• Pr. Nasheed cannot travel abroad and return home: Umar
• Anti Government continues for the 18th night
• Maldives is the cheapest in contrast to the regional airports: Adhil Saleem
• Use of loudspeakers to give religious lectures temporarily banned
• DQP member files lawsuit against Police and seeks MRF 1.5m as a compensation
• STO opens the biggest Nippon paint showroom in Maldives
• Only licensed preachers should give religious sermons and lectures: Islamic Ministry
• Govt will not be shaken by a mere 100 persons coming to streets: Nasheed
• Judge Abdulla’s arrest unconstitutional: Suood
• Freedom of expression crucial for national prosperity and development: President
• Maldives engages the Commonwealth on judicial reform
• British MPs raise concerns over ‘corrupt’ Judiciary in Maldives
• President Visits Maamendhoo and meets Island Council

The South Asia Film Festival will be officially inaugurated today in the Maldives. The Festival is organized jointly by National Center for the Arts, Maldives Film Association, Bangladesh High Commission and Film Trust of India.

The 12 films included in the Festival will be exhibited at Olympus from 8th to the 12th of this month, with two films shown every day at 3.45 pm and 9 pm. Two Maldivian films are also featured in the Festival. Tickets are priced at 25 rufiyaa for a single show and 100 rufiyaa for a season ticket.

Foreign Minister Dr. Ahmed Shaheed will open the Festival at a ceremony today. During the festival a 3-day workshop will be conducted starting on the 10th.

National Center for the Arts has said the purpose of the Festival is to foster friendship and exchange cinematic experience among the countries. The Festival will give Maldivian film artistes the opportunity to come together with counterparts in other countries.

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