A collision involving two motorcycles in Gaaf Alif atoll Gemanafushi on Friday left four people injured, two of them in a critical condition, Miadhu reports.
Abdullah Muhthaar, 22, and Ali Ahthar, 18, both from Gemanafushi, were taken to the regional hospital yesterday, but Ahthar was brought to Male’ after doctors discovered he had a brain haemorrage.
The accident is under investigation by the Maldives Police Service.
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(0)President Mohamed Nasheed has been ranked as the 14th hottest leader in the world out of 172 on the list, Miadhu reports.
The president came before US President Barack Obama who followed in 15th place.
The number one slot was given to Yulia Tymoshenko, the Ukranian prime minister followed by Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il is the least ‘hot’.
(0)Dislikes(0)Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed departed for Bangladesh yesterday to attend the final match of the SAFF championship.
Defending champions, the Maldives, will play India tomorrow evening in the capital Dhaka after they beat Sri Lanka 5-1 yesterday.
Before his departure, Waheed said he was going to the final to offer the Maldivian football team support on behalf of the president, the government and the people of the Maldives.
Accompanying the vice president, will be Hassan Afeef, presidential political advisor, and Mohamed Hunaif, the minister of state for home affairs.
Speaking to press, Afeef said the president requested all government employees and staff of state-owned companies, except those who wear uniforms, to dress in red – the colour of the national football team.
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