STO Initiates Onion Imports, Aims to Control and Stabilise Prices
The State Trading Organization (STO), in a bid to stabilise runaway onion prices in the Maldives, will import and sell...
Government Declares Last 10 Days of Ramadan as Holidays, Allocates Hajj Quota to State Corporation
The final ten days of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan have been declared official holidays, starting next year, the...
New Tax Regulations Prompt Cruise Liners to Rethink Maldives Itineraries
Cruise liners are reconsidering their itineraries to the Maldives in light of the recent increase in prices and taxes levied...
India Raises Concerns Over Chinese Research Vessels in Indian Ocean
India has expressed its concerns to Sri Lanka and the Maldives regarding a Chinese research vessel mission in the South...
Isreal Buries Alive Palestinians in Gaza; UN Calls Situation at Al-Shifa Hospital ‘Bloodbath’
Reports say Israeli bulldozers have buried alive numerous displaced, ill, and wounded Palestinians near Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza....
Tonnes of Fish Washed Ashore in Japan
Hundreds of tonnes of fish have washed ashore in Japan, triggering a comprehensive investigation by authorities. The incident has left...
Kuwait Mourns Loss of Emir Sheikh Nawaf
Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah passed away at 86 on Saturday. The announcement was made by Kuwait state...
MDP Primaries: Members Who Defied Party in Presidential Election Barred From Contesting
The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has announced that members who worked against former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, preventing a...
PPM-PNC Coalition Postpones Parliamentary Primaries to January
The Progressive Congress coalition, made up of the Progressive Party of the Maldives (PPM) and the People’s National Congress (PNC),...
State’s US Dollar Earnings Jump 12%
The state has received, as US dollar revenue, US$851 million, or the equivalent of MVR 13 billion, in revenue as...
