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German| Date: 2006-03-11 14:39:53 |
| From: Bernd Beckschwarte |
Subject: AW: Greetings from Maldives |
| Abdulla, Ladies and Gentlemen here, As Maldives is a strictly muslim governed country, some facts and partly my humble opinion: There is maldivian law forbidding wine. There are probably some exemptions or regulations for the tourists islands which are strictly separated from the other islands. Refering to the deep islamic nature of the country the hotels tell the tourists that beer and wine would be regularly not allowed on the Maldives...., but they had done "special arrangements" to be able to serve wine to the tourists. So wine there is ("..we regret this..") a very expensive thing.. In clear words: corruption. To break the law and draw personal profit of this. Friends of mine were there for great diving holidays. Their beer was extremely high priced.... A foreign wine exporter to the Maldives would normally never be able to put legal action on Maldives Islands to claim his eventually unpaid bills. So IMO any wine exporter would be consulted best to send wine to the Maldives after advanced payment only. Regards Bernd Beckschwarte BTW disclaimer: I am no lawyer. I don´t know the Maldives´ laws in detail. I pay respect to all other cultures. I am christian, and I like to consume a little bit wine sometimes. So I decide in advance whether I would like to spend my holidays in a country where wine is forbidden. If I would like to go there, I would drink no wine nor beer as the local people don´t like this. A question of respect IMHO. > von abdullabishar@avasmail.com.mv > Gesendet: Samstag, 11. März 2006 11:11 > An: wineforum@wein-plus.de > Betreff: [wineforum] Greetings from Maldives > > > > Dear ALL, > I am from Maldives and would like to ask if any > one is willing to > export wines to Maldives, and willing to start a > partner ship with > me. As Maldives is a Touris destination and > visitors from all over > the world visit evrey day, and there is a great > demand for wines and > spirits from all over the world. > > My visitcard online: > www.wein-plus.com/karte/abdullabishar@avasmail.com.mv This message was created using the Web-based forum : www.wein-plus.com/forum/ More infos: www.wein-plus.com Unsubscribe: www.wein-plus.com/abmelden.htm |
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