Deputy ministers under fire over 'derogatory' India comments

Some Indian newspapers and social media activists have called for an apology from the government officials.

7 January 2024

Teachers, pilots, several tourism jobs reserved for locals only

Finding a solution to this problem is a challenging task; it is important to keep this in mind and set a schedule, said the Minister.

25 December 2023

China-Maldives flights to resume from 18 January

Scheduled flights of China Eastern to the Maldives will commence from 28 January.

3 January 2023

Sri Lankan resort developer to sell Ethere Madivaru island

The island was leased to Chithrupa Premalal Ajith Wijeyesekera, Chairman of Sri Lanka-based Union Resorts.

15 November 2022

Mega integrated tourism project launched in Hulhumale

The Urban Isle project is to be developed independent of the Hulhumale development project.

30 November 2022

Sri Lankan minister under fire over Maldives tourism comparison

The minister has been criticised not only by Maldivians but also by Sri Lankans for making such remarks about a neighboring country while he is the minister.

12 March 2023

Billionaire Ong sells Maldives island

The hotel brands managed by HPL Hotels & Resorts include Concorde Hotels, Hard Rock Hotels, The Boutique Collection and Gili Lankanfushi Maldives.

11 February 2023

Maldives main airport sees record movements since new runway

A total of 228 runway movements were recorded on Thursday.

28 December 2022