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Maldives with Rohingya
Rohingya telethon amasses MVR 2 million
MVR 2 million mark reached around 1640hrs on Monday
Rushdha Rasheed, Raajje.mv | 11 ސެޕްޓެމްބަރު 2017 | ހޯމަ 14:41
A child makes a donation to the Rohingya fund
RaajjeTV's "Maldives with Rohingya" telethon has amassed MVR 2 million.
The telethon, which began at 1442hrs on Sunday, passed the MVR 2 mark around 1645hrs on Monday.
Several companies, cafés, restaurants, civil society bodies, councils, clubs and citizens donated to the fund.
‘[The station] thanks all Maldivians, especially all those who had donated and continue to donate to the fund,’ RaajjeTV Chief Operating Officer (COO) Hussain Fiyaz Moosa said.
The telethon, initially set for a 24-hour period was extended to 30 hours. The telethon will end at 2030hrs on Monday.
