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...struggle he helped wage in the Maldives, an orthodox Sunni nation, as a lightning rod for change in the Muslim world. But there are more pressing challenges at home. The Maldives boasts South Asia's highest GDP per capita, but the figure is inflated by the country's significant tourism revenues, which do not trickle down to everyone. Some 40% of the Maldives' population still earns less than $2 a day. And Maldivian youth are in the middle of a drug epidemic that, proportionate to the nation's population, may be one of the worst in the world. The legacy...
...Sins of the Father The Maldives' coffers, though, are perilously low. In part that is a consequence of the global downturn, which has hit international tourism hard. The crunch was exacerbated by profligate spending in the final years of the Gayoom regime, as it sought to cement votes with new infrastructure projects. In February, Nasheed's government moved to auction off some of the former ruler's more extravagant state possessions, including a personal yacht, a private pleasure island and a gold-plated toilet...
...lesson we learned is we should diversify our export markets - we need to look to emerging markets and oil-producing countries. Secondly, we should diversify our export industries - we depend so much on IT industries. Third, we have designated six industries as future flagship industries: green energy, tourism, biotechnology, refined agriculture, and the cultural and creative industries. We are keenly aware these industries in 5 to 10 years will be the major industries of the world. Not only do we have to revise our economic policy, but also our political and security policy, so that is why I started...
...candidate search has also given an undeniable boost to Australian tourism, which has gone into considerable decline amid the current economic recession. Indeed, Southall's role is part of a wider $1.2 million campaign to publicize northeastern Queensland, which officials claim has already generated more than $75 million worth of publicity. The job itself requires Southall, a former project manager at an agricultural company, "to explore the islands of the Great Barrier Reef, swim, and snorkel, make friends with the locals and generally enjoy the tropical Queensland climate and lifestyle." But before his position kicks in on July...
...Tell us about the process once you found out you'd been shortlisted. I found out while on holiday in Vancouver I'd got down to a final 50. From there, the 50 of us had tests to show we could promote Tourism Queensland because we'll be doing that as much as possible. We had a couple of days in London meeting the CEO of Hamilton Island and his workers where we had to demonstrate we could do this job to them. Then 16 of us were flown out to Australia to show that we could actually swim...