Schrodinger's Cat

by Warm Pixels For me to live life in a place as suffocating as the Maldives is sheer torture, and I bet most Maldivians wouldn't understand, not even my closest friends or even Firefly. I'm not talking about the lack of entertainment, like theaters, malls, bowling alleys and rinks. Do we have any of those? Nope. Not even the only three theaters in the entire country are working. I want to be able to hold hands with Firefly.  You see, it's not possible here. Nor would my friends understand, even though they're okay with it, nor would Firefly, because they're just not into holding hands and such things. I miss him,...

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Posted in: True Stories

Man sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for sexual abuse of child

Noonu Kudafari Magistrate Court has sentenced a man to 15 years imprisonment after he was convicted to have had sexually abused a child with whom he had a relationship of trust and confidence.  The convicted man is Moosa Didi, 45, from Vaadhoo, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll.  The incident in question occurred last year, on the 24th of March. The sentence was pronounced last Thursday.  Moosa Didi was sentenced under Section 9(a) and 9(b) of the Act on Special Measures against Sexual Abuse of Children.  According to the section, any person in a relationship of trust and confidence with a child sexually abuses the...

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Posted in: News

Bill on death penalty drafted, unclear on action on past sentences: AG Shakoor

Attorney General (AG) Azima Shakoor stated on Thursday that the government’s bill on implementing death penalty would be made public early in the coming week. Speaking at a press conference in Velaanaage, Shakoor confirmed that the AG’s office had completed drafting the bill, which was now in the final stages of discussion. She confirmed that the bill would be made public on the office’s website in the coming week, stating the matter “is very much connected to public sentiments and a large number of people feel this matter needs a fast solution”. Saying that “it was a pity” that three weeks had passed in the drafting stage,...

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Posted in: Politics / Religion