COLOMBO: The “Palestine Aa Eku Dhivehin” telethon, organized by the Public Service Media (PSM) under Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu’s directives, has collected nearly 10 million Maldivian rufiyaa (about 650,000 U.S. dollars) in aid by the end of Wednesday, the PSM said on Thursday.
The telethon ran for 15 hours, the PSM said, adding that they received 9,390,647 rufiyaa and 31,732 dollars from various state-owned enterprises, state organizations, schools, companies and individuals.
The fund will be handed over to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
