A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The original Dhivehi article was published on Sun.mv website on 13th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: Born to Shaviyani Atoll Foakaidhoo Island, Ahmed Fatheen was never a cook. Cooking was not among his talents and he was never keen in cooking. Fatheen used to be a teacher in the island school. He […]
Sir Mo Farah called time on his track career after the World Championships The Olympic Champion posted a video with his wife trying synchronised diving Farah was taking a break after claiming gold and silver at the championships The five-time world champion will now prepare for marathon running The 36-year-old has said he will run in the […]
6 Sep 2017 [embedded content] Video by Fitzgibbons International Sally Fitzgibbons has just landed in SoCal where the forecast is looking less than desirable for a World Championship event. Especially so considering she just got back from that last epic swell in the Maldives. Check out her compilation clip, but mute it then press play with […]
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has canceled a visit to the Maldives to speak at the annual session of the World Health Organisation’s regional committee for Southeast Asia. A senior manager at the Paradise Island Resort, which is hosting the WHO meeting, confirmed to the Maldives Independent that Bachchan’s booking at the resort was cancelled Thursday upon […]
Indian Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan addresses an event in Mumbai on May 12, 2017, held to announce him as World Health Organization (WHO) goodwill ambassador for Hepatitis in South-East Asia. PHOTO/AFP Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who was to take part in the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s seventieth session of the Regional Committee for South-East Asia […]
The seventieth Regional Committee session of World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region is to start on Wednesday. While it is to be held in the Maldives, a number of health officials from member countries are expected to take part in the meeting, as well as senior WHO officials and its Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis, […]
(Getty Images) Environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio did not hire a private seaplane to “party hop around the Maldives,” despite an untrue and purposefully deceptive story. Gossip Cop can bust this report, which calls the climate crusading actor a “phony” and “full of gas.” According to the often inaccurate National Enquirer, “DiCaprio is all about saving […]
These sun-kissed islands, this evening cloudy sky, these serene sea sides, full of tranquillity, away from chaos. I feel my heartbeat shifting at ease. As I take each step, barefoot on the sand of my country.Clean, blue water of my country has seen me through thick and thin.As I move towards my home in Male […]
The opposition has launched a social media campaign urging Bollywood superstar Sir Amitabh Bachchan to cancel an upcoming trip to the Maldives. The legendary actor is scheduled to speak at the annual session of the World Health Organisation’s regional committee for Southeast Asia due to begin on September 6 at the Paradise Island Resort near Malé. Bachchan […]