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RTI data reveals scale of student payment problems ministry says it cannot fully count
Over 100 complaints logged, but no figures on actual payment delays.
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Dr Hassan Hameed on his life's work: an English-Dhivehi dictionary eight years in the making
"Language can limit what can be thought and expressed."
16 Feb, 15:00
Arts And Culture
In the midst of a thought: revisiting The Bird and the Flying Fish
Huda’s abstract work reaffirms the authority of the human hand in an age of AI.
14 Feb, 18:12
President champions climate adaptation abroad as dredgers blanket atoll in sediment
Dive sites abandoned, bait grounds destroyed as plume engulfs Malé atoll.
12 Feb, 17:15
Watchdog questions corruption score as Maldives stagnates on annual index
ACC says perception index doesn't measure actual corruption.
11 Feb, 13:14
The Chagos dispute explained: colonial borders, displaced people, and a small nation defying international law
Why is the Maldives sending the Coast Guard to disputed waters?
10 Feb, 17:26
From resort dividends to an open prison: everything Muizzu pledged in his three-hour address
Bold pledges, questionable maths, and a three-hour spending spree.
09 Feb, 19:40
Maldives Independent
Year in Review
2025
