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Referendum battle lines drawn as opposition launches "no" campaign

The key arguments from both sides ahead of the April 4 vote.

11 hours ago

MDP is not the opposition – it's the gatekeeper

They occupy the left so a real left never emerges.

08 Mar, 13:50

Episode 16: Malé mayoral candidates – Aiham Ahmed

The 27-year-old discusses traffic, housing and criticism of his youth.

07 Mar, 15:30

News In Brief

News in brief from Sunday, March 8.

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MDP is not the opposition – it's the gatekeeper

They occupy the left so a real left never emerges.

08 Mar, 13:50

Episode 16: Malé mayoral candidates – Aiham Ahmed

The 27-year-old discusses traffic, housing and criticism of his youth.

07 Mar, 15:30

To graduate in the Maldives, you must first learn Italian

Milano-Bicocca has not graduated a single Maldivian in 15 years.

05 Mar, 17:50

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

A new textbook replaces Darwin's theory with what drill cores actually show.

04 Mar, 14:24

Muizzu backs Gulf states on Khamenei killing as Maldivians declare solidarity with Iran

Bribery, Chagos and economic fallout at first presser in 304 days.

03 Mar, 16:37

Middle East war leaves Maldives exposed on every front

Flight cancellations, surging oil prices and a US$ 500 million debt deadline collide.

02 Mar, 12:29

To graduate in the Maldives, you must first learn Italian

Milano-Bicocca has not graduated a single Maldivian in 15 years.

05 Mar, 17:50

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

A new textbook replaces Darwin's theory with what drill cores actually show.

04 Mar, 14:24

Muizzu backs Gulf states on Khamenei killing as Maldivians declare solidarity with Iran

Bribery, Chagos and economic fallout at first presser in 304 days.

03 Mar, 16:37

Middle East war leaves Maldives exposed on every front

Flight cancellations, surging oil prices and a US$ 500 million debt deadline collide.

02 Mar, 12:29

Maldives Independent

Year in Review

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Watchdog questions corruption score as Maldives stagnates on annual index

11 Feb, 13:14

From resort dividends to an open prison: everything Muizzu pledged in his three-hour address

09 Feb, 19:40

Maldives deploys military after Muizzu rejects maritime boundary with Mauritius

05 Feb, 20:23

Resort deals, campaign help, financial advice: Epstein's deep ties to ex-Maldives president

01 Feb, 21:21

President champions climate adaptation abroad as dredgers blanket atoll in sediment

12 Feb, 17:15

"We simply have to keep going": Maldives' first Magsaysay laureate on fighting an existential timeline

26 Jan, 14:10

More orcas in Maldivian waters – or more cameras?

18 Jan, 16:35

Banyans and saplings: 100 years old, replaced by inches tall

10 Dec 2025, 18:01

"Expendable": the migrant worker casualties that go unreported

26 Feb, 13:04

A family for every child: the promises and risks of the foster care push

25 Feb, 17:19

Finders not keepers: the fisherman, the bolts, and the rocket from the sky

24 Feb, 14:45

From archipelago to city-state: a Q&A with Salma Fikry

23 Feb, 15:17

"Dangerous precedent": pension board clears path for MVR 2.4 billion money printing scheme

04 Feb, 19:08

The US$ 500 million question: can the Maldives avoid default in April?

15 Jan, 17:31

The Noonu corridor: Maafaru emerges as Maldives' private jet hub

12 Jan, 17:31

"Can't carry on, can't go out to fish": Maldives yellowfin industry fights for survival

17 Dec 2025, 16:24

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

"A good start, not a solution": MIFCO begins buying yellowfin tuna after protests

14 Jan, 17:29

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

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Mosque reprieve, Addu powerhouse and Saudha deposits

08 Mar, 07:52

Syria returnee, medicine quality and shisha ban

06 Mar, 06:39

Fuel price hike, repatriation flights and housing eligibility

05 Mar, 09:06

Fuel assurance, tourism slump and bikini fine

04 Mar, 06:13

President's press briefing, drug suspects' release and housing criteria

03 Mar, 09:27

Stranded tourists, housing fraud and Chagos challenge

02 Mar, 10:43

From the archive

Today in history

Government undecided on luxury housing project

09 Mar 2019

MDP candidate’s campaign office vandalised

09 Mar 2019

Opposition declares support for 27 JP candidates

09 Mar 2019

Maldivian women #OccupyReygandu to demand safe public spaces

09 Mar 2019

Gasim calls for ex-president’s Yameen immediate release

09 Mar 2019

Opposition accused of planning and inciting violence

09 Mar 2018

Gayoom forced to leave without military bodyguards

09 Mar 2017

Maldives celebrates International Women’s Day

09 Mar 2017

Europe bank offers Maldives €45 million loan for sustainable energy project

09 Mar 2016

Maldives parliament admits guilt over corruption

09 Mar 2016

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