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President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has announced a 10 percent discount on the total price of land allocated in Hulhumale' Phase I under the points scheme. Speaking to residents of Hulhumale' Phase I, the President said the land plots, granted on an ownership basis upon full payment, have never...
Former President Mohamed Nasheed said Friday that the government should focus on expanding the tax base and increasing the number of taxpayers instead of raising tax rates to boost state revenue. Speaking at the official launch of Maafushi’s new tourism destination brand, Nasheed said the island’s...
The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has begun disbursing employee bonuses for the previous year. According to information obtained, some employees have received bonuses of up to MVR 18,600, which represents the highest bonus amount paid by the corporation this year. The bonus amounts vary...
Food prices are rising in Male' city, and the number of people seeking financial assistance to buy basic food items is increasing month by month, according to official statistics. Data released by the Statistics Bureau this month shows that prices of essential commodities in Male' rose in November...
The Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) has begun purchasing fish weighing more than one kilogram at a minimum price of MVR 16 per kilo. President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu announced on Saturday that the government has fixed the minimum purchase price at MVR 16 for fish above one kilogram. He...
The National Social Protection Agency (NSPA) spent MVR 12.4 million on therapeutic services for children and people with disabilities last month, according to official statistics. A total of 359 individuals received treatment under NSPA’s disability therapy programme in November. Of these, 252...
A Bangladeshi man at the center of an illegal recruitment racket found to have pocketed over MVR 8 million has been sentenced to two years in prison under a plea deal with the state. In May, the police publicized information regarding an illegal recruitment and money laundering racket involving...
The Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) will begin purchasing fish at a minimum price of MVR 16 per kilogram starting Sunday, President Dr Mohamed Muizzu announced at the Fishermen’s Day celebrations in R. Dhuvaafaru. Speaking at the event, the President said MIFCO will now buy fish from...
The Maldives’ fiscal position continues to strengthen in 2025, with government revenues recording solid growth and the budget maintaining a healthy primary surplus, according to the Ministry of Finance and Planning’s Weekly Fiscal Developments, Week 46 report, as of 04 December 2025. Cumulative...
Maldives Customs has intercepted one of the largest illegal vape consignments brought into the country since the nationwide ban, seizing a shipment valued at approximately MVR 2.7 million. The operation was carried out as part of ongoing efforts to curb the import and distribution of prohibited...
Some of the residents of the Amaan Udhares towers, who moved into the first of the 4,000 units built in Hulhumale’ Phase II under the ‘Gedhoruveriya’ social housing scheme, have expressed concern over the water bills being unusually high. Some of the tenants, who moved into one of the Amaan...
Cigarette imports have fallen sharply this year, with import duty revenue so far reaching just 61 percent of the estimated amount, according to Finance Ministry figures on Sunday. Data released by the Ministry shows import duty collection stood at MVR 2.79 billion as of 27 November, against an...