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On 19 November 2020, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih inaugurated the Maldives' first ‘beach front airport’ in HA. Hoarafushi. However, just six months later, on 14 May 2021, disaster struck -...
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Malé motionlessly treads above water, lips pursed just enough to pull in any being with the strong flow created, right into its inescapable belly - an anthropological Eden’s whale trap....
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For many fishermen in the Maldives nowadays, the Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) is seen more as a villain than a hero, one which is depriving them of their hard...
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Today 85 percent of Singaporeans reside in public houses designed by the government of Singapore, scattered in 23 self-contained new towns around the city. The governing policy of Singapore “think...
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Greater Malé encompasses in its hold a diverse multi-island society. Citizens from every and any corner of the country now call Malé, home. A vast majority of this demographic span...
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Over the past 4 decades, global economic recessions and other economic downturns have imposed a number of complex, interrelated and severe consequences on the Maldivian economy. On each occasion, the...
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The Bank of Maldives Plc (BML) with over MVR31 billion in total assets, dominates the market in the Maldives' banking industry. With over 293,000 customers, and 35 branches in the...
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The Maldives concluded 2019 with 1.7 million tourist arrivals, a record for the country. Based on this, the Ministry of Tourism and industry stakeholders had been fairly optimistic for 2020,...
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The National Minimum Wage is a hot topic. One which induces ‘facts’, opinions and emotions from all sides — even in the Maldives. While the President Solih Administration’s pledge of...