce rates has spiraled by 60 percent in 2019....
Undocumented migrants pose bigger risk than Indian pilots:...
January 27 ,2020
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By: Ahmedulla Abdul Hadi
One of the two helicopters donated by the Indian government to the Maldives
Defense Minister Mariya Ahmed Didi has said that m...
Maldives desperate for funds as islands risk going under
January 20 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The tropical Maldives may lose entire islands unless it can quickly access cheap financing to fight the impact of climate change, its f...
Maldives Police begin training programmes in India
January 10 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Select officers from Maldives Police Service are departing to India to participate in training courses, as per the pledge of Indian Pri...
Maldives GDP will reach to 7.5% this year
January 3 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The central bank has stated that there will be new developments in the construction industry which is slow down at the moment in additi...
Maldives to not proceed with free trade agreement with Chi...
December 18 ,2019
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By: SAM Staff
Former Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) during a visit to Beijing in December 2017, the Maldives&...
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