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2nd Marine Corps Basic Training Course commences at Marine Corps Training School

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

2nd Marine Corps Basic Training Course has commenced at Lh.Maafilaafushi yesterday. The guest of honor at the inauguration ceremony held at the Marine Corps Training School is the Commandant of the Marine Corps Brigadier General Ahmed Nilam. During this ceremony the instructors and the trainees took their respective oaths. The oath for the instructors was read... »

MNDF Dh.Kudahuvadhoo Post inaugurated

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

MNDF Dhaalu Kudahuvadhoo Post was declared open yesterday by the Minister of Defence and National Security Mohamed Nazim. Speaking at the ceremony held at the Post the Minister said that the Post is established mainly as part of the program to extend firefighting service throughout the country. He also highlighted that this post will be... »

Minister Adeeb attends Inter Resort Volleyball Championship Zone 2 final match

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Gafoor attended the Zone 2 final match of the Inter Resort Volleyball Championship held at Taj Exotica Resort & Spa on the 12th of May 2012. The Final match was played between Taj Exotica Resort & Spa and Jumeirah Vittaveli Maldives.After the match Minister Adeeb... »

President Waheed meets Indian Business Leaders

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

President Dr Mohamed Waheed has yesterday afternoon met with the managerial staff of various business companies based in Delhi. At the meeting, the business leaders briefed the President on the main activities carried out by their respective companies. Highlighting the many investment opportunities in the Maldives, President Waheed welcomed all interested parties to invest in the... »

President and First Lady arrive in Mumbai

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

President Dr Mohamed Waheed and First Lady Madam Ilham Hussain have arrived in Mumbai yesterday evening, on conclusion of their visit to Delhi. During his visit to Mumbai, the President would meet with the Governor and Chief Minister of Maharashtra yesterday. He is also scheduled to meet with some business leaders in Mumbai. »

President Waheed meets international media

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

President Dr Mohamed Waheed has said that this visit to India had been very productive, and that his first official visit, since assumption of office as the President of Maldives, being to India was symbolic of the very special relationship between the two countries. The President made this statement while meeting the international media this... »

India gives 25million dollar additional credit to Maldives

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

I ndia has extended an additional release of USD 25 million from the Standby Credit Facility to Maldives and said it was committed to assisting the country in its development efforts by providing economic and technical assistance. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, during his meeting with Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed, underlined that the peace and stability... »

‘India is not crazy’ to coerce Maldives: President Waheed

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

(timesofindia):”India is not crazy”, said Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed, affirming that it would not do anything coercive with regard to internal matters of Maldives. Waheed, in India on a first foreign visit after assuming charge in February in a tumultuous political transition, has also sought India’s help in financial and social areas with his country facing... »

UAE, Maldives hold bilateral talks

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Maldives have discussed bilateral relations in various fields and ways to enhance them. The talks were held here between Mahmoud Mohammed Al-Mahmoud, UAE ambassador to Sri Lanka and non-resident ambassador to Maldives and Dunya Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, minister of state for foreign affairs of the Indian Ocean atoll. –IANS/WAM »