Archive for the ‘Maldives’ Category
The Maldives May Become the First Carbon Free Nation
The Maldives, the smallest Asian country, is now planning to tax tourists. President Mohammed Nasheed wants the island Muslim country to become the world’s first carbon neutral nation. It would not change the fate of the planet that much because the Maldives have only 309,000 inhabitants. Nevertheless, global warming and the climate change are worrying [...]
September 29, 2009
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The Maldives - A Dream Holiday Destination
The Maldives ” The beautiful garland in the Indian Ocean” or as some say, the necklace of pearls. This is the dream holiday destination for millions all over the world.
July 17, 2009
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MALDIVES DEMOCRACY - A fresh new start for Maldives
BY RITA PAYNE, ETN EUROPE | APR 16, 2009LONDON (eTN) - He’s being hailed by some as the Obama of South Asia. The man in question is Mohamed Nasheed the new president of the Maldives. Both he and the American president face the same challenge: they’re strong on rhetoric but now have to fulfill unrealistically [...]
April 16, 2009
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Maldives Imposes Shark Hunting Ban
The Maldives imposed today a total ban on reef shark hunting. The government said the ban will help restore shark numbers, which have fallen in recent years due to hunting. The Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr. Ibrahim Didi, said the ban would make the Maldives a ‘shark safe haven.'
March 5, 2009
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Maldives - Gayoom's 30-year reign ends
By Rita Payne, eTN Staff Writer | Oct 30, 2008
Even a few months ago it, would have been unthinkable that the day would come when the Maldives would have a new President. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Asia's longest serving leader, who has ruled the Maldives uncontested since 1978, has now admitted defeat and offered his congratulations [...]
October 30, 2008
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Travel advisory alert - strike in Maldives
By eTN | Sep 26, 2008
Hotel and resort workers in Maldives, organized through the Tourism Employees Association of Maldives (TEAM), have announced an indefinite strike in hotels, resorts, airports and other tourist enterprises from October 5, in support of their demand that basic labor rights for hotel and resort workers be enshrined in the laws [...]
September 26, 2008
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Tourists hurt in Maldives blast
By David Browne and Ajay Makan
Twelve tourists have been injured in an explosion in the Maldives. The blast occurred at the entrance to Sultan Park, in the capital of Male’, in what appears to be a planned attack on the Maldives tourism industry.
October 1, 2007
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Malaysian bullet train project to take off
By Yusof Sulaiman
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) - Following the authorization from the Malaysian and Singaporean governments, the company undertaking the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore bullet train project has announced it has started work on the design track lying (DTL) plans for the proposed project.
April 3, 2007
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Maldives eyes expansion of tourism sector
By David Browne
BERLIN (eTN) - The Maldivian government has announced plans to build five new airports as part of an expansion of tourism to remote islands in the Indian Ocean. Speaking at world travel fair ITB Berlin, Tourism Minister Mahamood Sougee said 2006 had been a very good year for the Maldives and 2007 would [...]
March 12, 2007
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South of Maldives looks ahead to tourism expansion
By David Browne
LONDON (eTN) — Plans to develop the most remote part of the Maldives into a new tourist zone have been unveiled to the tourism industry in London. The project will bring prosperity and new jobs to Addu Atoll, and particularly the island of Gan, in the southern-most part of the Maldives.
November 28, 2006
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