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Episode 17: Malé mayoral candidates – Ismail Zariyand

Candidate number two addresses his ties with former President Yameen.

8 hours ago

Wilson the castaway cat: how a ginger tom was rescued from a desert island

A stranded cat, a viral plea, and a rescue mission during Ramadan.

12 Mar, 15:06

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

The damage from the oil price shock is baked in.

11 Mar, 17:52

News In Brief

News in brief from Thursday, March 12.

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Wilson the castaway cat: how a ginger tom was rescued from a desert island

A stranded cat, a viral plea, and a rescue mission during Ramadan.

12 Mar, 15:06

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

The damage from the oil price shock is baked in.

11 Mar, 17:52

Hoarafushi's seagrass meadow is teeming with life. The council wants to bury it.

Eagle rays, reef sharks, and a reclamation plan.

10 Mar, 14:52

Referendum battle lines drawn as opposition launches "no" campaign

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

09 Mar, 15:12

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

Hoarafushi's seagrass meadow is teeming with life. The council wants to bury it.

Eagle rays, reef sharks, and a reclamation plan.

10 Mar, 14:52

Referendum battle lines drawn as opposition launches "no" campaign

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

09 Mar, 15:12

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

Maldives Independent

Year in Review

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

03 Mar, 16:37

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

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

04 Mar, 14:24

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

"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

Middle East war leaves Maldives exposed on every front

02 Mar, 12:29

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

04 Feb, 19:08

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

28 Jan, 16:21

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

15 Jan, 17:31

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

10 Feb, 17:26

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

Concurrent elections: what the constitutional amendments mean for voters

06 Jan, 15:50

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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Voter list, airport robbery and presidential endorsement

12 Mar, 07:23

Voter exclusion, war condemnation and warm weather

11 Mar, 07:13

EIA exemptions, custody assault and Umra charter

10 Mar, 07:11

Food safety, referendum campaign and worker quotas

09 Mar, 08:13

MDP is not the opposition – it's the gatekeeper

08 Mar, 13:50

Mosque reprieve, Addu powerhouse and Saudha deposits

08 Mar, 07:52

From the archive

Today in history

Ex-president Yameen transferred to house arrest

14 Mar 2019

Transport minister at odds with party leader

14 Mar 2019

Rules changed on dismissing ministers

14 Mar 2019

Nasheed denies backing alcohol sale at guesthouses

14 Mar 2019

Habeeb reappointed to Elections Commission

14 Mar 2019

President pitches MDP’s ‘Agenda 19’ as plan to deliver pledges

14 Mar 2019

Nasheed directs ire at ex-MDP MP

14 Mar 2019

Ministry threatens fishing licence loss over protest

14 Mar 2018

One human rights complaint a day in 2017

14 Mar 2018

Detained chief justice’s lawyer finds secret recorder during meeting

14 Mar 2018

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