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President Muizzu departs for historic Pakistan State Visit as nations mark 60 years of diplomatic ties

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu and First Lady Sajidha Mohamed departed the Maldives on Tuesday morning for a three-day State Visit to Pakistan, marking the first high-level engagement between the two…

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Police issue traffic advisory ahead of Boduthakurufaanu Magu repairs

Maldives Police Service has announced temporary traffic restrictions along a section of Boduthakurufaanu Magu in Malé to facilitate road repair works beginning at midnight on October 19. According to an…

STELCO officially begins electricity operations in Fuvahmulah City

State Electric Company Limited (STELCO) has officially commenced electricity service operations in Fuvahmulah City, marking…

Fenaka management handed over to STELCO MD Dr Ali Azwar

The government has appointed State Electric Company Limited (STELCO) Managing Director Dr Ali Azwar to…

President’s Office warns against inviting foreign powers into Maldives maritime security affairs

The President’s Office has reaffirmed that the Maldives will not permit foreign military forces or…

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Malaysia orders school closures as severe haze from Indonesian wildfires worsens

Malaysia has ordered schools in areas experiencing severe air pollution to close from Friday, October 9, as thick haze linked…

Narendra Modi marks 25 years in government, from Gujarat to New Delhi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked 25 continuous years as a head of government on October 7, a political journey…

‘I couldn’t let all of them die’: Indian flydubai pilot recalls midair attack

Captain Smit Machchhar, the flydubai pilot seriously injured when his co-pilot attacked him during a flight from Dubai to Tel…

India’s JWALA micro-missile moves from development to testing

Indian defence technology firm IG Defence is preparing to conduct the first experimental trial of its indigenous JWALA micro-missile programme,…

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