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State Minister Shamaan Accused of Looting Media Funds for His Own Outlet

The Youth Empowerment, Information and Arts Ministry announced that 18 media outlets will receive a combined 27.9 million rufiyaa from the state budget to support independent media. State Minister Ali Shamaan is accused of a conflict of interest because The Press, which he directly manages, is set to collect MVR 1,348,796.65 from the fund while he created the criteria, handled screening and approved the final list.

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  • 18 outlets media outlets receiving funding The Standard The Youth Empowerment, Information and Arts Ministry announced that 18 media outlets will receive a combined 27.9 million rufiyaa from the state budget.

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  • 27.9 million rufiyaa combined funding for media outlets The Standard The Youth Empowerment, Information and Arts Ministry announced that 18 media outlets will receive a combined 27.9 million rufiyaa from the state budget.

    Word for word from the report in The Standard. Open the report

  • MVR 1,348,796.65 funding allocated to The Press The Standard Documents reveal that The Press will collect MVR 1,348,796.65 from the funding.

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  • The Youth Empowerment, Information and Arts Ministry announced that 18 media outlets will receive a combined 27.9 million rufiyaa from the state budget. The Standard The Youth Empowerment, Information and Arts Ministry announced that 18 media outlets will receive a combined 27.9 million rufiyaa from the state budget.

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