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Odi Sports has ascended to the pinnacle of the Dhivehi Premier League with an impressive 1-7 victory over Valencia. Every team has now completed two games in the league. New Radiant, Maziya, and Odi each won their respective two matches. Every team has gathered six points. However, with Odi...
Ibrahim Ifrah Areef (Ifra), the ex-goalkeeper for the Maldives national team who played in the landmark 2008 SAFF Championship-winning team, died in the dusk hours of September 25th at the age of 36. Ifrah experienced a stroke on Monday and was taken to ADK Hospital in critical condition. He was...
The 9th edition of the South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) continued its successful run with the much-anticipated SATA Alliance Meeting, held at the City Club House Meeting Room, Cinnamon Grand Colombo. The SATA Alliance brings together leading stakeholders from six South Asian nations—India,...
The South Asian Travel Awards (SATA), the region’s most prestigious platform celebrating excellence in travel, tourism, and hospitality, marked its 9th edition with a spectacular Grand Gala hosted at the Cinnamon Grand Colombo. This year’s gala brought together distinguished guests, eminent...
The United Kingdom (UK) has urged the Maldivian government to maintain press freedom after President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu signed the media bill that allows the government considerable control over the media. On Friday, the UK High Commission in the Maldives posted on X, highlighting that...
Air India has introduced daily direct flights linking Mumbai and Delhi to Malé, greatly enhancing travel ease for Indian tourists and business travelers traveling to the Maldives. The newly established routes enhance air links between India and the Maldives, a location that has been a long-time...
The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has declared the successful planting of more than 100,000 trees as a segment of its ambitious one million tree planting initiative. The HDC stated that this initiative backs President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu's commitment to plant five million trees...
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has ratified the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Bill (Act No. 16/2025), bringing the legislation into effect. The bill was passed by the People’s Majlis at its Sixth Special Session, convened on Tuesday, 16 September 2025, outside the ordinary sitting. 60...
The 9th edition of the South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) 2025 has officially kicked off with its pre-event component, SATA Connect & Conversation (C&C), today at Cinnamon Grand Colombo, Sri Lanka. SATA C&C is a dynamic networking session where industry leaders, including top hotels, resorts,...
On Thursday, President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu formed a state agency called the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Commission (MMBC), in accordance with Article 4 of the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Act. The agency was established through the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Bill,...
Leevan Ali Naseer, a member of the Maldives Media Council (MMC), was arrested by police on Tuesday during a protest outside the Parliament Building opposing a controversial media bill that aims to replace the current self-regulation system with a government-controlled commission, and has now been...
Main opposition MDP’s leader Abdull Shahid has warned that a look into the history clearly shows no government that tried to meddle with the media has ever ended well following the passage of the controversial media bill by a Parliament dominated by ruling PNC. MDP has been demonstrating with...