The record-high budget was passed with 39 votes in favour exclusively from ruling coalition lawmakers in the 85-member house.
Finance Minister Ahmed Munawar submitted for parliamentary approval a record MVR27.9 billion (US$1.8 billion) budget for 2018.
PPM supporters, heads of state-owned firms and senior government officials have been flocking to the northern island for the inauguration of an airport project and the...
The lack of a contractor to build the airport has raised concerns among some islanders that the project is a vote-winning stunt ahead of next year’s...
Families to be relocated because of the airport's construction say they have received no information about moving or compensation.
The livelihood of ropemakers in Kulhudhufusshi is under threat because of plans for a new airport.
The continuing decline of Chinese holidaymakers was offset by strong numbers from traditional European markets and double-digit growth from new markets like India, Thailand and South...
TMA calls itself the world’s largest seaplane operator, saying it flew close to a million passengers around the Indian Ocean archipelago last year on more than...
The Maldives slipped one position in the World Bank's ease of doing business report for 2018, ranking 136 out of 190 economies.
Qatar Airway's new service coincided with two new airlines launching direct flights to Malé ahead of the peak season of the tourism industry from December to...
The loan is intended to "compensate the challenges faced by fishermen of the skipjack tuna industry and pave the way for modern development of the fisheries...
The Dhaalu airport is the largest domestic airport in the country and the only one that can accommodate private jets in addition to the 42 ATR...
The supplementary budget was passed with 39 votes exclusively from ruling coalition lawmakers in the 85-member house after opposition lawmakers boycotted the sitting.
The new spending plans for the last two months of the year include MVR330 million for the Aasandha health insurance scheme and MVR26 million to hold...
The government has terminated contracts signed with Malaysia’s Gryphon Energy Corporation in March to build five domestic airports in four atolls at a cost of US$57.5 million.
A loan agreement to finance the airport expansion was signed with the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development during President Abdulla Yameen's ongoing official visit to the United...
The state-owned wholesaler announced a review of its pay structure in the wake of the media reporting that staff allowances and working hours will be reduced...
