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LottieFiles, the animation workflow platform, has raised a Series B funding of $37 million. This round was led by Square Peg Capital, with participation from XYZ Venture Capital, GreatPoint Ventures,...
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Yamin's second movie dipped into his savings in both production and marketing, but he managed to finish it in time for Ramadan. Thus, the first ever, fully animated, feature-length cartoon...
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On a sleepy Wednesday afternoon, something historic happened. “I don’t like giving interviews,” Yamin started off, “I feel like it is quite boring and bland, and I don’t want to...
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Dr. Hussain Sunny Umar is the founder of Maldives Halal Travel; MFR sat down with Dr. Umar for his unique insights.
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For those who knew him, his spontaneity, even as he became a part of their lives, will remain a defining memory. This is true of every single person he met....
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Umar Zahir. The name brings up images of a man riding a bicycle on the streets of Malé, a humble, down-to-earth individual, loved and respected by many, who had always...
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Ahmed Athif was determined that no child should be left behind in the education system in the Maldives. Beginning his career as a teacher, Athif understood that the current curriculum did not cater for children...
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Sitting across Ismail Rasheed, who projects both a welcoming, confident, and quite amicable, nature it was not hard to see why even as the company he leads is criticised and...
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Maldives, a name synonymous with tourism and luxury, has endured in this fast-paced global economy due to the hospitality industry. The helm of this industry is manned by the Tourism...
