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The Midnight Caller: Mashi Maali parade mocks the order it wasn't supposed to mention

The Midnight Caller: Mashi Maali parade mocks the order it wasn't supposed to mention

The annual Eid satire defiantly held the line.

20 hours ago

Artwork: Dosain

Sergeant Mahudhee: the Coast Guard diver they called Boava

He told his wife to keep the perfume. He was 44.

27 May, 20:36

Maldives chairs tuna commission, watches EU walk away with larger quota

EU distant fleets land lion's share of Indian Ocean yellowfin quota.

26 May, 17:24

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Artwork: Dosain

Sergeant Mahudhee: the Coast Guard diver they called Boava

He told his wife to keep the perfume. He was 44.

27 May, 20:36

Maldives chairs tuna commission, watches EU walk away with larger quota

EU distant fleets land lion's share of Indian Ocean yellowfin quota.

26 May, 17:24

Artwork: Dosain

Through the red filter: the violence women face in Maldivian politics

Online abuse, sidelined careers, captured ethics committees: an exhibition maps the system.

25 May, 15:20

Maldivian politics has become a contest of personalities. It needs to be a contest of principles.

Maldivian politics has become a contest of personalities. It needs to be a contest of principles.

MP Meekail Naseem, who is standing for MDP chairperson, on what he would change.

24 May, 12:58

Artwork: Dosain

Shifting sands: what seven years of nest counts reveal about Maldivian sea turtles

Hawksbills vanishing, olive ridleys arriving, greens holding on.

23 May, 14:03

Artwork: Dosain

What was visible from the surface: a photo essay from the recovery dive at Devana Kandu

A photojournalist's record of the dive that killed Sergeant Mahudhee.

21 May, 19:50

Artwork: Dosain

Through the red filter: the violence women face in Maldivian politics

Online abuse, sidelined careers, captured ethics committees: an exhibition maps the system.

25 May, 15:20

Maldivian politics has become a contest of personalities. It needs to be a contest of principles.

Maldivian politics has become a contest of personalities. It needs to be a contest of principles.

MP Meekail Naseem, who is standing for MDP chairperson, on what he would change.

24 May, 12:58

Artwork: Dosain

Shifting sands: what seven years of nest counts reveal about Maldivian sea turtles

Hawksbills vanishing, olive ridleys arriving, greens holding on.

23 May, 14:03

Artwork: Dosain

What was visible from the surface: a photo essay from the recovery dive at Devana Kandu

A photojournalist's record of the dive that killed Sergeant Mahudhee.

21 May, 19:50

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In Pictures: Three former presidents join protests in Malé

In Pictures: Three former presidents join protests in Malé

16 May, 21:57

Two Adhadhu journalists detained as Aisha case mobilises the state against the press

Two Adhadhu journalists detained as Aisha case mobilises the state against the press

12 May, 18:58

Artwork: Dosain

Q&A with Mohamed Nasheed, the former president running to lead the party he vowed to dismantle

06 May, 13:57

Artwork: Dosain

Sponsored silence, anonymous noise: the state of Maldivian press freedom

04 May, 16:02

Artwork: Dosain

The day Iruvai ended: reading the rains in a season that no longer behaves

19 May, 19:55

Artwork: Dosain

Dead fish, no clear cause: ERA investigates die-offs on eastern rim of North Malé Atoll

13 May, 14:50

Kooddoo shark attack was foreseeable, say divers, as feeding debate resurfaces

Kooddoo shark attack was foreseeable, say divers, as feeding debate resurfaces

22 Apr, 13:59

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Housing for whom? The towers rising over Villimalé's last grove

16 Apr, 19:00

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The Devana Kandu tragedy: criminal probe, regulatory gaps, and the questions left unanswered

20 May, 16:47

Artwork: Dosain

"They shouldn't have gone in": the man who trained Sergeant Mahudhee on the dive that killed him

17 May, 18:40

Artwork: Dosain

What recovery requires: Aya's year after a suicide attempt

14 May, 16:08

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"Punitive approaches to health do not work": UN Special Rapporteur Tlaleng Mofokeng on her Maldives visit

11 May, 13:14

Artwork: Dosain

"No data is shared." But Bank of Maldives and Immigration quietly rewrote the rules.

07 May, 16:03

Artwork: Dosain

War costs mount but austerity plan stays under wraps until after Saturday's vote

30 Mar, 16:58

Half a gas cylinder, double the diesel price: the oil shock hits Maldives

Half a gas cylinder, double the diesel price: the oil shock hits Maldives

17 Mar, 17:25

Artwork: Dosain

Asia declares emergency. Maldives says it won't run out of oil.

11 Mar, 17:52

Artwork: Dosain

The Devana Kandu tragedy: criminal probe, regulatory gaps, and the questions left unanswered

20 May, 16:47

Artwork: Dosain

Ice ages, not volcanoes: how the Maldives really formed

14 Apr, 16:38

The Chagos dispute explained: colonial borders, displaced people, and a small nation defying international law

The Chagos dispute explained: colonial borders, displaced people, and a small nation defying international law

10 Feb, 17:26

Artwork: Dosain

The US$ 500 million reckoning in April: what is a sukuk and why does it matter?

28 Jan, 16:21

Arts And Culture

City limits: capturing Malé’s inspiring capacity

City limits: capturing Malé’s inspiring capacity

25 Apr, 15:27

In the midst of a thought: revisiting The Bird and the Flying Fish

In the midst of a thought: revisiting The Bird and the Flying Fish

14 Feb, 18:12

Fiction: On the virtues of route 8

Fiction: On the virtues of route 8

07 Feb, 16:53

Artwork: Dosain

To the makers of Dhoadhi – give them their flowers

31 Jan, 14:44

Timeline Series

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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

Artwork: Dosain

Nasheed bombing trial remains stalled four years after failed assassination

06 May 2025, 19:03

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Shahzan release, Eid celebrations and drone delivery

28 May, 09:43

Measles outbreak, Eid festivities and safari raid

Measles outbreak, Eid festivities and safari raid

27 May, 09:28

Sea accidents, Muizzu to Singapore and by-election voters

Sea accidents, Muizzu to Singapore and by-election voters

26 May, 09:01

PNC cracks, Lucas release and drug bust

PNC cracks, Lucas release and drug bust

25 May, 08:47

Power outage, preliminary reconstruction and Nasheed apology

Power outage, preliminary reconstruction and Nasheed apology

24 May, 08:58

Retribution cycle, recovery operation and wrong turn

Retribution cycle, recovery operation and wrong turn

22 May, 11:01

From the archive

Today in history

New Majlis gets to work with Nasheed as speaker

29 May 2019

More than 40,000 forms taken for Hiyaa housing project

29 May 2018

Gayoom obstruction trial proceeds despite lawyer boycott

29 May 2018

Police summons issued to liberal bloggers with threat of trial in absentia

29 May 2017

Zaid transferred to house arrest in mid-trial

29 May 2017

Adeeb seeks medical leave from prison

29 May 2017

Yameen’s remarks on sex workers, opium spark controversy

29 May 2016

Magistrate arrested on drug charge released by high court

29 May 2016

Maldives leads push for first-ever precautionary controls on tuna fishery

29 May 2016

Open prisons and electronic tagging part of plans to overhaul jail

29 May 2014

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