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Continue reading →: Minivan news stands out in its coverage of the 9/29 Explosion
As the investigation of the Sultan Park Explosion of September 29th turns into its fifth day, the local media reporting seems to be partitioned and lacking in the capacity to do justice to the full spectrum of issues related to the incident. Most of the media outlets have focused on…
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Continue reading →: The Girl in a Wheel Chair "parked" outside the Mosque
The other day a girl in a wheel chair was “parked” in front of the gate to Orchid Magu, Bandaara Miskiiy. She was there when people came out of the mosque after the Asr prayers. She was in the heat of the sun. A person wearing a mundu and a…
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Continue reading →: Doing Business in Maldives & The Expatriate Factor
Yesterday I was with a friend who was at the airport to receive an expatriate he was bringing for a cafe that he ran. He said that he owned a small cafe that was managed for him by his male in-laws. Despite business being good his wife and he were…
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Continue reading →: "Worst Child Abuse Case" Uncovered
Tampa Bay Online (TBO.com) has reported: PINELLAS PARK – A 12-year-old boy, his body battered and burned, was kept in an empty bedroom with no furniture and only a bucket to relieve himself. Authorities said Friday that if the boy tried to come out of the room, an ironing board…
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Continue reading →: The Aftermath of the Sultan Park Blast
Scotsman.com website Scotland on Sunday has reported the Sultan Park Blast, which also topped the headlines of numerous international media including the BBC, CNN, Sky News and so on. This comment attached herewith underlines the kind of prejudice that we face throughout the world. In order to survive and exist…
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Continue reading →: "The Final Frontier: Won!" for the Renegades
Finally, the bomb has exploded in the manner that would bring the best impact. A remote controlled explosion of a “home-made” bomb, in the most frequented spot of the country, which caused more than seven tourists to be hospitalized. The explosion occured right in front of the watchful “eyes” of…
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Continue reading →: The Child is to Blame: Media Attitude to Abuse
Jazeera Daily in Male’ reported on September 26th that they have been told by the Maldives Police Services that the investigation of the “horrendous” rape of a young girl by a person now named as Ahmed Muhsin will be ready for sending to the Attorney General’s Office within two weeks.…
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Continue reading →: The Phantom Monster is a Reality
This evening I learned that fresh police reinforcements have been sent to Addu to manage the escalation of fighting and violence between the communities of Maradhoo and Feydhoo and the terrorising of Addu which has brought almost everything to a standstill there. Property and human lives were no longer safe…
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Continue reading →: Protection from the Gangs by Affiliation
Tonight I took a taxi from Nasandhura Jetty to Villingili Ferry Terminal. On the way I had a conversation with the driver. It was initiated by his announcement to me that the trip would cost me 20 Rufiyaa, as it was the standard charge for taxi trips initiating from Nasandhura…
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Continue reading →: Experts Warn Against Child Abuse due to Internet Misuse
Bayanihan.org reports: Internet misuse worldwide is helping strip children of their right to a dignified existence, University of North Carolina professor and developmental pediatrics expert Dr. Sharon Cooper has said. “Over nine million images of child pornography are on the Internet and about six percent of these are of infants…
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Continue reading →: What a shame!
The gang fighting in Addu has erupted into a clash with the police last night, that resulted in injuries to 11 policemen and four civilians. One of the poice vehicles which went to the scene was rampaged. This is a violet gang fight that has been terrorizing the local population…
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Continue reading →: Battling Online Child Porn
Bangkok Post reports: Vienna (dpa) – Pictures flicker across a computer screen. A little girl, no more than five or six. Bound and tortured. Raped. Begging Daddy to stop. Horror fiction? No – an ever more alarming reality. “Eighty per cent of the abuse seen in online child porn is…
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Continue reading →: Coach faces sexual abuse charges!
Yakima Herald reports: As Yakima Valley parents struggle with news that a popular youth coach faces charges of sexually assaulting one of his players, a mental health counselor said they should maintain communication with their children. “We should always be involved with our kids in whatever they are doing —…
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Continue reading →: Babysitter’s child for a 12 year old!
Brisbane Times reports: A 12-year-old schoolgirl gave birth to her babysitter’s child, a court has heard. […] Matthew James Vernon, 29, of Ballarat East, had sex with the girl at least twice while babysitting at her home. […] The [child’s mother] said her daughter was also torn between wanting to…
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Continue reading →: New Maldives: Special Majlis to Take Over the Government!
I think it is very important for us right now to be able to find out a way out of the deadlock that we have in drafting a new constitution for the country. The media has raised concern over the incapacity of the Special Majlis to adopt a draft constitution…
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Continue reading →: A Case of Sexual Abuse in Brisbane
Brisbane Times has repoted that the Education Department has investigated claims that a six-year-old student ran a “sex club” in a suburban primary school involving a dozen grade one students. The news item has significance to us in how the society reacts to such incidents in a civilized country like…
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Continue reading →: A case of Rights
Freedom is a right. It is not always upheld by those who are appointed to serve and protect. Yet, the actions of a few do not represent that of the nation nor the institution they belong. Eggsalad Annie * The Weird Wagon: Heinz Secret Recipe A worthy and a very…
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Continue reading →: Two Sides of the Coin
As I got off the ferry around half past one after midnight, I noticed that a young man was being almost dragged off the boat. As I was one of the last people to get down, I saw the ferry captain and a few of the ferry officers going up…
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Continue reading →: Old Minds & Lazy Ways in Modern & Competitive Times!
A post on the blog Mr Maldives regarding the ferry services from Villingili – a satellite island eight minutes from the capital Male’, highlights the plight of commuters to Male’ from Villingili in the morning. […] hundreds people was stuck at vilimale terminal because of inadequate ferry to fill the…
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