Aishath Thashkeel

In October 2021 the team at MFR covered the theme of decentralization, through articles such as Why decentralization is failing and Decentralizing education. MFR chronicled the journey towards the goal...

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have different realities. The unique characteristics such as their smaller size, geographic remoteness and vulnerability to environmental threats pose particular challenges to their development. Thus,...

2022 is a landmark year for the Maldivian tourism industry. This is the year which the country is celebrating  50 years of beach island tourism under the banner ‘Golden Jubilee...

Environmental turbulence is synonymous with the working conditions in many industries across nations. The resulting volatility and the constant change place immense pressure on employees which ultimately affects their emotional...

The 3rd of February 2022 marked a historic day for the Maldives education sector - specifically for teachers. Delivering his inaugural address at the opening session of the Parliament, President...

Ahmed Athif was determined that no child should be left behind in the education system in the Maldives. Beginning his career as a teacher, Athif understood that the current curriculum did not cater for children...

In 2001, when news broke out about the murder of a young woman at the Chamber of Commerce, it shook the nation to its core. The brutality of the crime,...

In 1972, with the opening of the first resort, Kurumba Maldives, the industry took over navigation of the country’s economy. The industry came to a grounding halt in 2020, with...

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) defines decentralisation as measures that transfer a range of powers, responsibilities and resources from central government to subnational governments. There can be...

The tourism sector has been expanding steadily over the past years. As at the end of March 2020, there were 955 tourist establishments in operation, including 155 resorts, 13 hotels,...

The Maldives, in just a little over the past decade, has had a boom in the education sector, with an exponential growth in students and institutions offering higher education. This...

Education is the cornerstone of a civilised society. It is education that 'builds up' the knowledge and intellect of a person, thus making them an important resource for the development...