On 17 October 2009, the Maldives’ top government officials donned their scuba gear for the world’s first underwater cabinet meeting. Fish floated around while ministers communicated with hand gestures ...

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The Maldives announces a generational smoking ban aimed at phasing out tobacco use. Learn who’s affected and what the new ...

Ahmed Afaal, vice chair of the Maldives Tobacco Control Board, who spearheaded the vaping ban, said the latest decision was a ...

Maldives (CNN) — Made up of more than 1,000 islands spread over 90,000 square kilometers, Maldives is a country like no other. The majority of the nation’s 160-plus resorts sit on individual islands, ...

Maldives made history as it became first country in the world to impose generational smoking ban. According to CNN, Maldives has become the first country to impose a generational smoking ban, making ...