Maldives' econ minister does not support China-Maldives FT...
October 12 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Free Trade Agreement established between Maldives and China during the administration of former president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayy...
Maldives’ top court orders to release ex-pres' bank accoun...
October 9 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Supreme Court of the Maldives has maintained the High Court’s verdict in declaring former president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Ga...
Maldives’ state of public health emergency extended by ano...
October 7 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The government of Maldives has extended the state of public health emergency declared nation-wide.
In an announcement on Tuesday eveni...
Maldives ex-vice president sentenced to 20 years for corru...
October 6 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
A court on Monday sentenced the former vice president of the Maldives, Ahmed Adeeb, to 20 years in jail and fined him $129,892 after he...
India risks losing its military hold on Maldives
October 5 ,2020
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By: Seema Sengupta
Maldives National Defense Force
When India dispatched a battalion of para-commandos to neighboring Maldives to put down an attemp...
Maldives’s slow progress on rights a concern
October 3 ,2020
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By: Meera Srinivasan
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Two years after Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih rose to power promising to &ld...
Maldives to announce investment opportunities 4th October
October 1 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
An investment opportunity in the Maldives will be announced on October 4th for the development of the southern region of the archipelag...
Maldives introduces Border Miles to incentivize repeat vis...
September 28 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Maldives has introduced a one of a kind loyalty program, Maldives Border Miles, to incentivize repeat visitors.
The program was inuagu...
'World's largest' overwater villas open in Maldives
September 26 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Luxury is synonymous with Maldives hotels, but Soneva Fushi has just upped the ante.
The resort opened what it claims are the world's...
200 Bangladeshi workers repatriated from Maldives
September 25 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Maldivian government, on Thursday, repatriated an additional 200 Bangladeshi workers from the country, as part of its voluntary rep...
Debt trap allegation baseless, a political gimmick: Chines...
September 23 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Chinese Ambassador Zhang Lizhong
Chinese Ambassador to Maldives, Zhang Lizhong, on Tuesday, dismissed allegations against China of...
India to offer Maldives a US$250m loan, amid China’s growi...
September 21 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
India on Sunday announced a US$250 million loan to the Maldives to boost its coronavirus-battered economy in a further bid to counter C...
Why Maldives security deal stirs India’s senses
September 21 ,2020
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By: Long Xingchun
China-Maldives Friendship Bridge
Some officious Indian media outlets have forcibly linked a cooperation agreement between the US a...
Maldives: Over 20,000 international arrivals in 60 days
September 19 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Over 20,000 arrivals to the Maldives have been recorded since the archipelago reopened its borders, Maldives Airports Company (MACL) sa...
Maldives stamped 'safe' by international tourism body
September 16 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Maldives has been awarded a Safe Tourism stamp from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).
Tourism Minister Dr. Abdulla Maus...
India strongly supports Maldives-US defence agreement
September 14 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
India has stated that it has no reservations regarding the defense agreement recently signed between the Maldives and the United States...
Maldives, United States sign defense agreement
September 14 ,2020
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By: Aishath Shaany
Maldives and the United States have signed an agreement titled the ‘Framework for US Department of Defense - Maldives Ministry of...
MNDF deny presence of armed foreign military personnel
September 8 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Maldives’ Chief of Defence Force, Major General Abdulla Shamaal has denied the presence of armed foreign military personnel in th...
Local pilots will soon operate helicopters donated by Indi...
September 7 ,2020
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By: Ahmedulla Abdul Hadi
Chief of Defense, Maj. Gen. Abdulla Shamaal has said that very soon local pilots will be operating helicopters and other military aircr...
Maldives' main airport receives ACI accreditation
September 4 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Airport Concil International (ACI)’s ‘Airport Accreditation Certificate’ has been issued to main international airpor...
Maldives tightens tourist virus rules after spike in cases
September 3 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Maldives has tightened entry requirements for tourists after a spike in coronavirus infections at more than a dozen resorts, the fo...
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