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Disappearing Dhivehi: why a generation of children can't speak to their grandparents
How English became the language children choose with each other.
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Maggots, blunt razors and nightly raids: a journalist's 15 days in Maafushi
Jailed for a question, an Adhadhu reporter on what he found inside.
17 Jun, 21:03
Timeline Series
Reclamation, die-offs and a watchdog that rarely bites: a timeline of environmental damage
The stories we missed during our five-year hiatus.
16 Jun, 18:03
Back at the top, bound by a bargain: Nasheed and the road to 2028
His landslide settles who runs MDP, not who it runs in 2028.
15 Jun, 17:02
Rise of "baby coral killers" could hold back reef recovery
Population outbreaks of surprising starfish target young, fast-growing species.
14 Jun, 13:56
Shadows beside the king: the queens of Kalaafaan
The women behind the tomb grants, recovered from a Frenchman's account.
13 Jun, 11:34
Five weeks after the Devana Kandu deaths: what the recovery divers saw and what investigators want
Probes into the Maldives' deadliest diving incident converge on a camera.
11 Jun, 15:36
