DO
Review Eviction
notice for the Maldives Dictator
On Friday, Nepal's government formally told the
deposed monarch Gyanendra to vacate the royal
palace within two weeks. The Nepalese TV is
broadcasting video of trucks being driver from
the palace to the deposed monarch's private home
and the government has setup a committee to
audit palace property prior to nationalisation.
Reading this piece of news, I just can't help
but wonder when it will our day in the Maldives.
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Hamid's Blog Iraqi
FA at odds with FIFA... lessons for Maldives
Sports not only produce dramatic stories on the
field. International sport administration this
week is buzzing with speculation on weather the
Iraqi World Cup qualifier with Australia
scheduled for this Sunday 1st June in Brisbane,
Australia will go ahead or not.
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President Requests Changes To New Constitution
As part of a final review of the constitution in progress, President Gayoom has
requested seven key areas be addressed before the document is finalised by the
Special Majlis (constitutional assembly) – including a request for some form of
presidential immunity from prosecution. The draft was completed earlier this
month, but is now undergoing last-minute revisions before ratification by the
president.
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Business News
Maldives
to offer 11 new islands for resort development
COLOMBO (AFP) — The Indian Ocean island of the Maldives plans to open 11 new
islands to foreign investors to develop upmarket tourist resorts, an official
said Wednesday. The new resorts, some to be built on reclaimed land, will add to
the 33 resorts islands currently under development, the island's Planning
Ministry executive director Mohamed Shareef told AFP by telephone.
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SMH Travel The
naked Male
Belinda Jackson goes beyond the luxurious resorts of this island nation to find
out how the locals live. Blood washes across the floor, splattering the tiled
walls and columns as it is mixed with water and washed down a drain. As night
falls upon this isolated island in the Indian Ocean, a man hunches over a flayed
corpse, peeling meaty hunks from the carcass's spine then holding them up for
inspection to a thinning crowd. No one ever said the fish market in Male, the
capital of the Maldives, was pretty, which is ironic, given that the country
banks on its beauty to reel in the world's high-flyers for seriously luxe
downtime.
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Thursday 29 May 2008
Letter to Editor
Poverty
in Maldives
Inaugurating the second SAARC Ministerial level meeting on poverty alleviation
on 27 May 2008, President Maumoom Abdul Gayoom of the Maldives claimed that no
child goes to bed hungry in the Maldives (Haveeru Beta Online). However,
statistics from his own governmental agencies and UNICEF indicates otherwise.
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Local News
Defecting
MP Zubair sacked from government
Ahmed Zubair, MP for Ari Atoll, who defected from Dictator Gayyoom's DRP party
has been sacked from his government post. Zubair got the notice of termination 3
days after he signed up to the Republican Party, which has just been given
permission to form. Zubair was a key member of DRP and had been deputy minister
of Transport and Communication. The termination notice gave no reason but it
Zubair himself believes that this was politically motivated.
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Minivan News
Russian
Diver Death Due To "Health And Safety Breakdown": Fellow Diver
A diver present at last week's diving accident in the Maldives, which led to the
death of 36-year-old Russian tourist Roman Kudarov and injured nine others, has
said "a complete systemic breakdown in health and safety procedures" led to the
tragedy. more
Tributes
paid to the Maldivian surf legend Tony who died yesterday
Male' - Tony Hussain Hinde, the famous surf legend died on Tuesday afternoon in
a freak accident whilst surfing at Pasta Point in Male' Atoll. Tony is credited
with introducing surfing to the Maldives in 1973. In fact most Maldivians think
he is a Maldivian but is an Australian who has bridged that cultural gap. Tony
and his surfboard were serendipitously shipwrecked in Maldives almost 35 years
ago. He is most famous for running the surf school in Tari Village, now Dhonveli
Beach. He once said "Hardly a sunrise goes by that I don't thank Allah for that
shipwreck. I paddle into the see-through waves. The coral bottom seems to bend
up to meet me. Carving across my first few waves, I have to tear my eyes away
from the reef below in order to beat the curl above. Not that I'm complaining."
The surf community in the Maldives will greatly miss him so will his many
friends and of course his family. On behalf of DO readers, we convey our deepest
sympathy to Tony's family and friends. May he rest in peace.
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Surftripmaldives.com Surfing
in Maldives
Maldivians have been surfing using planks for a long time. However, modern
surfing came to the Maldives in the late 70s. In 1973 Tony Hinde an Australian
surfer took a break from surfing in Sri Lanka and together with a friend set
sail for the Africa. He was never to reach his destination. His ship seriously
off course was shipwrecked on the shore breaks of Male'. Tony discovered the
thrill of surfing on the Maldivian reefs. He changed his name to Tony Hussein
Hinde, married a local lady, opened his own surf agency and decided to stay for
good. more
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Tributes
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Surfing
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