Villa Group, via Chairman Qasim Ibrahim, donated USD 100,000 to Sri Lanka's disaster relief after Cyclone Ditwah, presented to High Commissioner M. Rizvi Hassen at the Sri Lankan High Commission in Malé. The Maldivian government separately announced USD 50,000 and 25,000 cases of canned tuna, while the "Maldivians for Ceylon" telethon has raised millions of rufiyaa.
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Official figures report at least 150 deaths, nearly 200 people missing and over half a million people affected
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The Maldivian government has separately announced a contribution of USD 50,000 and 25,000 cases of canned tuna for Sri Lanka's relief operations
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The Maldivian government has separately announced a contribution of USD 50,000 and 25,000 cases of canned tuna for Sri Lanka's relief operations
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The symbolic cheque was handed over at the Sri Lankan High Commission in Malé, where Villa Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Ibrahim Siyad Qasim, who is also Qasim Ibrahim's son, formally presented the USD 100,000 contribution to High Commissioner M. Rizvi Hassen.
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