LOLC Finance PLC and Commercial Leasing and Finance PLC merged recently with a total asset value of Rs. 311 billion. The group has diversified its offerings by investing in commercial banks including …
Mob disrupts yoga day event in Maldives
An angry mob on Tuesday stormed the Maldives national football stadium and attacked participants at the ‘Yoga Day’ event organised by the Indian High Commission and the Maldivian government. The …
The Maldives Is Building a Floating ‘Island City’ Because of Rising Ocean Levels
Nearly 80 percent of the Maldives could become uninhabitable by 2050 due to rising sea levels, according to reports from NASA and the US Geological Survey. But a newly revealed project is aiming to …
A floating city is being built in the Maldives. It comprises a web of residences, shops, and schools that will one day be home to 20,000 people.
Located 10 minutes from Male, the city will feature 5,000 buildings spread across a mass of floating platforms in the pattern of a brain coral.
Exclusive| India to handle Maldives Yoga Day protest ‘firmly but discreetly’
A mob chanting Islamist slogans stormed the Maldivian national stadium where over 150 people, including ambassadors from India, Bangladesh and the UK, were taking part in an International Day of Yoga …
Exclusive| India to handle Maldives Yoga Day protest ‘firmly but discreetly’
A mob chanting Islamist slogans stormed the Maldivian national stadium where over 150 people, including ambassadors from India, Bangladesh and the UK, were taking part in an International Day of Yoga …
EXCLUSIVE From the Maldives to Venezuela: how Iran gets oil to an ally
A Venezuela-owned tanker in March sailed to a remote spot in the Indian Ocean and met an Iran-flagged vessel, took on a cargo of Iranian condensate and sailed home, according to monitoring services …
EXCLUSIVE From the Maldives to Venezuela: how Iran gets oil to an ally
A Venezuela-owned tanker in March sailed to a remote spot in the Indian Ocean and met an Iran-flagged vessel, took on a cargo of Iranian condensate and sailed home, according to monitoring services …
The 27 Best Maldives Resorts for the Ultimate Island Vacation
Where to stay in paradise? Here’s our cheat sheet on 27 top luxury options, categorized by travel personality.
Maldives now wants to study and preserve its pre-Islamic history, with some help from India
A financial grant of approximately Rs. 2.75 crores (4 million Maldivian rufiyaa) by India is helping restore one of the many archeological sites in the Maldives, that are remnants of the country’s …