Maldives News

The increase in British tourists choosing Sri Lanka 'killing fields' as tourist destination comes following the reports and a law-priced air travel campaign by the British Airways, which recently resumed its services with three flights a week from London Gatwick to Colombo via Male.

The Maldivian home minister Mohamed Jameel was sacked on Saturday shortly after he announced his candidature for the vice-presidency in crucial elections in September, the government said.

"We are at a critical juncture in the Maldives, and the forthcoming elections will be an important step in its democratic transition," Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, told reporters in the capital, Male.

May 09, Colombo: SriLankan Airlines, the national airline of Sri Lanka, has become an event partner with the World Travel Awards for the first ever Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony, to be held in the Maldives this Sunday.

Sun Travel and Tours has abruptly terminated its agreement with hotel giant Hilton to manage the Maldives Iru Fushi Resort leading to the resignation of 30 employees at the property, staff have alleged.

1932- The body of the kidnapped son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh is found in a wooded area of Hopewell, New Jersey.

The Maldives authorities must commute the death sentences and stop the potential execution of two teenagers who yesterday received capital punishment for a murder allegedly committed when they were under 18, Amnesty International said.

Maldives based mobile network, Dhiraagu has launched HSPA+ network after the completion of successful testing of the technology in greater Male' area.

The documentary lifts the issue of global warming out of the theoretical and into the personal.