Thirees (Thirty)An email from September 1998 explains how government resources and public money was used to spread propaganda for a presidential election in the Maldives. The 30th anniversary of the Second Republic was celebrated with madness, turning the country into a carnival. |
އިސްލާހީ ތަގުރީރަށް ތިން އަހަރުވީއިރު އިސްލާހުތައް ފޭލްވެފައިއެތާގައި ވާނެ ކަންތައް ކުރިން އެގިގެންނެއް ނޫނެވެ. ނަމަވެސް މުހިންމު ޖަލްސާއެއް ކަމަށް އެގިފައި އޮތީތީވެ، އަދި ސިޔާސީ ގޮތުން ހަލަބޮލި ދުވަސްވަރަކަށް ވީތީވެއެވެ. ގައުމަށް ބަދަލުތަކެއް އައުމަށް ބޭނުންވެފައި ތިބި އެތައް ބަޔަކު އަހަރެންނެކޭ އެއްފަދައިން އެހޯލުގައި އިށީދެ ތިއްބެވެ. އަދި ހޯލުން ޖާގަ ނުލިބިގެން ބޭރުގައި ވެސް ތިއްބެވެ. |
An open letter to Mr Kutti NasheedYou have become the new hot sensation in the Maldivian blogosphere. Even though I have never seen photographs by you in Flickr, I have come to notice that you have become a commandeering influence over Maldivian photographers using Flickr as well. These recent developments made me to start typing this letter to you, unable to escape from your dominating presence in my life. |
Gayoom’s ministers for MDP leadershipIn an exclusive interview with Minivan News, Michael O’Shea, co-editor of MaldivesCulture.com, expressed regret over ‘publication of allegations of corruption against Gayoom’s former attorney general Mohamed Munavvar and former minister Ibrahim Hussain Zaki.’ |
“Isthiufaa”, an alternative Dhivehi song.Dhivehi musicians breaking free from the influence of main stream Hindi and English tunes are rare. Out of them a very few are courageous enough to produce any politically oriented songs representing views of the oppressed youth of the nation. |
Chikungunya and Dengue outbreaks show failure of public health systemWhen an unusual fever started spreading in the Maldives with symptoms of Chikungunya, the government was once again slow to react. The government of Maldives failed to act according to WHO best practices for communicating with the public during an outbreak. |
މައުމޫނުގެ އައްޑުވަސް އިންޓަރވިއުމިއީ މައުމޫނުގެ އަމިއްލަ ނުވަތަ ޒާތީ ކަންތަކާއި މެދުގައި އެންމެ ބޮޑަށް ސުވާލުކޮށްފައި ހުރި އިންޓަރވިއު އެވެ. އައްޑުވަހުގެ ބަނޑޭރި ގަނޑުގައި މި އިންޓަރިވިއު މައިގަނޑު ލިޔުމުގެ ގޮތުގައި އިސްތިހާރު ކުރުމަށް ލިޔެފައި އޮތީ "އުފާވެރި ކައިވެންޏަކަށް ވުރެ ބޮޑު ހިތްހަމަޖެހުމެއް ނޯންނާނެ" މިގޮތަށެވެ. ނަމަވެސް އެތެރޭގައި އިންޓަރވިއުގެ ސުރުހީއަކަށް ލިޔެފައި އޮތީ "ކަމަކަށް ނުވާކަހަލަ ގޮތަކަށް ދެއަތްބަށް މީހުނާ އިނުމަކީ އަޅުގަނޑު ވަރަށް ނުގަބޫލު ކަމެއް" މިހެންނެވެ. |
The Maldives* Unforgettable StayALL INCLUSIVE: * One-way ticket * No air-conditioning * Professional entertainers offer hard massage and traditional torture * Bread and water (if available) * Offer exclusively reserved for journalists (A great advertising campaign by Reporters Without Borders) |
PODCAST 01: Presenting the presenter Ibrahim KhaleelListen the interview in our first podcast which reveals a glimpse of how TV Maldives, the state run television station, funded by the money Maldivians earn is used for government propaganda. |
Tom and Katie Cruise refuse to meet with dictator Gayoom of MaldivesThe newly wed Hollywood couple, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, has refused to meet with the Maldives dictator Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, a reliable source has told Maldives Today. According to our source, the request to meet Gayoom was declined by the couple currently on honeymoon in the Maldives. |
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