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A door to PayPal, opened part way

The "seamless integration" shows its seams three weeks after the victory lap.

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The hidden homeless of Malé

A generation adrift on rotating couches, invisible to official counts.

07 Jul, 16:12

Column: by Saif Fathih

Where corruption complaints go to die

How the ACC quietly permits and politically manages corruption.

06 Jul, 15:34

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The hidden homeless of Malé

A generation adrift on rotating couches, invisible to official counts.

07 Jul, 16:12

Column: by Saif Fathih

Where corruption complaints go to die

How the ACC quietly permits and politically manages corruption.

06 Jul, 15:34

Artwork: Dosain

Prosperity for all?

A polycentric vision on paper, metropolitan consolidation in practice.

05 Jul, 15:54

Fiction: Isolation

Fiction: Isolation

In a quiet room, a busy mind. Time slips and the sky responds.

04 Jul, 19:00

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A WHO rate, unseen studies and a U-turn: Maldives makes cigarettes cheaper

From tobacco-free vows to half-price packs in 20 months.

02 Jul, 17:27

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Invest a dollar, lose a dollar? What BML's new scheme really does

Critics say the 25 percent return is the black market premium in disguise.

01 Jul, 17:40

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Prosperity for all?

A polycentric vision on paper, metropolitan consolidation in practice.

05 Jul, 15:54

Fiction: Isolation

Fiction: Isolation

In a quiet room, a busy mind. Time slips and the sky responds.

04 Jul, 19:00

Artwork: Dosain

A WHO rate, unseen studies and a U-turn: Maldives makes cigarettes cheaper

From tobacco-free vows to half-price packs in 20 months.

02 Jul, 17:27

Artwork: Dosain

Invest a dollar, lose a dollar? What BML's new scheme really does

Critics say the 25 percent return is the black market premium in disguise.

01 Jul, 17:40

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A journalist fought to keep his prison notes. Here's what was in them.

A journalist fought to keep his prison notes. Here's what was in them.

23 Jun, 17:03

Maggots, blunt razors and nightly raids: a journalist's 15 days in Maafushi

Maggots, blunt razors and nightly raids: a journalist's 15 days in Maafushi

17 Jun, 21:03

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Twelve years on, government meets "bare minimum" on right to information

10 Jun, 15:14

The Midnight Caller: Mashi Maali parade mocks the order it wasn't supposed to mention

The Midnight Caller: Mashi Maali parade mocks the order it wasn't supposed to mention

28 May, 23:30

Back to the drawing board: why is the government re-zoning protected sites?

Back to the drawing board: why is the government re-zoning protected sites?

30 Jun, 18:00

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Reclamation, die-offs and a watchdog that rarely bites: a timeline of environmental damage

16 Jun, 18:03

The Maldives conducted a historic ocean use survey. What has it done with the results?

The Maldives conducted a historic ocean use survey. What has it done with the results?

09 Jun, 21:30

El Niño is coming. Here's what it means for the Maldives.

El Niño is coming. Here's what it means for the Maldives.

08 Jun, 18:03

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Suicides reach 10-year high as mental health system plays catch-up

25 Jun, 16:49

Disappearing Dhivehi: what the research actually says

Disappearing Dhivehi: what the research actually says

24 Jun, 16:00

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Disappearing Dhivehi: why a generation of children can't speak to their grandparents

18 Jun, 17:55

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Five weeks after the Devana Kandu deaths: what the recovery divers saw and what investigators want

11 Jun, 15:36

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Solvent on paper, short on dollars: the Maldives economy in mid-2026

22 Jun, 17:30

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Maldives chairs tuna commission, watches EU walk away with larger quota

26 May, 17:24

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"No data is shared." But Bank of Maldives and Immigration quietly rewrote the rules.

07 May, 16:03

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

30 Mar, 16:58

Disappearing Dhivehi: what the research actually says

Disappearing Dhivehi: what the research actually says

24 Jun, 16:00

Back at the top, bound by a bargain: Nasheed and the road to 2028

Back at the top, bound by a bargain: Nasheed and the road to 2028

15 Jun, 17:02

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Why Maldives wants to ban social media for under-16s

04 Jun, 15:18

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The Devana Kandu tragedy: criminal probe, regulatory gaps, and the questions left unanswered

20 May, 16:47

Arts And Culture

Hulhangu, by Little Faratas n Monkey – an album that changed everything

Hulhangu, by Little Faratas n Monkey – an album that changed everything

27 Jun, 15:00

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Scenes from Malé’s sanctuary suburb, before the bridge

20 Jun, 16:40

Preserving paradise: Mauroof Jameel exhibits early Maldivian resort architecture

Preserving paradise: Mauroof Jameel exhibits early Maldivian resort architecture

06 Jun, 16:14

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Tea and crabs with Raadh Thoriq Ibrahim

30 May, 10:19

Timeline Series

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Reclamation, die-offs and a watchdog that rarely bites: a timeline of environmental damage

16 Jun, 18:03

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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

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

Eight years and no justice: the murder of Yameen Rasheed

12 May 2025, 16:00

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Attendance buffer, party switching and invisible payments

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05 Jul, 08:48

U-turn ratification, school absenteeism and financial expo

U-turn ratification, school absenteeism and financial expo

03 Jul, 06:59

Cheaper cigarettes, Yameen re-trial and nurse murder

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08 Jul 2019

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08 Jul 2019

Yameen picks Islamic university chancellor as running mate

08 Jul 2018

Maldives riles India with Pakistan deal

08 Jul 2018

MP Shahudhy quits PPM

08 Jul 2017

Ex-president’s wife continues high-profile campaign in Europe

08 Jul 2015

Third meeting of talks cancelled

08 Jul 2015

Corruption alleged in use of MVR150m budget for independence day

08 Jul 2015

Trial begins for eight suspects accused of assaulting police officer

08 Jul 2015

Journalist’s family backs independent inquiry into disappearance

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