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Bangkok Airways and Air India Pause Maldives Flights as Fuel Crisis Reshapes Regional Aviation

The Maldives is facing renewed pressure on its air connectivity after two carriers, Bangkok Airways and Air India, suspended service on routes linking the...

UK Lifts Tuna Tariffs in Major Win for Maldives’ Sustainable Pole-and-Line Fishery

The United Kingdom has suspended import tariffs on tuna effective 20 May 2026, delivering a long-awaited boost to the Maldives' pole-and-line tuna industry and...

Maldives Pushes to Seal Free Trade Pact With India by End of 2026, Says Foreign Minister Iruthisham Adam

Maldives Foreign Minister Iruthisham Adam has signalled a firm push to conclude a long-anticipated Free Trade Agreement with India before the close of 2026,...

Maldivian Aviation Sector Under Strain: Manta Air Joins TMA in Implementing Salary Cuts as Regional Conflict Hits Tourism

Manta Air has become the latest Maldivian carrier to introduce temporary salary cuts as the country's aviation sector buckles under the weight of a...

Maldives on China’s May Fuel Export List as Beijing Eases, but keeps Hormuz-Era Curbs

Beijing has cleared half a million tons of refined fuel for export to eight Asia-Pacific countries in May, with the Maldives named on the...

Government Maps Coordinated Response to Middle East Crisis: Strategic Reserve, Stable Prices, Tourism Recovery

Cabinet Ministers delivered a joint briefing on the Government's economic crisis response, detailing progress on the national fuel storage facility, commodity price stabilisation, fisheries...

India’s Major Airlines Warn of Operational Collapse – A crisis in Indian aviation could land close to home.

Three of India's biggest airlines — Air India, IndiGo and SpiceJet — have issued a stark warning to the government in New Delhi: the...

Floating solar is here. What other PV options could power the Maldives?

Last week brought a milestone Maldivian energy planners have been working toward for years. Swimsol, the Austria-based marine solar specialist, switched on a 2.4...

From record pace to a behind-2025 finish: how the Gulf war broke the Maldives’ best year in tourism

Through February the Maldives was on track to post the strongest first quarter in its history. Two months later, after airspace closures and aircraft...

Qatar Airways Resumes Flights to Maldives After Middle East Suspension

The airline will operate five weekly flights between Malé and Doha, restoring a critical air corridor for tourists, cargo, and perishable imports following disruption...

Day 20 of Iran-US-Israel war sends a deeper shock through energy markets and the global economy

Day 20 of the Iran-US-Israel war marked a dangerous turning point, with the battlefield and the global energy system colliding more directly than at...

Iran strikes UAE transport and energy hubs as Maldives faces deeper tourism risk

A fresh escalation in the Gulf is now raising sharper concerns for the Maldives, after BBC News reported that Iran struck key sites in...

India Gets Limited Hormuz Passage.

India said on Saturday that two Indian-flagged tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas, LPG, crossed the Strait of Hormuz safely early in the morning and...

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The Minister of Cities, Local Government and Public Works,...

2025 to be a year of development project launches and economic recovery: The President

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has stated that 2025 will...

Maldives Sends Condolences to Vanuatu Following Devastating Earthquake

Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Abdulla Khaleel has sent...
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