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Is the country prepared for an ageing population?
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Hulhangu, by Little Faratas n Monkey – an album that changed everything
A look back at a record that altered modern Maldivian music.
27 Jun, 15:00
Suicides reach 10-year high as mental health system plays catch-up
Police record 35 suicides and more than 500 attempts in 2025.
25 Jun, 16:49

Disappearing Dhivehi: what the research actually says
A language can be everywhere and still be vanishing. Here's how.
24 Jun, 16:00

A journalist fought to keep his prison notes. Here's what was in them.
What Adhadhu's Shahzan recorded inside Maafushi – and nearly couldn't take out.
23 Jun, 17:03

Solvent on paper, short on dollars: the Maldives economy in mid-2026
The IMF saw resilience. Maldivians saw their cards declined.
22 Jun, 17:30

Too many players, not enough chairs: the Maldives' looming crisis
The music will stop: what Turchin's cycles of collapse tell us.
21 Jun, 14:46



































