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Paranoia


Features & Comment
Maldives: state of insanity – part II
When a president with an army at his command and an armoury at his disposal has a bad trip or an episode of intense paranoia, the consequences can be markedly different from when an ordinary person has such experiences, writes Azra Naseem in the second part of the Finifenmaa blast chronicles.
14 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM


Politics
President’s ‘fear of black magic’ behind felling of trees and changes to traffic flow
Major changes to traffic flow in central Malé, the uprooting of old trees at the Republic Square and the removal of a monument at the Sultan Park have fuelled speculation that the sudden changes were caused by President Abdulla Yameen’s alleged fear of black magic and sorcery.
10 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
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