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War costs mount but austerity plan stays under wraps until after Saturday's vote

Uninterrupted supplies assured as government breaks ground on a dozen projects.

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Comment: Vote "no" in the referendum

War at every doorstep, but the only cost being cut is elections.

29 Mar, 15:49

Episode 18: Malé mayoral candidates – Adam Azim

Incumbent mayor Adam Azim discusses his record, priorities and governance.

28 Mar, 15:56

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Comment: Vote "no" in the referendum

War at every doorstep, but the only cost being cut is elections.

29 Mar, 15:49

Episode 18: Malé mayoral candidates – Adam Azim

Incumbent mayor Adam Azim discusses his record, priorities and governance.

28 Mar, 15:56

Maldives condemns Iran at UN days after Muizzu called for strikes on Israel "day and night"

Public mood rejects sectarian framing and pushes president off-script.

26 Mar, 17:32

Shark feeding is illegal in the Maldives. It shouldn't be Fuvahmulah's business model.

Tiger Zoo promises guaranteed sightings. The sharks are paying for it.

25 Mar, 16:55

Chaos in the Chagos: empire, exile and the islands caught between superpowers

Displaced islanders, rival claims and a rules-based order under siege.

24 Mar, 17:34

The police reform that wasn't "botched"

Critics are judging a marathon by the first mile: ex-police chief.

23 Mar, 16:18

Maldives condemns Iran at UN days after Muizzu called for strikes on Israel "day and night"

Public mood rejects sectarian framing and pushes president off-script.

26 Mar, 17:32

Shark feeding is illegal in the Maldives. It shouldn't be Fuvahmulah's business model.

Tiger Zoo promises guaranteed sightings. The sharks are paying for it.

25 Mar, 16:55

Chaos in the Chagos: empire, exile and the islands caught between superpowers

Displaced islanders, rival claims and a rules-based order under siege.

24 Mar, 17:34

The police reform that wasn't "botched"

Critics are judging a marathon by the first mile: ex-police chief.

23 Mar, 16:18

Maldives Independent

Year in Review

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"A supermajority is not a blank cheque": is the Maldives anti-defection amendment unconstitutional?

18 Mar, 16:00

Referendum battle lines drawn as opposition launches "no" campaign

09 Mar, 15:12

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

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

10 Mar, 14:52

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

04 Mar, 14:24

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

Maldives celebrates Eid under shadow of war

22 Mar, 15:59

Trapped by design: Dhigurah fire exposes migrant worker housing crisis

19 Mar, 19:18

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

12 Mar, 15:06

To graduate in the Maldives, you must first learn Italian

05 Mar, 17:50

Half a gas cylinder, double the diesel price: the oil shock hits Maldives

17 Mar, 17:25

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

11 Mar, 17:52

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 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

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Office affair, ICJ bid and Villimalé clash

29 Mar, 11:09

IGMH investigation, grooming suspect and drug ring releases

27 Mar, 09:00

Hi-rise rules, austerity measures and gas storage

26 Mar, 01:26

Sovereign airspace, cement shortage and taxi line

25 Mar, 10:43

"Strike Israel," envoy snub and death bill

24 Mar, 11:23

War contingencies, nomad visas and Villimalé trees

23 Mar, 10:36

From the archive

Today in history

After Ibthihaal

30 Mar 2018

Opposition undaunted by jailing of leaders: Ibu

30 Mar 2018

Tourist injured by jet ski awarded MVR140,000

30 Mar 2018

PPM wants to strip Nasheed of ex-presidential privileges

30 Mar 2016

Anti-corruption TV drama angers customs, health ministry

30 Mar 2016

Minister dispatched to Pakistan as Yameen’s special envoy

30 Mar 2016

HRCM launches inquiry into Malé jail altercation

30 Mar 2016

Police make headway in three murder probes, promise details in Rilwan’s disappearance

30 Mar 2016

Trials begin for boat blast suspects

30 Mar 2016

Government bars Nasheed from MDP

30 Mar 2015

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