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Prosperity for all?

A polycentric vision on paper, metropolitan consolidation in practice.

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Fiction: Isolation

Fiction: Isolation

In a quiet room, a busy mind. Time slips and the sky responds.

04 Jul, 19:00

A WHO rate, unseen studies and a U-turn: Maldives makes cigarettes cheaper

From tobacco-free vows to half-price packs in 20 months.

02 Jul, 17:27

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Fiction: Isolation

Fiction: Isolation

In a quiet room, a busy mind. Time slips and the sky responds.

04 Jul, 19:00

A WHO rate, unseen studies and a U-turn: Maldives makes cigarettes cheaper

From tobacco-free vows to half-price packs in 20 months.

02 Jul, 17:27

Artwork: Dosain

Invest a dollar, lose a dollar? What BML's new scheme really does

Critics say the 25 percent return is the black market premium in disguise.

01 Jul, 17:40

Back to the drawing board: why is the government re-zoning protected sites?

Back to the drawing board: why is the government re-zoning protected sites?

Conservationists concerned over spate of boundary changes.

30 Jun, 18:00

MDP must practice what it preaches on council transparency

MDP must practice what it preaches on council transparency

Accountability has to improve following opposition election success.

29 Jun, 13:30

How old age is raising new questions for the Maldives

How old age is raising new questions for the Maldives

Is the country prepared for an ageing population?

28 Jun, 15:30

Artwork: Dosain

Invest a dollar, lose a dollar? What BML's new scheme really does

Critics say the 25 percent return is the black market premium in disguise.

01 Jul, 17:40

Back to the drawing board: why is the government re-zoning protected sites?

Back to the drawing board: why is the government re-zoning protected sites?

Conservationists concerned over spate of boundary changes.

30 Jun, 18:00

MDP must practice what it preaches on council transparency

MDP must practice what it preaches on council transparency

Accountability has to improve following opposition election success.

29 Jun, 13:30

How old age is raising new questions for the Maldives

How old age is raising new questions for the Maldives

Is the country prepared for an ageing population?

28 Jun, 15:30

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A journalist fought to keep his prison notes. Here's what was in them.

A journalist fought to keep his prison notes. Here's what was in them.

23 Jun, 17:03

Maggots, blunt razors and nightly raids: a journalist's 15 days in Maafushi

Maggots, blunt razors and nightly raids: a journalist's 15 days in Maafushi

17 Jun, 21:03

Artwork: Dosain

Twelve years on, government meets "bare minimum" on right to information

10 Jun, 15:14

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

28 May, 23:30

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Reclamation, die-offs and a watchdog that rarely bites: a timeline of environmental damage

16 Jun, 18:03

The Maldives conducted a historic ocean use survey. What has it done with the results?

The Maldives conducted a historic ocean use survey. What has it done with the results?

09 Jun, 21:30

El Niño is coming. Here's what it means for the Maldives.

El Niño is coming. Here's what it means for the Maldives.

08 Jun, 18:03

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Minister ordered approval of Addu wetland reclamation over regulator's objections

03 Jun, 19:31

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Suicides reach 10-year high as mental health system plays catch-up

25 Jun, 16:49

Disappearing Dhivehi: what the research actually says

Disappearing Dhivehi: what the research actually says

24 Jun, 16:00

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Disappearing Dhivehi: why a generation of children can't speak to their grandparents

18 Jun, 17:55

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Five weeks after the Devana Kandu deaths: what the recovery divers saw and what investigators want

11 Jun, 15:36

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Solvent on paper, short on dollars: the Maldives economy in mid-2026

22 Jun, 17:30

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

26 May, 17:24

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

07 May, 16:03

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

30 Mar, 16:58

Disappearing Dhivehi: what the research actually says

Disappearing Dhivehi: what the research actually says

24 Jun, 16:00

Back at the top, bound by a bargain: Nasheed and the road to 2028

Back at the top, bound by a bargain: Nasheed and the road to 2028

15 Jun, 17:02

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Why Maldives wants to ban social media for under-16s

04 Jun, 15:18

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

20 May, 16:47

Arts And Culture

Hulhangu, by Little Faratas n Monkey – an album that changed everything

Hulhangu, by Little Faratas n Monkey – an album that changed everything

27 Jun, 15:00

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Scenes from Malé’s sanctuary suburb, before the bridge

20 Jun, 16:40

Preserving paradise: Mauroof Jameel exhibits early Maldivian resort architecture

Preserving paradise: Mauroof Jameel exhibits early Maldivian resort architecture

06 Jun, 16:14

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Tea and crabs with Raadh Thoriq Ibrahim

30 May, 10:19

Timeline Series

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Reclamation, die-offs and a watchdog that rarely bites: a timeline of environmental damage

16 Jun, 18:03

Artwork: Dosain

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

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U-turn ratification, school absenteeism and financial expo

U-turn ratification, school absenteeism and financial expo

03 Jul, 06:59

Cheaper cigarettes, Yameen re-trial and nurse murder

Cheaper cigarettes, Yameen re-trial and nurse murder

02 Jul, 06:46

Dollar investment, ex-presidents' security and measles rise

Dollar investment, ex-presidents' security and measles rise

01 Jul, 06:37

Tobacco tax and home loans

Tobacco tax and home loans

30 Jun, 08:00

Police pledges and gag appeal

Police pledges and gag appeal

29 Jun, 08:50

Presidential denials and harbour tragedy

Presidential denials and harbour tragedy

28 Jun, 09:30

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Yameen lambasts Solih’s administration at rally

05 Jul 2019

Survey underscores huge income gap between Malé and atolls

05 Jul 2018

JP opposes key MDP manifesto pledges

05 Jul 2018

New crimes set to be part of Maldives Penal Code

05 Jul 2018

Maldives broadcasting watchdog ‘desperate’ to fine Raajje TV

05 Jul 2018

ADK Hospital enters Maldives medical tourism market

05 Jul 2018

Ministers on media offensive as defecting lawmakers declare stand

05 Jul 2017

Police claim to have evidence of MP Faris bribing lawmakers

05 Jul 2017

PPM expels Gayoom’s son

05 Jul 2016

MPs launch lawsuit to wrest control of PPM from Gayoom

05 Jul 2016

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