Barack Obama is not the only new president finding creative ways to tackle the global downturn. President Nasheed of the Maldives has plans to put the presidential yacht on eBay and sell off half his fleet of motor cars, amongst other measures. He says he's slashed the presidential budget from $150 million to $4 million. But declining tourist income during the economic slowdown isn't the only reason. President Nasheed is a former political prisoner, and he's uncomfortable with the trappings of power collected over 30 years by his predecessor. The BBC's South Asia Editor, Chris Morris, took to the high seas to see some of those trappings - and to meet the new president himself. Listen above.
Extreme makeunder in the Maldives