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Wilson the castaway cat: how a ginger tom was rescued from a desert island

A stranded cat, a viral plea, and a rescue mission during Ramadan.

22 hours ago

Asia declares emergency. Maldives says it won't run out of oil.

The damage from the oil price shock is baked in.

11 Mar, 17:52

Column: Atoll Dispatch

Hoarafushi's seagrass meadow is teeming with life. The council wants to bury it.

Eagle rays, reef sharks, and a reclamation plan.

10 Mar, 14:52

News In Brief

News in brief from Thursday, March 12.

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Asia declares emergency. Maldives says it won't run out of oil.

The damage from the oil price shock is baked in.

11 Mar, 17:52

Column: Atoll Dispatch

Hoarafushi's seagrass meadow is teeming with life. The council wants to bury it.

Eagle rays, reef sharks, and a reclamation plan.

10 Mar, 14:52

Referendum battle lines drawn as opposition launches "no" campaign

The key arguments from both sides ahead of the April 4 vote.

09 Mar, 15:12

Episode 16: Malé mayoral candidates – Aiham Ahmed

The 27-year-old discusses traffic, housing and criticism of his youth.

07 Mar, 15:30

To graduate in the Maldives, you must first learn Italian

Milano-Bicocca has not graduated a single Maldivian in 15 years.

05 Mar, 17:50

Younger than the pyramids: teaching students how the Maldives really formed

A new textbook replaces Darwin's theory with what drill cores actually show.

04 Mar, 14:24

Referendum battle lines drawn as opposition launches "no" campaign

The key arguments from both sides ahead of the April 4 vote.

09 Mar, 15:12

Episode 16: Malé mayoral candidates – Aiham Ahmed

The 27-year-old discusses traffic, housing and criticism of his youth.

07 Mar, 15:30

To graduate in the Maldives, you must first learn Italian

Milano-Bicocca has not graduated a single Maldivian in 15 years.

05 Mar, 17:50

Younger than the pyramids: teaching students how the Maldives really formed

A new textbook replaces Darwin's theory with what drill cores actually show.

04 Mar, 14:24

Maldives Independent

Year in Review

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Muizzu backs Gulf states on Khamenei killing as Maldivians declare solidarity with Iran

03 Mar, 16:37

Watchdog questions corruption score as Maldives stagnates on annual index

11 Feb, 13:14

From resort dividends to an open prison: everything Muizzu pledged in his three-hour address

09 Feb, 19:40

Maldives deploys military after Muizzu rejects maritime boundary with Mauritius

05 Feb, 20:23

President champions climate adaptation abroad as dredgers blanket atoll in sediment

12 Feb, 17:15

"We simply have to keep going": Maldives' first Magsaysay laureate on fighting an existential timeline

26 Jan, 14:10

More orcas in Maldivian waters – or more cameras?

18 Jan, 16:35

Banyans and saplings: 100 years old, replaced by inches tall

10 Dec 2025, 18:01

"Expendable": the migrant worker casualties that go unreported

26 Feb, 13:04

A family for every child: the promises and risks of the foster care push

25 Feb, 17:19

Finders not keepers: the fisherman, the bolts, and the rocket from the sky

24 Feb, 14:45

From archipelago to city-state: a Q&A with Salma Fikry

23 Feb, 15:17

Middle East war leaves Maldives exposed on every front

02 Mar, 12:29

"Dangerous precedent": pension board clears path for MVR 2.4 billion money printing scheme

04 Feb, 19:08

The US$ 500 million reckoning in April: what is a sukuk and why does it matter?

28 Jan, 16:21

The US$ 500 million question: can the Maldives avoid default in April?

15 Jan, 17:31

The Chagos dispute explained: colonial borders, displaced people, and a small nation defying international law

10 Feb, 17:26

The US$ 500 million reckoning in April: what is a sukuk and why does it matter?

28 Jan, 16:21

The dry season haze: what you need to know

20 Jan, 16:24

"A good start, not a solution": MIFCO begins buying yellowfin tuna after protests

14 Jan, 17:29

Arts And Culture

In the midst of a thought: revisiting The Bird and the Flying Fish

14 Feb, 18:12

Fiction: On the virtues of route 8

07 Feb, 16:53

To the makers of Dhoadhi – give them their flowers

31 Jan, 14:44

After 16 years, 1984 is back

24 Jan, 16:33

Timeline Series

A US$ 90 million trail that went nowhere: the MMPRC scandal's unresolved legacy

29 Jun 2025, 16:55

UK Chagos handover sinks Maldives hopes of reclaiming southern waters

02 Jun 2025, 19:29

Eight years and no justice: the murder of Yameen Rasheed

12 May 2025, 16:00

Nasheed bombing trial remains stalled four years after failed assassination

06 May 2025, 19:03

More stories

Voter list, airport robbery and presidential endorsement

12 Mar, 07:23

Voter exclusion, war condemnation and warm weather

11 Mar, 07:13

EIA exemptions, custody assault and Umra charter

10 Mar, 07:11

Food safety, referendum campaign and worker quotas

09 Mar, 08:13

MDP is not the opposition – it's the gatekeeper

08 Mar, 13:50

Mosque reprieve, Addu powerhouse and Saudha deposits

08 Mar, 07:52

From the archive

Today in history

Glass window falls from construction site

13 Mar 2019

Gayoom reaffirms support for President Solih

13 Mar 2019

United States pledges US$20m aid to Maldives

13 Mar 2019

Maldives airline apologises for plane’s landing gear malfunction

13 Mar 2019

Schools to axe single use plastics by April

13 Mar 2018

Maldives riot police used ‘disproportionate force’

13 Mar 2018

Parliament approves legal changes punishing lawmakers and judges

13 Mar 2018

Islamic ministry admits Rohingya fund yet to reach refugees

13 Mar 2018

Police confiscate phones of social media activists

13 Mar 2017

MDP launches campaign, PPM introduces candidates for Malé city

13 Mar 2017

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