The court decision could be critical to the tourism-dependent island nation's economic future.
"The government has decided we will open all spas and give all the services to tourists which we have been giving before," said President Mohammed Nasheed.
"The tour operators were very worried" about the closure, he said.
Last week, authorities ordered all spas to close following a protest in the capital on Dec 23 in which thousands of people called for a halt to "anti-Islamic" activities including spas.
The protesters also demanded that authorities halt the sale of alcohol on islands inhabited by local people, stop plans to allow direct flights from Israel, and demolish statues given by other countries to commemorate a South Asian summit in November which they saw as idols. Read on and comment » | Wednesday, January 04, 2012
