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President Muizzu’s Vision Delivers PayPal to Maldives, Unlocking a New Era of Opportunity

F.S - 3 days ago

The arrival of PayPal in the Maldives stands as a landmark achievement of President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu's leadership, with a global financial giant placing...

President Muizzu: PayPal Launch Clears the Way for Maldivians to Compete Worldwide

F.S - 6 days ago

President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has urged Maldivian creators and innovators to seize a newly opened path to establish themselves in international markets, following the...

Tourism Tax Lifts Maldives State Revenue to 19.1 Billion Rufiyaa in 2026

F.S - 6 days ago

The Maldives recorded a sharp rise in government income during the first months of 2026, driven largely by stronger receipts from the tax levied...

Maldives freezes retail fuel prices for now as oil shock deepens across global markets

F.S - March 22, 2026

The Maldivian government says it has no immediate plan to raise retail fuel prices, even as the oil shock spreading from the Middle East...

Malé warehouse fire exposes regulatory gaps and sharpens urgency of port relocation

F.S - March 20, 2026

A fire at a Prime Fertiliser warehouse in Maafannu has again exposed how dangerous-chemical storage remains entangled with daily life in the capital, despite...

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

F.S - March 19, 2026

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

F.S - March 17, 2026

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

MIFCO diesel hike adds pressure as Maldives faces wider fuel supply risk

F.S - March 16, 2026

The Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company, MIFCO, has sharply increased the price of diesel it sells to fishermen and the general public, in a move...

Maldive Gas halves household cylinder fills again as supply pressure returns

F.S - March 15, 2026

Maldive Gas has again tightened cooking gas sales, with Adhadhu reporting that standard 10kg cylinders are now being sold with only 5kg of gas...

China Presses Iran for Hormuz Access as Energy War Deepens

F.S - March 14, 2026

China is pressing Iran to allow crude oil tankers and Qatari liquefied natural gas cargoes to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz, as...

India Gets Limited Hormuz Passage.

F.S - March 14, 2026

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...

March slowdown points to tourism hit as Gulf air disruption reaches the Maldives

F.S - March 10, 2026

The Maldives entered March with strong tourism momentum, but the first nine days of the month now point to a clear slowdown as war-related...

Death Penalty for Major Drug Trafficking Cases Takes Effect in Maldives

F.S - March 8, 2026

Amendments introducing the death penalty for major drug traffickers and importers have come into force in the Maldives, marking one of the country’s toughest...

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