Confident will see greater levels of engagement between Ma...
January 20 ,2021
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By: Zunana Zalif
Alaina Teplitz and Abdulla Shahid
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdulla Shahid has expressed confidence in observing greater le...
Limit for cash to be brought into Maldives without declari...
January 19 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
The limit for cash that can be brought into the Maldives without declaration at the point of entry has been decreased from USD 20,000 t...
Defeat the current government in vote, requests ex-pres
January 16 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Jailed former president of the Maldives and leader of the opposition, Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayyoom has appealed to the people of the Ma...
Delivery of a verdict on ex-president Yameen's money laund...
January 14 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
The delivery of a ruling regarding former president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayyoom's appeal trial for his money laundering sentence has b...
Ruling in appeal over ex-President Yameen’s conviction pos...
January 13 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
High Court has postponed the delivery of its ruling in the appeal of the five-year sentence issued against former Maldivian President A...
Maldives receives 30,000 plus tourists in first 10 days of...
January 12 ,2021
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By: Ahmedulla Abdul Hadi
Statistics by the Tourism Ministry show that on the first day of the news year, the Maldives received 2,005 tourists, while 4,160 touri...
Maldives’ defense chief Major General Shamaal positive for...
January 11 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Maldives’ Chief of Defense Force Major General Abdulla Shamaal has tested positive for COVID-19.
Confirming the results, MNDF sp...
US-Maldives defense bond may irk India
January 9 ,2021
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By: Long Xingchun
The US and the Maldives held their inaugural Defense and Security Dialogue in Male on Tuesday, according to Indian media. The US side s...
Maldives extends state of public health emergency to Feb....
January 5 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Health Minister Ahmed Naseem (Kerafa Naseem) has ordered for the state of public health emergency declared in Maldives in response to t...
Indian national arrested for terrorism in the Maldives
January 4 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
An Indian national has been arrested in the Maldives for terrorism.
The 28 year old male named Raj Prashanth was arrested on December...
Maldives’ foreign ministry building handed over following...
January 2 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ office building has been handed back to the Maldives’ government following renovation. The...
Maldives’ former defense chief charged with misuse of offi...
December 31 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Former Chief of Defense Force Major General (Retired) Ahmed Shiyam has been charged with misuse of official authority.
The charge come...
Maldives reaches target, records 500,000 tourist arrivals
December 30 ,2020
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By: Mariyam Malsa
Maldivian authorities revealed that over 542, 000 tourists have arrived in Maldives since the beginning of 2020, exceeding the target o...
Maldives, Japan sign exchange of notes on G-20 debt suspen...
December 29 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Maldives and Japan have signed the exchange of notes on the G-20 debt service suspension initiative.
The exchange of notes was signe...
Maldives appreciates Bangladesh's help in addressing Covid...
December 19 ,2020
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By: Zunana Zalif
Abdulla Shahid
Maldives appreciates the government of Bangladesh for assistance extended in addressing the challenges posed by the...
Maldives COVID burial plan ‘will marginalise Sri Lankan Mu...
December 18 ,2020
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By: Rathindra Kuruwita and Zaheena Rasheed
A United Nations human rights expert has denounced Maldives’s announcement it was considering burials for Sri Lankan Muslims who...
Maldives offers to bury Sri Lankan Muslim victims of COVID...
December 15 ,2020
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By: Ahmedulla Abdul Hadi
The government of Sri Lanka has stated that the Maldives has offered to bury Sri Lankan Muslims who pass away due to COVID-19.
The Sri...
Maldives targets to reach net-zero by 2030, says President...
December 14 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Maldives targets to reach net-zero by 2030, says President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
The president made this remark during the ongoing...
Chinese envoy refutes Speaker Nasheed's claims over loan r...
December 12 ,2020
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By: Ahmedulla Abdul Hadi
The Chinese Ambassador to the Maldives Zhang Lizhong has refuted statements by Maldivian Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed over state...
Maldives to begin COVID-19 vaccination in early 2021
December 11 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Health Emergency Operation Centre (HEOC) has announced that mass vaccination against COVID-19 will begin in the Maldives during the...
Senior level discussions between Maldives-China tomorrow
December 10 ,2020
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By: Ahmedulla Abdul Hadi
Chinese Ambassador Zhang Lizhong (L) and Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid
Senior level meetings between Maldives and Chin...
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