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Column: by Saif Fathih

"No coincidences": Suood on the unfreezing of the Supreme Court

Former justice says stalled cases moved on a political timeline, not by chance.

23 hours ago

Comment: why real estate matters for the Maldives

"Real estate cannot grow in a vacuum."

26 Apr, 16:47

Arts And Culture

City limits: capturing Malé’s inspiring capacity

Photographer Jauson Lomo explores the teeming life struggling to be contained within the Maldives’ cramped island capital.

25 Apr, 15:27

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Comment: why real estate matters for the Maldives

"Real estate cannot grow in a vacuum."

26 Apr, 16:47

Arts And Culture

City limits: capturing Malé’s inspiring capacity

Photographer Jauson Lomo explores the teeming life struggling to be contained within the Maldives’ cramped island capital.

25 Apr, 15:27

Government sincerity questioned as Yameen Rasheed’s murder unresolved after nine years

Supporters call for full disclosure as courts revisit activist’s case.

23 Apr, 15:00

Kooddoo shark attack was foreseeable, say divers, as feeding debate resurfaces

Experts say threat was known before honeymooner lost leg in latest incident.

22 Apr, 13:59

Reform or remorse? The president’s new policy on state hiring

Is a pledge to end political patronage encouraging, or incriminating?

21 Apr, 16:20

Nothing to see here: central government lagging on right to information

Incapacity or intransigence? Why are public authorities failing to comply with RTI?

20 Apr, 17:00

Government sincerity questioned as Yameen Rasheed’s murder unresolved after nine years

Supporters call for full disclosure as courts revisit activist’s case.

23 Apr, 15:00

Kooddoo shark attack was foreseeable, say divers, as feeding debate resurfaces

Experts say threat was known before honeymooner lost leg in latest incident.

22 Apr, 13:59

Reform or remorse? The president’s new policy on state hiring

Is a pledge to end political patronage encouraging, or incriminating?

21 Apr, 16:20

Nothing to see here: central government lagging on right to information

Incapacity or intransigence? Why are public authorities failing to comply with RTI?

20 Apr, 17:00

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Referendum, record turnout, and a fractured opposition: key takeaways from the April 4 elections

07 Apr, 16:54

Referendum defeated, cities lost: voters deliver mid-term rebuke to Muizzu

05 Apr, 11:53

Election day: 43-degree heat, long queues and secrecy dispute mark triple-ballot vote

04 Apr, 20:21

Election primer: three ballots, one voting day, and a wartime spending spree

03 Apr, 17:00

Housing for whom? The towers rising over Villimalé's last grove

16 Apr, 19:00

Shark feeding is illegal in the Maldives. It shouldn't be Fuvahmulah's business model.

25 Mar, 16:55

Hoarafushi's seagrass meadow is teeming with life. The council wants to bury it.

10 Mar, 14:52

Younger than the pyramids: teaching students how the Maldives really formed

04 Mar, 14:24

"We will sense even if we cannot see"

15 Apr, 14:45

A nature house in Villingili, before the bridge changes everything

11 Apr, 10:01

MTCC's MVR 13 million taxi app: closed bids, family ties, and leaked ID cards

09 Apr, 16:51

Death in SAMPA: propeller guards mandated, none installed

08 Apr, 17:15

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

30 Mar, 16:58

Half a gas cylinder, double the diesel price: the oil shock hits Maldives

17 Mar, 17:25

Asia declares emergency. Maldives says it won't run out of oil.

11 Mar, 17:52

Middle East war leaves Maldives exposed on every front

02 Mar, 12:29

Ice ages, not volcanoes: how the Maldives really formed

14 Apr, 16:38

The Chagos dispute explained: colonial borders, displaced people, and a small nation defying international law

10 Feb, 17:26

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

28 Jan, 16:21

The dry season haze: what you need to know

20 Jan, 16:24

Arts And Culture

In the midst of a thought: revisiting The Bird and the Flying Fish

14 Feb, 18:12

Fiction: On the virtues of route 8

07 Feb, 16:53

To the makers of Dhoadhi – give them their flowers

31 Jan, 14:44

After 16 years, 1984 is back

24 Jan, 16:33

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

More stories

Funava reprieve, MDP campaign and new ambassadors

27 Apr, 08:23

Compromised blood, mayor assault and shark attacks

26 Apr, 08:59

Swap settlement, victim support and voided elections

24 Apr, 06:29

Taser denial, service charge and STO profits

23 Apr, 07:08

Nazim purge, MDP race and HRCM rebuke

22 Apr, 06:08

Muizzu concessions, judicial administration and murder conviction

21 Apr, 04:12

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