Drugs

Negative advertising?

And they call us ignorant!
This is part of an advertisement found in an old Sandhaanu magazine…
Apparently, the company which placed this advertisement was advertising some sort of teapot, according to the person who showed this to… »

Addicts, dealers and NGOs: dealing with drugs in the Maldives

… Among the factors identified that drove people to drug use were parental neglect, congestion and lack of privacy and space at home that draws children out to streets, peer pressure, lifestyle decisions as well as lack of job opportunities and proper role models. … Full story from Minivan… »

What is wrong with Ilyas’ ‘Don’t be sad’ speech? – VIDEO UPDATED

Watch the video of Ilyas’ “Don’t be sad” “sermon”:

Never mind Ilyas’ lack of information in science and environment, or other aspects of his speech, on which I can’t comment on because I didn’t listen to it, and I wasn’t there. So the blog post I previously uploaded must be read as it was meant to… »

Let your daughters learn to survive in this world

… Some parents think that locking their daughters from outside world really protects them but the truth is they are less aware of what happens outside world. The above story could have been different if she was aware of the outside world and was able to recognize these kinds of people. I am not saying… »

Shutting down…

… 3… 2… 1…0… believe me, this has now become bigger than either me or you or any other individual. It’s now a matter for the government and the society at large. May Allah save those whom He wills. Amen.
PS: The art site will continue to function daily… or at least until such time I… »

No connection between Maldives’ extremists and youth gangs? Think again

I found the following amusing anonymous comment to TVM Ziyau’s blog post, “Until killed, I shall write!“:
“Every Maldivian knows there is no connection between the empty death threats against the radical Islamophobes & the attack against DhiTV & Haveeru staff. Trying to connect them again raises your code of ethics. If there is a connection… »

ހުރިހާ ނޫސްވެރިން ނަފުސާނީ ބިރުވެރިކަމެއްގެ ތެރޭގައި

މާރާމާރީއާ ގުޅުން ހުރި ޚަބަރުތައް ލިޔެ ފަތުރަން ބައެއް ސްޓޭޝަންތަކުން މިހާރު ބޭނުމެއް ނުވޭ: ހަވީރު އިތުރަށް… »

ހަވީރާއި ދިޓީވީގެ މުވައްޒަފުންނަށް ހަމަލާ ދިން ކަމަށް ތުހުމަތު ކުރެވޭ އަށް މީހެއްގެ ބަންދުގެ މުއްދަތު އިތުރުކޮށްފި

ފުލުހުންނާއި ފުލުހުންގެ އާއިލާތަކަށް ހަމަލަދޭނެ ކަމަށް އިންޒާރު ދީފައިވާ ކަމަށް ފުލުހުން ބުނޭ: ހަވީރު އިތުރަށް… »

Maldives’ Freakonomics: Lesson One – ‘Hakuru’ Business

…Well, ‘Hakuru’ business is no different from any other capitalist enterprise. So, to make really big bucks from it you have to be at the top of the pyramid. The average foot soldier ‘partey’ probably makes very little money – perhaps just enough for his daily fix. Then, why are so many people in the… »

ޕޮލިސް ނޫސް ބަޔާން

މާޗް 15، 2010
އޮރިޖިނަލް ލިންކް
މިހާރަކަށް އައިސް ބައެއް ފަރާތްތަކުން އޮން ލައިން ނޫސްތަކާ ބްލޮގް ތަކުގައި އަނިޔާވެރިކަމާ ކުށްކުރުމަށް ހިތްވަރުދީ ލިޔުންތައް ޝާޢިއު ކުރަމުންދާކަން އަންނަނީ ފާހަގަ ކުރެވެމުންނެވެ. މިފަދަ ލިޔުންތަކުގައި އިސްލާމް ދީނުގެ އަސްލުތަކާ ޚިލާފް ވާހަކަތަކާ ދީނަށް ފުރައްސާރަކޮށް ލިޔުންތައް ލިޔުމާއި މީސް މީހުންގެ މުދަލާ ފުރާނައަށް ގެއްލުން ދިނުމަށް ގޮވާލުމާއި ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ދީނީ އެއްބައިވަންތަކަމަށް ބުރޫއަރާފަދަ ވާހަކަތަކާ ޚިޔާލުތަށް ކުރިއަރުވައި ފަތުރަމުންދާކަން ފާހަގަކުރެވެއެވެ…. »