COVID-19

Get vaccinated

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There is broad agreement within the global scientific community that the most effective way to defeat the COVID‑19 pandemic is through the mass vaccination of populations around the world. While...

Asia this week: 19 – 25 August 2021

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Members from both sides of Congress criticised a Republican senator and a Democratic counterpart on Wednesday for making an undisclosed trip to Afghanistan to observe the U.S. military’s frenzied evacuation...

COVID-19 on the Global Front

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When the world first heard of the novel coronavirus breaking out in Wuhan, expectations were that it would be like the SARS or MERS virus - create panic for a...

Did we learn from COVID-19?

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Right before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, and the Maldives, the nation registered a nominal GDP of USD5.6 billion by the end of 2019, and attracted a record 1.7...

Consumer behaviour shifts

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The new normal heralds a lot of changes in nearly every aspect of modern living, yet how much of these changes have truly taken place?

Recovery benched

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On 9 August 2021, at 5:30 PM, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih tweeted; "Exciting news! Maldives has  been selected as the hosts for this year’s SAFF Football Championship to be held...