The Maldives holds a pivotal presidential runoff election, with frontrunner Mohamed Muizzu leaning toward balancing ties with India and China. The election outcome remains highly uncertain.
Notably, the order only limits Indians to staying at Maldives remote islands.
The announcement was made by the island nation s Ministry of Tourism. With effect from 27 April @HPA mv suspends tourists travelling from #India to #Maldives from staying at tourist facilities in inhabited islands. We thank you for the support in our endeavour to make tourism safest possible with minimum inconvenience, it tweeted yesterday.
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With effect from 27 April @HPA mv suspends tourists travelling from #India to #Maldives from staying at tourist facilities in inhabited islands. We thank you for the support in our endeavour to make tourism safest possible with minimum inconvenience. Ministry of Tourism (@MoTmv) April 25, 2021