Asia Maldives 417.070 tourists have visited the Maldives as far as 11 March this year; Russia is the leading country in terms of entries, with 52.291 visitors
Asia Maldives State Electric Company brought a new generator to K. Himmafushi, increasing the island's electricity generation capacity
Asia Maldives The new academic year 2023-2024 will start on 6 August, according to the calendar published by the Ministry of Education; the second school term will begin on 7 January and end on 13 June 2024
Asia Maldives The first tourism seminar in Huvadhu Atoll was organised for 40 participants to teach them how to support local tourism in the atoll but also to create awareness among people about the local positive and negative effects of tourism
Asia Maldives The Maldivian Ministry of Health has launched an investigation into allegations that Iraq-born Dr Mala Ali Mahmud, who claims to heal people with hearing and vision problems, has cured several patients in the country
Asia Maldives The Bank of Maldives has reduced the interest rate for student loans to 5%, effective from 1 February
Asia Maldives The Prime Minister of Cambodia is scheduled to undertake an official visit to the Maldives at Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s invitation on January 15th and 16th
Asia Maldives British Airways will be commencing scheduled flights to the Maldives for the first time this new year
Asia Maldives Municipal Council of Male' has declared that from now on it will officially take care of funeral announcements for all deceased persons in the city of Male', so a Facebook page called 'Kashunamaadhu' has been launched in the name of the Municipality
Asia Maldives As part of his visit to the Gaafu Alifu Atoll, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih visited Dhaandhoo, where he met with residents of the island; the first time in 20 years that a Maldivian president has visited the island
Asia Maldives "Island Response Team", the island's fire-fighting team, was inaugurated in Thoddoo, in the presence of the Minister of Defence, who handed over the pump system to the island council on behalf of the Maldives National Defence Force
Asia Maldives The controversial bill to increase the rates of the Goods and Services Tax and the Tourism Goods and Services Tax has been ratified by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Asia Maldives The Maldives Monetary Authority (MVR) is preparing to reprint MVR 50 banknotes with the official Maldivian Rufiyaa symbol launched in July