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Maldives hopes to become the greenest country in the World

With new measures and green initiatives, the Maldives is hoping to become the cleanest country in the world, a senior official said. The Indian Ocean archipelago is already phasing out single-use plastic, including water bottles, and projects that could reduce its carbon footprints.

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Parliament committee approves to move forward with transitory provision

The Parliament Committee of the Whole House has passed to add a transitory provision to the Constitution to address the current dilemma faced regarding the term of incumbent local councillors

Three Maldives MPs fined for lockdown breach

Three Maldivian parliamentarians have been fined for violating lockdown measures

Virus restrictions rolled back in islands

Restrictive measures on islands across the Maldives, apart from capital Male, due to COVID-19 have been relaxed. The easements were provided under strict instructions by the authorities to maintain social distancing measures

Police begin issuing new shopping permits in capital

Police have begun issuing new shopping permits for Male’ City residents

Tourism Minister stresses on employment, re-surge of businesses

Maldives' Tourism Minister Ali Waheed has said that the reinstatement of employees who lost their employment and the resurge of businesses damaged due to COVID-19 was the founding stone of a sustainable and continuing tourism industry

Maldives will seek a balance in its foreign policy

With the support of the United Arab Emirates, the Maldives not only prevented Pakistan from targeting India as Islamophobic during the OIC meeting, but also defended India’s record as a democratic, multicultural society, writes Shubha Singh for South Asia Monitor

State of public health emergency extended till June 29

Minister of Health Abdulla Ameen announced an extension to the state of public health emergency declared in the Maldives over the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 cases rise to 1,457 with 19 new infections

Health Protection Agency (HPA), on Wednesday, announced 19 new infections, increasing cases of the new coronavirus in Maldives to 1,457

WHO donates 5000 more test kits to the Maldives

The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated 5000 more test kits for COVID-19 to the Maldives

WHO pledges further support as Maldives prepares to reopen schools

The Maldives' education ministry announced the World Health Organization (WHO) has agreed to provide further support to the preparations to reopen schools in Maldives

More than 2,000 stranded travelers quarantined

National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) has announced that more than 2,000 travelers left stranded in Male’ due to the lockdown on the capital have been taken to transit quarantine facilities where they will undergo mandatory quarantine before being allowed to return to their home islands

Virus-free islands allowed to resume sports activities

Youth Ministry, on Tuesday, announced the Health Protection Agency (HPA) and the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) have stated they have no objection to allowing islands which have no experienced cases of the new coronavirus and islands which have been free from monitoring for 14 days to resume sports activities

Antibody tests pick up more virus cases in Maldives that had gone undetected

The Maldives' Health Protection Agency (HPA) on Monday announced the antibody tests initiated by the agency last week had picked up several people who contracted and recovered from the new coronavirus unbeknown to them

Police issue permits for MPs to attend parliament session

Police have begun issuing permits for MPs to attend the Maldives' parliamentary session

COVID-19: Cases increase to 1,395 with 24 testing positive

The Maldives' Health Protection Agency (HPA) has just announced that 24 individuals have tested positive for COVID-19