Author: Mohamed Reehaan
Maldives Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid confirms on China’s recent pledge to the island nation of donating 400,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine. The minister had made the statement during an interview to a local media outlet, notifying the Chinese head of state Xi Jinping assured his Maldivian counterpart Ibrahim Mohamed Solih regarding the Asian giant’s pledge to assist. Earlier on March 2021, the Chinese government came forward to assist Maldives government with a donation of 200,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine to the island nation. Their latest pledge of the additional 400,000 doses will make them the largest vaccine donor…
Sunday, 25th July – The Chief Executive Officer of MTCC Mr. Adam Azim had visited the site of Shaviyani atoll Bilehfahi harbor development project for an inspection. Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) had confirmed on commencing the installation of precast concrete blocks for the quay wall – one of the major work scopes under the project. Meanwhile, the contractor revealed the project’s other work scopes addressing the dredging and excavation operations which spans 24,125 cubic meters in volume. Additional components under the harbor development project include the construction a 376-meter breakwater and the installation of a paved area spanning…
Sunday, 25th July – State Electric Company Limited (STELCO) has revealed on concluding the testing and technical works of the Greater Male’ Interconnection Grid project. According to the state-owned utility provider, their latest project which is regarded as the largest power project in Maldives, have been successfully implemented integrating Male’ City, Hulhule and Hulhumale’ under the same network. Meanwhile, STELCO reports on assessing the power output and other technical performance of the network in the upcoming month. Moreover, the final testing under the project concluded smoothly without glitches on Saturday, 24th July. Furthermore, the utility provider had affirmed on officially…
Sunday, 25th July – Maldives observes steady increment in tourist markets and airlines operating to the island nation in 2021 in comparison with 2019. Although it was reported that the total number of international and domestic arrivals had dwindled during the first-half of 2021 in comparison with 2019 by 45% and 63% respectively, there have been areas of improvement. Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) in their latest statistical infographic confirmed that the total number of foreign destinations with flight operations to the island nation increased to 39 in 2021 from 35 in 2019, marking an 11% increment. Meanwhile, Maldives had…
Sunday, 25th July – Maldives telecommunication giant, Dhiraagu confirms on Tokyo Olympics 2020 to be made available for streaming via their IPTV and streamer options. The biggest track and fields event, Olympics, was put on abrupt hold following the unprecedented waves of Covid-19 pandemic in 2020; resulting in the event’s delay to the following year of 2021. Meanwhile, much like the football event of the year; Euro, which bore its initial scheduled year in the title the Olympics event will be following suite as well. Moreover, a total of 04 athletes from the Maldives will be representing the island nation…
Saturday, 24th July – Maldives makes the cut on appearing under TIME’s list of the World’s 100 Greatest Places of 2021. The island nation made the cut, holding its rank alongside famous tourist-heavy cities such as Athens, Tokyo and Paris. Maldives was lauded as a top island destination, which was regarded as an “everchanging archipelago.” Reportedly the list of tourist favoring spots were selected through TIME’s international network of correspondents, readers and other contributors who sought out these locations for new-offerings and travel experiences. Writing about the Maldives, TIME’s correspondent Katie Lockhart made mentions of Patina Maldives and the Ritz-Carlton…
Saturday, 24th July – Health Protection Agency (HPA) of Maldives announced a string of easements for travelers opting for local tourism options – mainly guesthouses. According to HPA, tourists who have received full dosage of WHO-approved Covid-19 vaccination will have no further obstacles while checking in to guesthouses across local islands in Maldives, provided they have completed 14 days post administration of the second vaccine dose. Moreover, children who accompany guests who are under the approved vaccination age will be able to check-in to local guesthouses without any further prerequisites. Tourists who are flying in for local guesthouses must have…
Saturday, 24th July – Latest statistics of Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) reveals the air traffic movement to Velana International Airport (VIA) remains significantly low. According to the latest statistics, despite the island nation observing gradual incline of tourist influx the air traffic movement has not recovered to mirror the movement in 2019. MACL reports the international aviation movement directed to VIA declined by 23% during the first half of 2021 in comparison with the corresponding period of 2019 – the last time aviation remained normal. In 2019, the total number of international traffic was recorded at 14,048 flight landings…
Thursday, 22nd July – State Electric Company Limited (STELCO) has cautioned the residents of Greater Male’ region on possible electricity cuts for the upcoming two-days. According to the utility company the power cuts are expected amid ongoing works of energizing the unified electrical grid in the region – the work will continue from Friday through Saturday, 23rd and 24th July. STELCO has confirmed on their planned works on upgrading the electrical grid earlier, on scheduled dates to which both tomorrow and the day after have been added. Furthermore, the utility provider is hopeful in completing their energizing works by Saturday,…
Thursday, 22nd July – Fuel Supplies Maldives Pvt Ltd (FSM) have confirmed on their plans to launch a self-service petrol station in Greater Male’ region. Managing Director of FSM, Mohamed Gasam notified through an interview on RaajjeTV, Wednesday evening, that the company was currently working towards upgrading their petrol stations. Moreover, Gasam had further attested on the company’s initiative of integrating latest technologies into the refueling stations to adjust them into the contemporary standards, adding that FSM’s management was currently attempting on finalizing the designs for the refueling station upgrades. FSM front-man had further indicated that the petrol stations following…