Maldives Requests Chinese Financial Assistance for VIA, Malé Commercial Port Projects
The administration will seek Chinese investment, through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) or Silk Road Initiative, to realise the...
MIFCO Faces Criticism for Unpaid Dues to Fishermen
Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) has not paid fishermen, with dues ranging back over two months, for the catch sold...
ECM Postpones Parliamentary Election Date Announcement Following Opposition’s Concerns
The finalisation of the date for the upcoming parliamentary elections has been deferred in response to a formal letter from...
Record Seaplane Movements at VIA Amid Tourist Influx, MACL Reports
An all-time high in seaplane movements was recorded on 2 January, Maldives Airports Company Ltd. (MACL) has revealed. MACL, the...
Finance Ministry Defends Reversal of Unsolicited Proposals Policy
The Ministry of Finance has defended its decision to reverse the annulment of the previous government’s Unsolicited Proposals Policy (USP...
Malé’s Housing Woes Will be 100% Sorted Within Five-Year Term: President Muizzu
There will not be a single Malé citizen whose housing problem will not be solved by the end of his...
STO Will Launch Bunkering Services Mid-Year: Shimad
State Trading Organization (STO) will begin bunkering services — the supply of fuel to marine vessels — by the middle...
MDP Calls for Post-Ramadan Parliamentary Elections
The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has formally requested the Elections Commission of the Maldives (ECM) to schedule the impending...
Muizzu Launches Ambitious VIA Expansion Plan Amid Ongoing Development
President Mohamed Muizzu has unveiled an ambitious plan to augment the capacity of the country’s main airport, Velana International Airport...
Government Initiates Preliminary Surveys for Nilandhoo Airport Project
The government has commissioned the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) to conduct surveys and an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)...
