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Dhilafushi, A Floating Hotel Designed as a conversion of an existing Floating Fish Factory for Umar Jamal and Mohoj.

http://mooinc.com/proposed-floating-hotel-design-2/

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A thriving tourism industry can be harnessed to hegemonic ambitions and it seems probable that success as a destination has been exploited to consolidate the power and standing of the regime. Various other stakeholders within and outside of government have utilised tourism as a tool to further their own political agendas. The aftermath of the tsunami also raised political questions about tourism and there was a feeling in some quarters that the needs of the tourism industry had priority over those of nationals, some of whom were without adequate housing or drinking water for an extended period while resorts were quickly repaired or rebuilt (Action Aid, 2006; Tourism Concern, 2005). The government and its supporters maintain that President Gayoom’s almost 30 years of uninterrupted rule has averted the political instability which has blighted the region. Tourism strategies in particular have transformed the economy so that incomes are substantially above those in much of South Asia. Revenue from tourism has been spent on education and health services, improving standards of living and the quality of life (BBC, 2007c). Government opponents reply that average incomes conceal an uneven distribution of wealth and that a majority of the population are still poor and denied fundamental rights. They contend that tourism earnings have not been fairly allocated, one local critic pointing out that “after 30 years as an exclusive tourist destination, Maldives has not produced a top rated chef and many positions in the industry are still dominated by expatriate staff” (O’Shea, 2006).

THE POLITICS OF TOURISM: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE MALDIVES Joan C. Henderson Nanyang Technological University

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:_b6gS5BcsgcJ:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/25378/1/VOLUME_3_No1_art05.pdf+&hl=en&gl=mv&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgiblTQjGgWs1Vv3wa8N_4PBfKNZY1MSWeHVGfufVarOAiyXwLUcSpTJnZBe8LjZ_aDLyuhbfa_t_3s710yadMkY4vvg7faF3gVDlx5LlnaNKE46-wsaeIueIWg-w7s3uGi_kNt&sig=AHIEtbTHpakwJVc8WCe2xMhpelC_Yb-rxg

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“ މަގުމަތީގައި ހިންގާފައި އުޅުމަކީ ވަރަށް ދާހިއްލާ ކަމެއް 

ހިންގާފައި ދާއިރު ފެންނާނެ ބައިވަރު ފަހަތުގަ ގޮނޑި ހުސްކޮށް، އެކަކު ދުއްވާފަދާ ސައިކަލު 

ދެމީހުން އެއްދިމާލަކަށްދާނަމަ ހިނގާފަދާ މީހާއަށް އެގޮންޑި ލިބިއްޖެނަމަ ދެމީހުންނަށް ލިބޭވަރަށް ކުރިއެރުމެއް 

މިފުރުސަތު ސައިކަލު ދުއްވާ މީހުން ހިނގާފަދާ މީހުންނަށް ފުރުސަތު މަގަށް ލުއިވާނެ

The carpool alternative for Male’ - offer free saikal seats to pedestrians: increase saikal efficiency by reducing no. of 1 person saikals. reduce sweat.

(via magupool, a project by atollscape)

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King Kalaafaan Manuscripts 

How the Maldives monarchy treasured the remembrance of a fallen king for more than four hundred years

by Ahmed Nazim Sattar

The contents of the ten paper grants related in this book demonstrate how the Maldives monarchy continued to treasure the remembrance of a fallen king for more than four hundred years by maintaining his tomb as a “recurring” charitable institution. 

The discovery of the Kalaafaan Manuscripts demonstrated par excellence how the Maldivian tradition of remembering the past was carried out by successive kings and queens for more than four hundred years, over the death of a slain king, Kalaafaan. The documents proved that, what amounted to a small fortune, was spent to sustain the remembrance of this King, who in many ways was better remembered dead than alive. 

Produced by Atollscape in collaboration with National Centre for Linguistic and Historical Research (2010) English and Dhivehi  ISBN 99915-95-99-6 500 copies 170 pages

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