Environment
A show of hands, a chainsaw and no permit: WAMCO tears down Villimalé’s banyan
Council never approved. Regulator said stop. The felling resumed anyway.
12 hours ago
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Politics
Holiday homes, Israeli bans, libel suits and the noose: four bills before parliament
What each bill would change and how President Muizzu defended it.
11 Nov, 16:16
Society
Official rate, then the top-up: what a foreign worker paid for dollars
A licensed money changer quoted MVR23.50 for US$1.
10 Nov, 15:14
Dredgers and debt: the airport company’s Rasmalé bill
Audited accounts reveal reclamation spending, mounting debt and dwindling cash.
09 Nov, 15:02
A hunger strike and a justice system out of answers
What it took to make the state deal with his neighbour.
08 Nov, 14:37
Eight insects in a jar: the poems Hawla Riza wrote for her father
An indie legend’s daughter who found her art in grief.
07 Nov, 14:41
For foreign workers, the right to strike ends at the airport
Aima admits firing protest leaders; 21 are in Immigration detention.
05 Nov, 17:15
