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Lifting of military alert level will not affect tourism sector

Minister of Tourism Ali Waheed has assured lifting of military alert level of Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) will not affect the tourism sector.

Speaking to media, tourism minister described the lifting of alert level as a safety precaution taken by the government to ensure no incidents are occurred. Highlighting Maldives is one of the safest destinations, minister said it is important to promote Maldives as a safe destination as well.

MNDF has lifted the alert status of the military to "Yellow Two" effective from 1900hours of December 24.