Maldives to take over GMR airport despite court order

Govt rejects an order from a Singapore court suspending the cancellation of GMR's $511 mn project

The Maldives government will take control of an airport managed by GMR Infrastructure, its defence minister said on Monday, despite an order from a Singapore court suspending the cancellation of GMR's $511 million project.

The government will take control of the airport, located in the capital Male, from Saturday, defence minister and acting transport minister Mohamed Nazim told a press conference.

GMR on Monday won a stay order from a Singapore court on the cancellation of Maldives' biggest foreign investment project and would continue to operate the airport as normal, the company said.

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