Imran renews VB contract, Mukhthar to stay in Victory
maldives, mvsports, soccer 3:53 AM
MALE, January 18 (HNS) - VB Sports Club goalkeeper Imran Mohamed has renewed his contract with the club despite speculations that he was going to accept an offer...
India series was a good preparation for World Cup: van Wyk
cricket, world, worldsports 3:49 AM
Johannesburg: South African cricketer Morne van Wyk feels the close One-day series against India has helped them prepare well for the tough World Cup battle ahead. South Africa...
No concern over World Cup venues - Shetty
cricket, world, worldsports 3:41 AM
With 25 days to go for the 2011 World Cup, Ratnakar Shetty, the tournament's director, has dismissed concerns about the preparedness of venues for the event. There had...
Will this be United's defining moment?
soccer, world, worldsports 3:03 AM
This weekend, I took Manchester City to task for not finding a way to beat Aston Villa, and I praised Manchester United for getting the business done. Well,...
Haveeru sets Sports Awards ceremony to 28th
maldives, mvsports, soccer 2:58 AM
MALE, January 20 (HNS) – The most prestigious sports awards ceremony in the Maldives, Haveeru Sports Awards ceremony will be held on January 28. This year Haveeru is...
President asks to halt border control system
asia, breakingnews, business, feature, maldives 2:52 AM
President Mohamed Nasheed has informed Department of Immigration to halt the border control system project. According to the President’s Office, the president asked Immigration Controller Ilyas Hussein Ibrahim...
Maldives no longer on UN poorest nation list
asia, breakingnews, feature, maldives, world 4:02 AM
The Maldives graduated from the UN’s Least Developed Country (LDC) status to that of a middle income country on January 1.The graduation is based on three factors which...
Maldives Herathera Island Resort contract goes to Thailand property developer
breakingnews, business, feature, finance, maldives 4:00 AM
Herathera Island, Maldives: News has just emerged that the Thai residential property developer, Amari Estates Company, has won the lease management contract for Herathera Island Resort in the south Maldives.The...
Government’s Social Security Programme Aims to Provide an Honourable and a Dignified Life for Every Citizen
feature, maldives, newage 3:56 AM
Speaking in Kurendhoo of Lhaviyani Atoll, on the government’s social security programme, President Mohamed Nasheed has said the aim of the programme was to ensure that every citizen...
Person of the year 2010
breakingnews, business, entertainment, feature, world 3:52 AM
For connecting more than half a billion people and mapping the social relations among them, for creating a new system of exchanging information and for changing how we...
Maldives environment, weather and climate
breakingnews, feature, maldives, world 3:43 AM
The Maldivian President who dived underwater with his cabinet has givena new light to the association between Maldives and ‘environment’. The worldnow knows how dependent the Maldives is...
Maldives Culture and History
breakingnews, feature, maldives, world 3:33 AM
The islands of Maldives appear in-between the trading route of the Indian Ocean. Thus settlers, and visitors from neighbouring regions and around the world have come in contact...
Maldives-the sunny side of life
breakingnews, feature, maldives, world 3:30 AM
Maldives has deep blue seas, turquoise reefs, white sandy beaches and palm trees. It is also a place full of character, where its people have long spent their...