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Protect national security, face fines: what a new code asks of Maldivian journalists
Five ways the code of ethics departs from international standards.
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Society
One in six Maldivian teenagers has considered suicide. They're turning to AI for help.
Youth mental health consultations up 400 percent. The system can't cope.
15 Dec, 4:00 PM
Opinion
“If you build in Britain, we will back you”
The UK's High Commissioner on Britain's pitch to investors.
14 Dec, 3:39 PM
Episode 14: Suspended without pay – when decentralisation becomes punishment
Suspended without pay, Hoarafushi Council President Mohamed Waheed reflects on due process, accountability, and decentralised governance.
13 Dec, 4:05 PM
Community policing belongs in the law. Don't gut it.
A former commissioner warns against dismantling trust-building reforms.
11 Dec, 5:43 PM
Banyans and saplings: 100 years old, replaced by inches tall
Ministry scrubbed tree height guidelines after replacing century-old banyans with inch-tall saplings.
10 Dec, 6:01 PM
Trousers for girls, beards for boys: school uniform policy reignites Maldives culture war
Girls must wear trousers from age nine under the new rules.
09 Dec, 6:18 PM
