Tax refund policies do not commonly apply in the Maldives, but tourists enjoy tax exemptions on certain services. The ...

The geography of the Maldives is complicated by the majority of its coastline being made up of coral reefs and having very steep terrain - between 20 to 40 degrees on average and reaching a ...

Beyond money and geography, there is another important difference between India and China as competitors, one that was illustrated during the Maldives’ flare-up with India earlier this year.

As reputations go, the Maldives is probably best known as a ... In the Baa Atoll, a quirk of oceanic geography funnels plankton into Hanifaru Bay, transforming the reef into the ideal spot for ...

The Maldives is one the most vulnerable countries on earth to the consequences of climate change. Its government has been a strong voice in international forums on climate-related issues.

The Maldives is a republic lies south-west of the Indian sub-continent. It is made up of a chain of nearly 1,200 islands, most of them uninhabited. None of the coral islands stand more than 1.8 ...