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Everyone is having fewer children. The Maldives is not special

The decline began here with women no longer dying in childbirth.

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Society

Teacher, healer, protector: the surfer behind Aloha Ufaa

Saazu on surfing, healing and building a community by the sea.

17 Aug, 14:19

Opinion

Why Maldivian scientists are missing from their own marine research

Parachute science only explains why foreigners are overrepresented.

16 Aug, 15:52

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The lingering ghosts of Maldives

Why fear runs through our folklore and what it was for.

15 Aug, 15:07

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Debt, trade and the bridge: India's envoy on exceptions New Delhi makes for Maldives

'We did it only for Maldives as a special case.'

13 Aug, 18:17

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The death of Sgt Mahudhee: what the records show

The death certificate names a cause. The evidence can't confirm it.

12 Aug, 19:22

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

War and headlines blamed for record black market dollar rate.

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

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

02 Jul, 17:27

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

Environmentarrow right
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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

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Past the last house on Huraa

27 Jul, 13:53

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Guesthouses count the cost as stalled harbour smothers Fodhdhoo reef

22 Jul, 17:21

Societyarrow right
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Fifty-two discoveries in Maldivian waters, no Maldivian authors

10 Aug, 20:14

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'They knew he was dead': family disputes official account of Sgt Mahudhee's death

06 Aug, 17:00

'An undeserving immigrant in their own country'

'An undeserving immigrant in their own country'

30 Jul, 16:20

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A job offer, a contested resignation and a seven-year fight with Transparency Maldives

23 Jul, 17:12

Economyarrow right
Nine resignations later, Pension Office confirms MVR2.4 billion bond deal

Nine resignations later, Pension Office confirms MVR2.4 billion bond deal

29 Jul, 17:27

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Who broke the Rufiyaa? Two records and a blame game

14 Jul, 20:02

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A door to PayPal, opened part way

08 Jul, 17:28

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

01 Jul, 17:40

Explainerarrow right
Nine resignations later, Pension Office confirms MVR2.4 billion bond deal

Nine resignations later, Pension Office confirms MVR2.4 billion bond deal

29 Jul, 17:27

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El Niño is here: what it means for Maldivian reefs

21 Jul, 18:05

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Measles in the Maldives: what's happening and how to protect yourself

15 Jul, 18:20

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

01 Jul, 17:40

Arts And Culturearrow right
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The clothes we left behind

08 Aug, 13:32

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Scenes from Hulhumalé, before the last sand fills in

01 Aug, 11:13

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Nine songs, one city: Huvan's Mithan tracks a generation

25 Jul, 11:50

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Uprooted

18 Jul, 11:47

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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Beyond reach, counter petitions and Premier Bank
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Beyond reach, counter petitions and Premier Bank

18 Aug, 07:05

MTCC leak, rival petitions and fuel loan
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MTCC leak, rival petitions and fuel loan

17 Aug, 07:31

Petition threshold, Shahid campaign and offshore booking
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Petition threshold, Shahid campaign and offshore booking

16 Aug, 06:54

MDP protest, presidential hopefuls and new judges
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MDP protest, presidential hopefuls and new judges

14 Aug, 06:41

NGOs object, dollar forum and fuel loan
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NGOs object, dollar forum and fuel loan

13 Aug, 06:19

Land bill, resort exchange and no arson
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Land bill, resort exchange and no arson

12 Aug, 07:38

From the archive

Today in history
2019 ↓

Ex-WAMCO boss faces corruption charges

19 Aug 2019

Lawmaker’s resort company blacklisted from recruiting Filipinos

19 Aug 2019

2018 ↓

Four arrested for ‘using black magic’ to win election

19 Aug 2018

Chinese boy dies at Maldives resort

19 Aug 2018

An art exhibition renaissance for the Maldives

19 Aug 2018

Rules relaxed for boat captains to renew licenses

19 Aug 2018

Maldives election body denies voter registration fraud

19 Aug 2018

Campaign trail: Eid lull

19 Aug 2018

2015 ↓

Judicial watchdog tight-lipped on suspension of civil court judge

19 Aug 2015

Drug trafficking life sentence overturned on irregularities

19 Aug 2015

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