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Nine songs, one city: Huvan's Mithan tracks a generation
A quintessential Malé album made by a band of the 2020s.
25 Jul, 11:50
A job offer, a contested resignation and a seven-year fight with Transparency Maldives
A court ordered the money set aside after the NGO failed to pay.
23 Jul, 17:12

Guesthouses count the cost as stalled harbour smothers Fodhdhoo reef
Locals say prolonged dredging has damaged reef and driven tourists away.
22 Jul, 17:21

El Niño is here: what it means for Maldivian reefs
A guide to the timeline, the record and the hardened forecast.
21 Jul, 18:05

One island preserved a community, the other assembled a population
What island reclamation builds and what it quietly takes apart.
20 Jul, 16:23

Locking out: why blanket social media bans won’t protect children
Australia banned under-16s. Most stayed online anyway.
19 Jul, 16:51



































