Government spending on subsidies has climbed to MVR 4.3 billion so far this year, roughly 50 percent more than the amount allocated in the 2026 budget. Latest figures from the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises put the total at around MVR 4.26 billion as of early October, agains…
Government spending on subsidies has climbed to MVR 4.3 billion so far this year, roughly 50 percent more than the amount allocated in the 2026 budget. Latest figures from the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises put the total at around MVR …
The Football Association of Maldives stands to receive USD 25 million, roughly MVR 386 million, over four years if a sweeping new FIFA development package wins approval. The proposal forms part of a USD 6.35 billion global fund that would deliver …
Housing Development Corporation has formally named two of its own employees as Persons with Disability Ambassadors. Aminath Irasha from Human Resources Management and Ahmed Najib from Central Operations took on the roles today. Their terms run un…
Ibrahim Nazeem has been appointed State Minister at the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sports and Fitness just one day after losing his job as Managing Director of the Road Development Corporation. The Privatisation and Corporatisation Board con…
A major telecom company is now helping keep the country’s mosques in better shape. On Thursday the Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Endowments signed a deal with Ooredoo Maldives to start the “Ooredoo Masjidhuna” initiative, a corporate social resp…
By the end of last year, roughly MVR 100 million in public money had gone toward health insurance premiums for Members of Parliament. Sitting MPs currently enjoy a package worth about MVR 1.3 million a year that covers themselves, their spouses an…
Young people in the Maldives now have a dedicated toll-free number to call for counselling and mental health guidance. The service, reachable at 1456, aims to bring psychological support, advice and practical help under one contact point. Caller…
A lighthearted comment about a bomb in a suitcase has landed an Egyptian man in custody for five days after security staff at Velana International Airport took it seriously. Peter Samaan Marzouk Samaan, 38, made the remark while his sister’s bag…