On the occasion of the broadcast of a new, unpublished issue of the magazine Enquête exclusive presented by Bernard de la Villardière on Sunday January 28, 2024, from 11:15 p.m. on M6, Télé Star reveals the theme of the program scheduled for this week.
Former presenter of the show Restricted zone on M6Bernard de la Villardière has been at the helm of a weekly magazine on the channel directed by Nicolas de Tavernost since 2005. The journalist is in fact the face of the Exclusive Investigation show, broadcast every Sunday in the 2nd part of the evening, after Capital or Zone Interdite. Within this program, Bernard de La Villardière travels the whole world with the magazine’s teams, to address all political, economic, social and cultural themes. Each number is consisting of a unique investigative report. Sunday January 28, 2024, Bernard de La Villardière a new unpublished issue of Exclusive Investigation from 11:15 p.m., which will be dedicated to the Maldives.
“Lagoons with turquoise waters, seabeds that shelter exceptional wildlife, hotels of incredible refinement… in the heart of the Indian Ocean, the Maldives archipelago is described as paradise on earth. The perfect exotic destination for a honeymoon or dream vacation. Fifty new hotels or luxury establishments are expected to open before 2028. But the islets of the archipelago are reaching saturation. Between rising water levels and lack of space, builders have launched a sand war. Their mission: to expand the atolls and create artificial banks. To do this, dredging ships suck up thousands of tons of sand from the seabed. Result of this ‘looting’: corals torn out, biodiversity threatened and local populations seeing their environment disappear“, indicated M6 in a press release.
Exclusive investigation: the Maldives archipelago in danger?
“Another environmental problem is that of waste management. Located half an hour from Malé, the capital, the island of Thilafushi receives a large part of the archipelago’s waste. Nearly 400 tonnes of garbage are dumped by boats every day. In 25 years, this artificial island has become a gigantic open-air trash bin. The Maldives must also reconcile Islamism and tourism. In power since 2013, the Islamic party has tightened the application of sharia law. The death penalty was introduced for minors from the age of 7. And the Maldives represents, in proportion to its population, the largest contingent of jihadists having joined Daesh in Syria and Iraq“, added the channel.
“The current government ensures that the two populations – local and tourist – live in very separate worlds. Westerners can drink alcohol but Maldivians cannot. Female tourists can sunbathe in bikinis, but only in international hotels, out of sight. Islam is the only accepted religion, others are prohibited. Consequence: the country’s authorities fear a sharp drop in the number of tourists. A huge problem to manage for the Maldives, including the tourism industry alone represents 90% of the country’s economy“, finally concluded M6.