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Foreign money, not foreign neighbours: Rasmalé and the politics of land

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Economy

A revolt from Europe to Moscow as Maldives taxes the world's travel agents

An Italian operator has dropped the Maldives in protest.

30 Sep, 15:58

Society

'Should I just do it for you?': how two volunteers got the rufiyaa into Unicode

The MVR symbol is no longer a dollar in disguise.

29 Sep, 13:55

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The invisible workforce behind the Maldives' reclaimed islands

Temporary residents of a place they built to last.

28 Sep, 13:48

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Paying the port in dollars they don't have

Why locally owned shippers need a dedicated FX window.

27 Sep, 14:18

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Part two: The Holhin

What did Maldivians call the men of Cannanore, and why?

26 Sep, 15:44

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Born abroad, shut out at home: a Thoddoo family's 20-year wait for land

Former council president denies scrapping their registry to cost them plots.

24 Sep, 19:23

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Fenaka scrapped, Aasandha capped: everything Muizzu announced

08 Sep, 21:00

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No law, no means: Maldives may be unable to police flow of restricted goods to Russia

07 Sep, 17:58

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Minister counters cost of living claims with TikTok videos and state TV forum

11 Aug, 20:20

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'Not new observations': abuse of state resources, a one-sided broadcaster and normalised vote-buying

04 Aug, 15:07

Environmentarrow right
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The bag levy could have been a waste revolution. Instead it's just a tax

14 Sep, 15:02

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As El Niño builds, Maldivian reefs are running out of time to recover

10 Sep, 17:07

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Thilafushi's trash mountain could give way. There's nowhere else to put it.

05 Aug, 17:48

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When the ocean reaches further

03 Aug, 15:46

Societyarrow right
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Abandoned seafarers warned of hunger and anchor failure before Sinamalé bridge crash

22 Sep, 15:51

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'A slap on my face': Ali Waheed's return and the men who stayed in public life

17 Sep, 20:16

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They offered to sterilise Malé's stray cats. The government never met them

03 Sep, 19:22

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Two or three, in theory. 1.7 in practice

02 Sep, 20:15

Economyarrow right
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Gone in 60 seconds: the falling rate and the rationing bank

16 Sep, 16:05

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The Maldives is taxing the world's travel agents. What the new T-GST law does

09 Sep, 21:12

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'No one can definitively explain': fish exports hit 16-year low

27 Aug, 18:02

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The state blames resorts, resorts blame the state and the peg cannot hold

25 Aug, 19:30

Explainerarrow right
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'Not an inch sold': the Eagle Hills deal and the foreign ownership question

23 Sep, 19:57

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The Maldives is taxing the world's travel agents. What the new T-GST law does

09 Sep, 21:12

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'Daily budget for this website reached': nowhere left to buy a dollar

01 Sep, 18:40

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The death of Sgt Mahudhee: what the records show

12 Aug, 19:22

Arts And Culturearrow right
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The last of Malé's old market

12 Sep, 17:19

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Ocean Junk Reimagined: a field guide to the reef that replaces us

05 Sep, 18:19

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A million plays later, is Pest’s L2 any good?

29 Aug, 17:26

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The lingering ghosts of Maldives

15 Aug, 15:07

Timeline Seriesarrow right
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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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2018 ↓

Transition chief appointed to organise transfer of power

01 Oct 2018

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01 Oct 2018

Maldives president calls for protests over alleged vote rigging

01 Oct 2018

Anti-corruption watchdog halts Hiyaa housing project

01 Oct 2018

Tata housing deal renewed to avoid US$250m payout

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Outgoing Maldives president replaces police chief

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