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

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

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The police reform that wasn't "botched"

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

23 Mar, 16:18

Maldives celebrates Eid under shadow of war

Missiles fly toward Diego Garcia and oil tops US$ 110 a barrel.

22 Mar, 15:59

News In Brief

News in brief from Monday, March 23.

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The police reform that wasn't "botched"

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

23 Mar, 16:18

Maldives celebrates Eid under shadow of war

Missiles fly toward Diego Garcia and oil tops US$ 110 a barrel.

22 Mar, 15:59

Trapped by design: Dhigurah fire exposes migrant worker housing crisis

Five men died behind a single door. The warnings were already there.

19 Mar, 19:18

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

Can a constitutional amendment be unconstitutional?

18 Mar, 16:00

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

From the pump to the jetty, the war's cost arrives.

17 Mar, 17:25

Too late to lament: Solih's botched police reform

Farhad Fikury is back because Solih's government let him stay.

16 Mar, 13:58

Trapped by design: Dhigurah fire exposes migrant worker housing crisis

Five men died behind a single door. The warnings were already there.

19 Mar, 19:18

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

Can a constitutional amendment be unconstitutional?

18 Mar, 16:00

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

From the pump to the jetty, the war's cost arrives.

17 Mar, 17:25

Too late to lament: Solih's botched police reform

Farhad Fikury is back because Solih's government let him stay.

16 Mar, 13:58

Maldives Independent

Year in Review

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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

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

09 Feb, 19:40

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

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

"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

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

28 Jan, 16:21

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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War contingencies, nomad visas and Villimalé trees

23 Mar, 10:36

Billionaire capsized, affordable housing and pool drowning

22 Mar, 10:33

Record zakat, sewage leak and bicycle seizure

20 Mar, 11:39

Malé fires, fisheries squeeze and Friday Eid

19 Mar, 10:20

Referendum dispute, freed suspect and India trade deal

18 Mar, 09:45

Fuel shock, PSM standoff and banner removal

17 Mar, 10:26

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24 Mar 2019

Most turf rolls salvaged after fire

24 Mar 2019

Coalition leaders exchange barbs as campaign enters final stretch

24 Mar 2019

67 employers of foreign workers under investigation

24 Mar 2019

Thailand approves visa-free entry for Maldivians

24 Mar 2019

Two arrested over MIFCO van robbery

24 Mar 2019

Crowded out by Concrete

24 Mar 2018

Media admonished in ‘fake news’ Friday sermon

24 Mar 2018

Two judges in Imran’s criminal court trial are part of panel hearing appeal

24 Mar 2016

Police issued orders for monitoring and control of gang members

24 Mar 2016

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