Maldives News News Maldives » Social: Visit Maldives Launches Social Media Competition to Select Participants for the 2023 Storytellers’
Maldives Marketing & Public Relations Corporation is excited to announce that the social media competition to select 50+ participants for MMPRC’s largest event held in the Maldives this year, the ...
News Maldives » Social: Suspended Maldives minister apologises for social media post ‘disrespecting Indian flag’
A former Maldives minister apologised on Monday after facing backlash for a social media post using a symbol that resembled the Ashok Chakra, a prominent feature of the Indian flag. The post targeting ...
News Maldives » Social: Maldives bans social media for children under 16 amid cyberbullying concerns; countries with similar restrictions
Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu has announced the government will ban children under 16 from accessing certain social media platforms to protect them from cyberbullying, online grooming and other ...
News Maldives » Social: How social media and parrotfish poop are protecting the Maldives
It started six years ago when Shaha Hashim began seeing posts across social media: Vulnerable and protected species were being fished throughout the atoll islands of the Maldives, and some were even ...
News Maldives » Social: Social media uproar may cost the Maldives millions, as feud with India intensifies
Social media posts by Maldivian officials may cost the country millions in tourism revenue, as calls by Indian travelers to boycott the island nation intensify. "We are seeing a 40% drop in bookings ...
News Maldives » Social: Maldives suspends three officials for insulting Indian PM Modi
The government of the Maldives has suspended three deputy ministers after they made derogatory remarks about India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media. Malsha Shareef, Mariyam Shiuna and ...
News Maldives » Social: Maldives’ resistance figures fight back on social media
Hong Kong, Feb 6 (AFP) As security forces surrounded his home shortly after a state of emergency had been declared in the Maldives, 80-year-old ex-president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom deftly hit social ...
News Maldives » Social: How social media and parrotfish poop are protecting the Maldives
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Parrotfish play a vital role in reef ecosystems by producing sand from consumed coral and maintaining healthy reefs by grazing algae; in doing so ...