Maldives Independent

Year in Review

2025
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Politicsarrow right

Agenda or opportunism? Muizzu's conservative push before council polls

13 Jan, 17:28

Concurrent elections: what the constitutional amendments mean for voters

06 Jan, 15:50

Stress test: 2025 Year in Review

31 Dec 2025, 17:35

Protect national security, face fines: what a new code asks of Maldivian journalists

16 Dec 2025, 16:53

Environmentarrow right

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

10 Dec 2025, 18:01

Maldives reefs at risk as coral tipping point is crossed

01 Dec 2025, 14:13

Dead on arrival: a shark fishery with no fishers

19 Nov 2025, 17:16

Environment minister bypassed safeguards to approve Addu wetlands reclamation

11 Nov 2025, 18:08

Societyarrow right

Sun, sea and smog: the Maldives' dry season haze

08 Jan, 16:34

Tears and pleas: the housing lottery Malé residents can't win

07 Jan, 16:08

Stranded students left to fend for themselves abroad

29 Dec 2025, 16:51

Two decades after the tsunami, "safer islands" need expansion and protection

28 Dec 2025, 17:11

Explainerarrow right

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

14 Jan, 17:29

Two tiers, 22,900 homes on paper: Malé's new housing rules

30 Dec 2025, 17:59

Maldives gets failing grades on money laundering and terrorism financing

22 Dec 2025, 16:45

Death penalty for drug traffickers: What the new law says

07 Dec 2025, 22:00

Arts And Culturearrow right

Nadee's Stories Untold: making beautiful what is futile

10 Jan, 17:17

The wounds that follow you home: Ganaa turns the lens on bullying in the Maldives

20 Dec 2025, 14:39

"The crime we cheered for": young artists map the true cost of reclamation

15 Nov 2025, 16:51

Thin Huvafen and the unrealised promise of Dhivehi fiction

11 Oct 2025, 13:42

Timeline Seriesarrow right

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

News In Brief

Tax fraud charges, BML housing projects and student migration

22 Jan, 08:54

News In Brief

PCR tax fraud, Yameen's escrow and MITDC dissolution

21 Jan, 06:35

News In Brief

Villimalé hospital, stipend review and Sri Lankan remittances

20 Jan, 08:58

News In Brief

Housing for All, cargo boat fatality and unlicensed pharmacies

19 Jan, 06:58

News In Brief

MDP primaries, popularity poll and Dosti exercise

18 Jan, 08:08

News In Brief

Scoop gang, service charge and prescription glasses

16 Jan, 10:29

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