Trip.com’s Ru Yi at Hotelier Maldives GM Forum 2025: AI, connection and future of travel

At the ninth edition of the Hotelier Maldives General Managers (GM) Forum 2025, Ru Yi, Assistant Vice President of International Markets, APAC at Trip.com Group, delivered a keynote address titled ‘Travel in the Age of Digital Transformation.’...

Maldives to launch national initiative to train teachers in AI integration

Minister of Education Dr. Ismail Shafeeu has announced that a nationwide campaign to train teachers in using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools across all subjects will be launched next year. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the...

Maagiri Hotel marks International Day of the Girl Child with inspiring collaboration

In celebration of the International Day of the Girl Child, Maagiri Hotel, in collaboration with Hope for Women, hosted an event dedicated to empowering and inspiring young girls. Held as part of Maagiri Hotel’s Corporate Social Responsibility...

Maldives Travel Warning: Is Your Dream Holiday Now a Terrorist Target?

Imagine the Maldives: turquoise waters lapping against the stilts of overwater villas, a destination synonymous with the perfect, serene escape. This idyllic image, however, has been clouded by a recent travel advisory citing potential terrorist...

Madagascar’s President joins growing list of ousted leaders

Many supposedly invincible leaders have been forced to flee their countries or go into hiding to escape imprisonment, execution, or political reprisals from succeeding governments following revolutions, military coups, or mass protests. The latest...

Vice Prime Minister Meets and Congratulates Lao National Bodybuilding Federation and Athletes

KPL On October 15, 2025, at the Prime Minister’s Office, Vice Prime Minister Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune met with and congratulated members of the Lao National Bodybuilding Federation and national athletes for their remarkable achievements in recent...

Ahmed Naish on Maldives’s controversial new media regulation law: State of Southasia #34

In this episode of State of Southasia, Ahmed Naish, editor of the Maldives Independent, talks to Nayantara Narayanan about the provisions of concern in the new law, including the creation of a commission that will act as a “super regulator”, the...

U.S. issues new Maldives travel alert over possible terror attacks

The U.S. State Department has issued a new travel advisory for the Maldives, urging American travelers to “exercise increased caution” amid concerns over potential terrorist activity. The revised Level 2 advisory, released on October 7, 2025,...

President inaugurates Principal's Conference

President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu stands with Education Minister and other Ministers/Photo: President's Office President Dr Mohamed Muizzu inaugurated the Principals’ Conference held this morning at CROSSROADS Maldives. He was welcomed to the ceremony...

RCC awarded MVR 39M contract to construct Dhaarul Arqam

Rasheed Carpentry and Construction (RCC) has been awarded an MVR 39.4 million project by the Islamic Ministry to construct the Dhaarul Arqam Waqf building. The agreement was signed on Sunday morning by Islamic Minister Dr. Mohamed Shaheem Ali...

Maldives ready to deepen cooperation with China for prosperous future: president

MALE, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu said on Tuesday that the Maldives is ready to further deepen cooperation with China in various fields to build a sustainable and prosperous future. Muizzu made the remarks while attending...

From hashtags to human connection: Experts at GM Forum 2025 explore how Maldives can win digital traveller

At the ninth edition of the Hotelier Maldives General Managers Forum 2025, a panel of distinguished industry leaders came together to discuss “Destination Marketing in the Digital Era: Building Maldives’ Global Presence Beyond the Beach.” The...

Maldivian chefs shine in international culinary competitions

September was a landmark month for the for the Chefs Guild of Maldives, and Maldives culinary industry as local chefs participated in three prestigious international competitions held across three different countries. Their performances not only...

Season shaped by sea: Kandolhu Maldives unveils its 2025 festive celebrations

Kandolhu Maldives has unveiled its festive programme for the 2025 holiday season, running from 19 December through to the New Year, promising guests a celebration filled with style, warmth, and Maldivian charm. The island’s festive calendar blends...

Milaidhoo Maldives introduces The Gentlemen’s Retreat in honour of International Men’s Day

In celebration of International Men’s Day on 19 November 2025, Milaidhoo Maldives has announced The Gentlemen’s Retreat — a bespoke wellness experience exclusively designed for the modern gentleman. Offered as both a transformative three-day...

PayPal and Ooredoo announce intent to collaborate in Maldives

Maldives, 14 October 2025 – Ooredoo Fintech and PayPal announced their intent to collaborate in Maldives and are actively working on finalizing details of the partnership. The intended partnership is expected to benefit both consumers and...

Dalla “promozione della democrazia” al cambio di regime: come NED e IRI operano in Nepal, Laos e altri paesi

Documentazione interna di NED/IRI mostra una trama di progetti e budget che formano un’infrastruttura politico-comunicativa funzionale agli interessi statunitensi in Asia. In Nepal tali programmi hanno portato alla caduta del governo; in Laos...

Gautam Bhandari leads as Marriott International's APEC chief development officer

Marriott International has appointed Gautam Bhandari as chief development officer for Asia Pacific excluding China (APEC), effective January 1, 2026. Bhandari, who joined Marriott in 2007, brings over two decades of leadership experience across...

Sanctuary for modern man: Milaidhoo Maldives launches The Gentlemen’s Retreat

Sun Siyam Iru Fushi will mark International Chefs Day with a week-long celebration of Japanese artistry and flavour from 20th to 25th October 2025. The resort will host acclaimed Japanese Chef Junichi “JT” Tanaka, owner of Binchō Tanaka, and Sake...

Modi’s Global Bluff

For more than a decade, India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has been selling the world an elaborate illusion: that of a man with a “56-inch chest” who can lead his country out of mediocrity back to its imagined ancient glory as a civilisation....