Author: Mohamed Reehaan

State Electric Company Limited (STELCO) has urged all of its powerhouse outlets to ensure uninterrupted services during the Islamic sacred month of Ramadan. The utility company advised all of its outlets to practice caution ahead of the sunny season which will coincide with the Islamic sacred month. Previously, the STELCO consumer base had mounted several complaints of hiked utility bills during the sunny season. Moreover, STELCO’s Managing Director Mr. Ahmed Shareef held an online conference with all the managers of the STELCO outlets across atolls to discuss the corporation’s strategy and steps to ensure the services remain uninterrupted.

The newly appointed Managing Director of State Electric Company (STELCO) has met with the project contractor to discuss expediting the housing project. STELCO frontman Mr. Ahmed Shareef along with members of the utility company’s board had visited the project site at Hulhumale’ Phase-II on 07th March, Monday. Mr. Shareef spoke with the contractor regarding all aspects that are necessary for expediting the construction process. STELCO aims to complete the housing project faster to facilitate affordable housing options for its employees and families living in the Greater Male’ Region. The project initially commenced during the previous administration of former president Abdulla…

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization has paid a visit to the Maldives on an invitation from the Minister of Fisheries, Marine Resource and Agriculture Mr. Hussain Rasheed Hassan. Mr. Qu Dongyu, the Director-General of the organization visited the island nation from 07th to 08th March 2022. Following his trip to the Maldives, the FAO Director-General will fly to Dhaka, Bangladesh for the 36th Food and Agriculture Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific. Mr. Dongyu was accompanied on his trip to the Maldives by the organization’s Chief of Economy Mr. Mazimo Torrero along with other members of…

According to the latest update from the Ministry of Tourism, tourist arrivals to the Maldives in annual terms reached over 289,000. The ministry’s latest statistics with the reviewed date of 02nd March confirms that the total number of tourist arrivals reached 289,964. The annual tourist arrival to the island nation observed an increment of 48.6% when compared with the corresponding period in 2021. Moreover, the daily arrival average in annual terms reached 4,754 while the average duration of stay is currently at 8.8 days. As for tourist source markets, Russia maintained the top spot with a share of 15.2% and…

Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) signed with renowned ID Travel Group for a new destination marketing campaign. The campaign which will run until April 2022 aims to increase the destination brand presence in the US market. To achieve the objectives of the campaign, the Maldives will be featured in ID Travel Group’s elite brochure collection which includes the award-winning Travelers Collection and the strategic Ultimate Exclusives; which is mailed to over 15,000 luxury advisors throughout the US. MMPRC further noted that the activities are in line with the tourism promoter’s strategies to have “greater B2B contact” with tour…

The Maldives Police Service (MPS) on Monday, 07th March, has warned on taking swift action against taxi centers found in violation of regulations by the Ministry of Transport. According to the authority, taxi centers discovered with hiked fare prices will be dealt with necessary action; including fining the entities. Earlier, it was reported that all the taxi centers operating in the Greater Male’ Region unanimously agreed to increase fare prices, effective from Thursday, 10th March 2022. All 14 centers that convened for the deliberation agreed on the price bump owing to the surge in oil prices in the Maldivian market.…

State Trading Organization (STO) on Saturday, 05th March, confirmed the newly revised prices of petrol and diesel in the Maldivian market. The state-owned organization and the primary oil importer to the Maldives had hiked the prices in the Maldivian market in light of surging global oil prices amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. According to STO, petrol will be sold at MVR14.60 per liter whereas it was sold at MVR12.98 per liter previously. In addition to this, diesel is currently sold at MVR14.80 per liter, which earlier was sold at MVR13.04 per liter. The change in oil prices in the Maldivian market…

State Electric Company Limited (STELCO) has confirmed that the company’s latest electricity network upgrade project has drawn close to completion. The utility provider initiated a network upgrade project on the island of Thoddoo, Alif Alif Atoll. STELCO will upgrade the island’s electricity distribution grid with the installation of 2,279 meters of low-voltage cables. Furthermore, STELCO confirms that the cable installation, as well as the entire network upgrade project, will be completed sometime on Monday, 07th March 2022. Meanwhile, the utility provider has commenced official works of installing an upgraded powerhouse unit with the capacity of producing 5 mega-Watts of electricity…

With the Islamic sacred month of Ramadan roughly a month away – from the Hijri calendar year – the President’s Office had announced revised working hours for the month. The Islamic sacred month of Ramadan falls on the first week of April 2022, and the lunar month will last for an expected 29 days. Muslims all over the world observe fasting during the holy month and abstain from consuming food or beverages from dawn until dusk. Due to the expected extra stress on Muslim workers, while observing their fast, the working hours of the public sector are often revised for…

A team of journalists from the Middle East has visited the Maldives on an invitation from Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC). The team’s visit falls under MMPRC’s “tourism familiarization” initiative aimed at providing information and on-hand experience to travel reporters, bloggers, and writers to increase brand presence and awareness in their respective markets. According to MMPRC, the team that flied to the Maldives in 04th March 2022, will stay until 10th March. The team will be hosted at the Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort and Spa, The Westin Maldives Miriandhoo Resort, and Kuramathi Maldives. During their stay, the…