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Friends Of Maldives - Press Release

64 Milford Street

Salisbury

SP1 2BP

01722 504 330

United Kingdom

www.friendsofmaldives.co.uk

15 August 2004 17:33 (BST)

Dhivehi Observer editor to speak on BBC

The editor of Dhivehi Observer, Ahmed Shafeeq Ibrahim Moosa (Sappe’), will be giving an interview to the BBC World Service’s The World Today programme.

The programme is repeated several times during the day, schedules may be found at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/schedules/internet/wsradio_today.shtml

Maldivians may listen to the broadcast on the following frequencies:

FREQUENCIES: SOUTH ASIA

From	To	Days	Frequency
00:00	01:00	Daily	1314, 5970
00:00	02:00	Daily	9410
00:00	03:00	Daily	11955
00:00	08:00	Daily	17790, 15310
02:00	02:30	Daily	1413
08:00	17:00	Daily	17790
08:00	18:00	Daily	15310
13:00	16:00	Daily	6195*
13:00	14:00	Daily	1413, 1314
15:00	18:30	Daily	5975
16:00	18:30	Daily	9410
17:45	18:30	Daily	1413
19:00	21:00	Daily	1413+

+ Middle East programmes

* East Asia programmes

For frequencies in your area, please check the World Service web site at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/schedules/new_faqr.shtml

Contact details:

Friends of Maldives is a group concerned with promoting cultural links with Maldives and addressing Human Rights Abuses in the country.

Friends of Maldives - 64 Milford Street,

Salisbury,

SP1 2BP.

Tel. 01722 504 330

Email: admin@friendsofmaldives.co.uk

Maldivian Democratic Party spokesman in the UK - Mohamed Nasheed - 00 44 7833 127 529

Maldivian Democratic Party HQ in Sri Lanka - 00 94 11288 3448

Maldivian Democratic Party spokesman in Sri Lanka - Mohamed Latheef - 0094 777 281 918

Maldivian political commentators: Ahmed Naseer - Mob: 0044 7981 148479

Ahmed Shafeeq Ibrahim Moosa - Mob (UK): 07932939103

Ahmed Nazim Sattar - 00 960 788 719