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Asian Tribune
| over 2 years ago
19 editor Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed has personally apologized to a European couple who were insulted during a renewal of marriage vows ceremony in the Maldives. "The entire country is deeply saddened and sorry for what has happened,...
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Fox
| over 2 years ago
Sri Lanka Two Swiss tourists who chose the Maldives' white-sand beaches as the setting to renew their marriage vows were instead mocked by the officiator, who chanted abuse and curses in the local language at the unsuspecting couple. The ceremony,...
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Hindustan times
| over 2 years ago
The Maldivian government has apologised to a European couple, abused as "swine" and "infidels", during what was supposed to be a romantic renewal of wedding vows, in the Indian Ocean archipelago. The Maldivian ambassador in Geneva, conveyed to the...
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Hindustan times
| over 2 years ago
Maldives government said on Friday that it would issue guidelines on tourist weddings after a YouTube video showed a Swiss couple being mocked and insulted by the staff of a resort hotel while renewing their marriage vows. The video showed the couple...
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AP Online
| over 2 years ago
Sri Lanka (AP) — Their second wedding video perhaps wasn't quite what they were expecting.
Two foreign tourists who chose the Maldives and its golden beaches as a setting to renew their marriage vows were instead mocked by the hotel...
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Macleans
| over 2 years ago
Their second wedding video perhaps wasn't quite what they were expecting. Two foreign tourists who chose the Maldives and its golden beaches as a setting to renew their marriage vows were instead mocked by the hotel officiator, who chanted abuse and...
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BBC
| over 2 years ago
Two arrested over abusive Maldives wedding ceremony Maldivian High Commissioner to UK, Dr Farahanaz Faisal: "The whole country is shocked" Police in the Maldives have arrested two employees of a resort allegedly involved in abusing a European couple...
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The Globe & Mail
| over 2 years ago
Three things we're talking about this morning Spooky stuff: Take a look at this clip , from a 1928 Charlie Chaplin movie, and see if it doesn't creep you out just a little...Blame game: With Double Downs and burger pizzas all the rage, it's no wonder...
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Sky News
| over 2 years ago
The celebrant, who used the local language to call them "swine", "infidels" and a series of other foul-mouthed names, was arrested along with another worker at the upmarket resort where the event was held. Video footage of the couple, who are thought...
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CNN
| over 2 years ago
The couple thought they were taking part in a marriage renewal ceremony conducted in the local Dhivehi language. But the officiant used the occasion to insult them and call them names. The Maldives -- an archipelago of almost 1,200 coral islands...
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BBC South Asia
| over 2 years ago
All tourist hotels will be required to follow the rules to be issued shortly, President Mohamed Nasheed said in his weekly radio address. He described the behaviour of those involved as "absolutely disgraceful". Police have reportedly detained a...
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CNN
| over 2 years ago
The couple thought they were taking part in a marriage renewal ceremony conducted in the local Dhivehi language. But the officiant used the occasion to insult them and call them names. The Maldives -- an archipelago of almost 1,200 coral islands...
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Gawker
| over 2 years ago
It's time to turn to the dark side to truly get things done with Lifehacker Evil Week. What could go wrong with getting married in the beautiful Maldives? How about hiring a minister who calls you "infidel" and "swine" in a language you don't...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| over 2 years ago
Maldivian police spokesman Ahmed Shiyam said the celebrant, who conducted the ceremony in the local language at an upmarket resort fringed by white sand and turquoise water, had been arrested with another hotel employee on Thursday. A video of the...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| over 2 years ago
The couple thought the staff member who was presiding over the ceremony was delivering a blessing in the local language. But it has now emerged that the celebrant was abusing them with insults such as "swine" and "infidel". Unaware of what was really...
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The independent
| over 2 years ago
The couple were unknowingly mocked during the ceremony in the Maldives A foreign couple who paid hundreds of dollars to renew their wedding vows in a supposedly traditional ceremony on a beach in the Maldives were unknowingly mocked and humiliated by...
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Mail Online UK
| over 2 years ago
Exotic weddings abroad are a booming business, particularly in the luxurious surroundings of the Maldives. But one YouTube film has undermined the entire industry, showing members of staff mocking a western couple during a 'traditional' wedding...
