‘Maldives with Rohingya’: Raajje TV raises MVR4m for refugees
Several groups have been organising fundraising activities amidst an outpouring of sympathy for the fellow Sunni Muslims.
12 Sep 2017, 9:00 AM
The private broadcaster Raajje TV has raised more than MVR4 million (US$260,000) to help Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing violence in the Buddhist-majority Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
“We initially targeted for MVR1 million during a 24-hour telethon. Later we decided to extend it for another five hours due to demand from the public,” Hussain Fiyaz Moosa, the station’s chief operating officer, told the Maldives Independent after the 30-hour telethon ended Monday night.
“Reaching MVR4 million means that this is the most successful telethon conducted by a private TV station.”
The telethon featured special reports on the plight of the Rohingya and songs dedicated to the cause as well as appearances by local musicians and film stars.
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