The Republic of the Maldives is a major tourist destination known for its clear waters, white sandy beaches, and 5-star resorts. The island nation is made up of 1,190 islands spread over 35,000 square ...

On an island, space for anything is hard to come by — including garbage. In the Maldives, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, the government decided to do something rather drastic to fix this ...

Here we decode three equally enthralling but completely different islands, where the only hardship for a tropical Goldilocks is choosing which one is just right. On a 15-minute seaplane flight to Kagi ...

The Maldives are often known as an expensive luxury destination with five-star resorts. However, my husband and I traveled to the local islands in the Maldives for just $100 per day. By visiting the ...

MALÉ, Maldives — To live in the Maldives is to live in one of two worlds. Either you belong to the capital — Malé, a micro-Manhattan in the Indian Ocean — or you are out in “the islands,” among the ...

2005-01-02 04:00:00 PDT Malé, Maldives-- When the tsunami that devastated Indian Ocean nations last Sunday hit the Maldives, the giant wave swept right over many of the nation's islands. For the ...

Now a staple in kitchens across the Maldives, chili is believed to have been introduced by the Portuguese in the 16th century ...

The Maldives’ first private island international resort was the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island. Coming up on its 25-year anniversary, the resort is now a twin-island property and it’s celebrating all ...

He was responsible for shipping all the goods that the Maldive Islands needed, and formed Maldives Shipping Ltd (MSL) that ...

Holly East receives funding from NERC. At the southern tip of the Maldives, on the tiny island of Villingili, a patch of ground rises to tower a whole 2.4m above the sea. It’s the world’s lowest high ...