Dear Editor,

I read on your “about us” page that “Minivan News (’minivan’ means ‘independent’ in Dhivehi) is:

However your reports and news coverage is a just another version of Dhivehi Observer new (aka. Presidents habaru fathafolhi”) meaning it’s always pro-government news.

As a reader of Maldivian news on most of the sites both in Dhivehi and in English, I find it hard to believe in your “pledge” to cover stories “independently”, neither do I believe that they are “unbiased”.

In a baby democracy like ours, it is my view that media has a huge responsibility in disseminating information, cover news in an independent/unbiased manner and in building trust among general public in the whole new democratic system.

Hoping to see a positive change on your e-paper and wishing you all the best.

Ahmed

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