In an update in Miadhu News, the number of foreigners working in Maldives has gone up to 77,000 which is a remarkable figure when we compare the population of Maldives. Out of this 77,000, about 50% of them are working in the construction industry. There are lots of new construction work going around in Maldives which includes new buildings and new resorts. 12,800 workers in the tourism industry as there are about 90 resorts in Maldives.

Interesting factor is that more than 50% of foreigners working in Maldives are Bangladeshi Nationals and the second comes Indians. There are Nationals from 30 countries working in Maldives. The number of expatriates coming Maldives for work has increased very much in the last two years as there are new projects coming up and lack of skilled professionals in Maldives could be the reason for the employers to look for foreign nationals. Employing foreigners are more expensive as the employer needs to take care of the visa charges, Accommodation, flight tickets, food etc, but for a local the expense is much less.

I get lots of enquiries for getting a Job in Maldives. I have started a new forum for employers and individuals who are interested in working in Maldives. There are lots of employment agents who do the recruitment work, but they charge for this service. If you are an employer and have a vacancy, you can post it in the Jobs Forum. Individuals seeking job in Maldives can also post their Job requirement on this forum. I am not responsible for any of these posts and there is no fees involved in this. Employers can contact the candidates directly and negotiate the deal.

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Dhiraagu has great offers for Ramadan. I was really surprised while reading the offers on their website. The competition between the telecom operators in Maldives has really blessed the subscribers of Dhiraagu. During Ramadan, you are eligible for winning loads of prices, cash price if you are lucky, free wifi usage, eligible for winning MRF 100,000 if you recharge or reload for more than MRF 100 for pre-paid subscribers, using GPRS, free credit if you reload on Fridays and lot more. Check it out yourself. Services like  checking the menu of a restaurant, prices of vegetables, recipes.

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There are good number of expatriates working in Maldives and they need to send money home. There are different ways to send money to your home country. Different methods have advantages and disadvantages, but you need to decide which method you should opt.

1. Demand Draft
2. Telegraphic Transfer
3. Western Union
4. Money Gram
5. By Cash

Demand draft is the most preferred method for most of the expatriates working in Maldives. The commission rate is less and you can request for a DD in your local currency. The disadvantage of this method is that you need to send the DD to your bank or home by post or somebody travelling to your home country.

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Dhiraagu has announced a special rate for International calls i.e Mrf 1.99 per minute to India, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia during Ramadan. This I feel is the lowest rate offered till now and you do not need to use 019 code, but 00 + the country code. This offer is available for 24 hours a day during Ramadan.

For more information, Visit the Dhiraagu press release

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Wataniya Telecoms is the first Mobile operator in the Maldives to offer 3G service. With this 3G service, you can make video phone calls, browse the Internet with high speed. The coverage is right now restricted to Male’, the capital of Maldives and nearby islands. I don’t think the service is operational full fledged. I tried using a sim of Wataniya in Male’ but I was not getting the 3G network. Dhiraagu will also soon launch the 3G service soon hopefully as I use a Dhiraagu connection

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Wataniya telecoms is another mobile service provider in Maldives. Wataniya has recently introduced a new service called wChat. With this service, Wataniya users can chat on a one-to-one basis or one-to-many in 6 different ‘chat rooms’. Registered wChat users can chat with anyone else in the chatting community at anytime, using their handset. Chat rooms cover a variety of different subjects from friends, jokes, and sport to movies, allowing customers to express their views or share thoughts on common areas of interest.

With the wChat service Wataniya customers can search for and make new friends, choosing whether to chat privately or join in a conversation with a group of other mobile users. A simple SMS of F send to 4141 will give a return SMS showing the wChat customer all his or her online contacts.

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Dhiraagu has introduced a new service where Dhiraagu Mobile users can receive the  information related to the a particular Doctor or a specific Department of IGMH (Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital). This should be very helpful for the people in the Maldives.

To get IGMH OPD duty via SMS, simply send an SMS to 446 with the Keyword
IGMH followed by the first 3 letters of the information you require.

Each SMS sent to 446 will be charged Rf 1

This is a value added service from Dhiraagu. You can find more information at the Dhiraagu Website

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If you are moving back home from Maldives to India, then you will be having lots of luggage and its not advisable to carry along with you. The best way is to send through Cargo. The procedure is very simple and the cost is very less.

First get your things packed well in boxes and count the number of boxes

Then go to Cyprea Travels in Male’ who are the authorized agents for Air India Cargo and tell them the number of boxes and the destination details. They will give you labels for the number of boxes you have.

Next you need to take all your goods to the Male’ International Airport cargo and get it weighed and get clearance from Customs and NSS. Then again from the Island aviation office you need to fill up a form and then come back again to Cyprea and make the payment according the weight. Then again you need to go back to the Cargo and hand over the Airway bills. You will get a copy of the airway bill. Usually the next day, the goods to be sent to the destination.

Hope this may be helpful for you

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There are a few private clinics in Maldives. The Major Government hospital in Maldives is the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital or shortly called IGMH and only private hospital in Maldives is ADK hospital. There is another private hospital coming in Addu which is called IMDC.

Private clinics in Male’ the capital of Maldives

• AMDC Clinic
• Central Clinic
• Imperial Medical Centre
• The Clinic
• Yeganegi’s Clinic
• Male’ Medical Centre
• Poly Clinic
• Family Clinic
• IMDC

There is no initiative by any of the healthcare providers in Maldives to promote Medical Tourism in Maldives even though tourism is the biggest revenue generator for the country.

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Alfresco Cafe is an open cafe located at the basement of STO Trade centre. Today evening I just happen to visit there for a Tea.

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