Dusit expects high returns from its investment in Maldives – The Nation
Dusit expects high returns from its investment in Maldives The Nation CEO Chanin Donavanik told The Nation that Dusit is moving slower to Maldives than other Thai hotel operators such as Minor and Central. The company spent three years looking for the right location and acquired a hotel on Mudhdhoo Island on Baa Atoll, …
Maldives Journal: Hardliners May Thwart Push for ‘Affordable’ Tourism – Wall Street Journal (India) (blog)
Maldives Journal: Hardliners May Thwart Push for 'Affordable' Tourism Wall Street Journal (India) (blog) The Maldives is almost entirely Muslim and the constitution does not recognize other faiths. The legal system is a mix of common law and Quranic law.
Coup in Maldives? Tourists relax amid political fray – Reuters
Sydney Morning Herald Coup in Maldives ? Tourists relax amid political fray Reuters By C.
Graft, politics, militant Islam shake Indian Ocean island – Reuters
Graft, politics, militant Islam shake Indian Ocean island Reuters By C. Bryson Hull | MALE, Maldives (Reuters) – Few of the million or so tourists who visit the Maldives each year would catch even a whiff of the troubled politics or growing militant threat roiling the islands of one of the world's most renowned … and more »
Graft, politics, militant Islam shake Indian Ocean island paradise – Reuters
Graft, politics, militant Islam shake Indian Ocean island paradise Reuters The entry of that brand of Islam into politics has unnerved practitioners of traditionally moderate Maldivian Islam and Western governments alike, and raised worries it could threaten the nation's toddler democracy. In the outer islands of the Muslim ..
Exploring SE Asia’s smallest capital – Yahoo!7 News
Exploring SE Asia's smallest capital Yahoo!7 News Capital of a country famed for gorgeous beaches, Male – occupying an island of two square kilometres near the airport (also an island ) – makes do with an artificial beach composed of sand brought from other islands . The Maldives , with 350000 people, ..
Berlin Goes Nuts over Rare Palm Fruit – ABC News
ABC News Berlin Goes Nuts over Rare Palm Fruit ABC News But when his ship Corbin gave out on the open seas, he had to seek refuge in the Maldives . Unfortunately, the king there wouldn't let the shipwrecked party leave for five years. When Pyrard and his crew were finally able to flee, they took the tale of ..
Frequent flyer: Manu Feildel – Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald Frequent flyer: Manu Feildel Sydney Morning Herald A I'd probably buy a little island in the Maldives and cook the catch of the day. I haven't been there but I am told it is amazing, so I want to check it out
Bahamas holidays: Finding the best beach in the world – Daily Mail
Daily Mail Bahamas holidays: Finding the best beach in the world Daily Mail Over the past five years the Caribbean has faced tough competition from Thailand, the Maldives and Mauritius. Until their rise, it represented the height of long-haul style
Radiohead Provide Soundtrack to The Island President Documentary – Paste Magazine
Paste Magazine Radiohead Provide Soundtrack to The Island President Documentary Paste Magazine In a quick post, he mentioned that the group's music “was used to help tell the story” of Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed in a new documentary called The Island President.
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