Society
'None of the cameras work': a National Art Gallery that cannot secure its own building
A theft exposed failures artists had been raising for years.
18 hours ago
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Economy
The state blames resorts, resorts blame the state and the peg cannot hold
Proposed doubling of mandatory conversion prompts rare industry revolt.
25 Aug, 19:30
History
Colonialists, conspiracy and the Maldives’ first constitution
How the intrigue of elites, bemused Brits and a playboy prince changed Maldivian history.
24 Aug, 20:40
The ‘super’ El Niño is coming for our corals
What corals do for the country, and what the country can do for corals.
23 Aug, 13:40
An ocean of history: navigating Dhivehi seamanship
The Maldives’ maritime heritage can be charted through a Cairo synagogue, island lore and a lost library.
22 Aug, 17:21
Fine the rate or float it? The band the market left in 2011
The dollar's two prices and a new offence for spreading the second.
20 Aug, 19:33
A viral video about Islamic sex education, and the abuse that followed
The comment section: awrah, nymphos, ninjas.
19 Aug, 16:40
