Maldives News News Maldives » People: Maldives bans smoking for all young people including tourists. Here’s what travellers need to know
The Maldives has brought in a ban on smoking for all young people born on or after 1 January 2007. The measure makes it the only country with a generation-wide tobacco prohibition. The new law also ...
News Maldives » People: Maldives’ Presidential Election Was Not a Referendum on India or China
Maldives’ main opposition candidate, Mohamed Muizzu, casts his vote in Malé, Maldives, Sept. 30, 2023. Muizzu won the election to become the president-elect. Credit: AP Photo The political landscape ...
News Maldives » People: Maldives builds floating city for 20,000 people as climate crisis looms
One development company is gearing up for the inevitable — rising sea levels. And to prepare, floating cities are beginning to develop around the world. In April, the United Nations announced the ...
News Maldives » People: Muizzu’s People’s National Congress Storms to Power in Maldives
Maldives President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu’s People’s National Congress (PNC) won a landslide victory in the April 21 parliamentary elections. It has secured 66 seats in the 93-member house. Fresh from ...