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

Five officials resigned in protest over the purchase of government bonds.

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Aiham: why I am scrubbing these walls (and why I’m running)

"When parties dig trenches, the city gets stuck in the mud"

03 Feb, 16:13

A year after Trump's aid freeze, Maldivian civil society counts the cost

Affected groups on staff cuts, stalled projects, and starting over.

02 Feb, 16:49

News In Brief

News in brief from Tuesday, February 4.

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Aiham: why I am scrubbing these walls (and why I’m running)

"When parties dig trenches, the city gets stuck in the mud"

03 Feb, 16:13

A year after Trump's aid freeze, Maldivian civil society counts the cost

Affected groups on staff cuts, stalled projects, and starting over.

02 Feb, 16:49

Resort deals, campaign help, financial advice: Epstein's deep ties to ex-Maldives president

"Best regards to you and your beautiful students": Waheed's sign-off to Epstein.

01 Feb, 21:21

To the makers of Dhoadhi – give them their flowers

Premiere night responses from industry veterans and first-time viewers.

31 Jan, 14:44

Nasheed isn't a hero. MDP isn’t left-wing.

Your idols are right-wing capitalists.

29 Jan, 15:01

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

A guide to the Maldives' debt crunch in plain English.

28 Jan, 16:21

Resort deals, campaign help, financial advice: Epstein's deep ties to ex-Maldives president

"Best regards to you and your beautiful students": Waheed's sign-off to Epstein.

01 Feb, 21:21

To the makers of Dhoadhi – give them their flowers

Premiere night responses from industry veterans and first-time viewers.

31 Jan, 14:44

Nasheed isn't a hero. MDP isn’t left-wing.

Your idols are right-wing capitalists.

29 Jan, 15:01

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

A guide to the Maldives' debt crunch in plain English.

28 Jan, 16:21

Maldives Independent

Year in Review

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Muizzu asserts Maldives has "strongest claim" to Chagos sovereignty

21 Jan, 16:21

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

"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

Maldives reefs at risk as coral tipping point is crossed

01 Dec 2025, 14:13

Alibe's house of stars: inside Kulhudhuffushi's century-old home

25 Jan, 15:19

The protection vacuum: Maldives grapples with children caught between law and exploitation

19 Jan, 16:09

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

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

15 Jan, 17:31

The Noonu corridor: Maafaru emerges as Maldives' private jet hub

12 Jan, 17:31

"Can't carry on, can't go out to fish": Maldives yellowfin industry fights for survival

17 Dec 2025, 16:24

Between government optimism and World Bank warnings: dissecting the 2026 budget

02 Nov 2025, 23:06

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

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

Arts And Culture

After 16 years, 1984 is back

24 Jan, 16:33

Dhoadhi – a coming-of-age film Dhivehi cinema rarely makes

17 Jan, 15:36

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

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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Referendum rush, custodial death and MNU permit

03 Feb, 09:05

Inaz resignation, Chagos claim and blood shortage emergency

02 Feb, 09:32

Hiya fire, Giraavaru giveaway and southern connectivity

01 Feb, 09:06

SEZ groundbreaking, FIU dismissal and sewage video

30 Jan, 10:10

Cartoon circulation, gas exploration and foreign worker death

29 Jan, 09:28

New academic year, oil exploration and housing projects

28 Jan, 07:02

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04 Feb 2018

Witnesses testify in Raajje TV journalist’s assault trial

04 Feb 2017

MDP claims evidence of Maldives government involvement in terrorism financing

04 Feb 2016

Opposition boycotts People’s Majlis opening

04 Feb 2016

Indian health expo in Malé to feature leading hospitals

04 Feb 2016

Police ban Maldives anti-corruption walk

04 Feb 2016

Adeeb pledges support for the opposition

04 Feb 2016

Translation of President Yameen’s 2016 presidential address

04 Feb 2016

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