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"No party represents me": young voters on the April 4 elections

We asked young Maldivians what it would take to bring them to the polls.

19 minutes ago

"A linked chain": how Faathun helped write the Maldives' first disability plan

Built by the people it's meant to serve.

23 hours ago

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

Uninterrupted supplies assured as government breaks ground on a dozen projects.

30 Mar, 16:58

News In Brief

News in brief from Tuesday, March 31.

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"A linked chain": how Faathun helped write the Maldives' first disability plan

Built by the people it's meant to serve.

23 hours ago

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

Uninterrupted supplies assured as government breaks ground on a dozen projects.

30 Mar, 16:58

Comment: Vote "no" in the referendum

War at every doorstep, but the only cost being cut is elections.

29 Mar, 15:49

Episode 18: Malé mayoral candidates – Adam Azim

Incumbent mayor Adam Azim discusses his record, priorities and governance.

28 Mar, 15:56

Maldives condemns Iran at UN days after Muizzu called for strikes on Israel "day and night"

Public mood rejects sectarian framing and pushes president off-script.

26 Mar, 17:32

Shark feeding is illegal in the Maldives. It shouldn't be Fuvahmulah's business model.

Tiger Zoo promises guaranteed sightings. The sharks are paying for it.

25 Mar, 16:55

Comment: Vote "no" in the referendum

War at every doorstep, but the only cost being cut is elections.

29 Mar, 15:49

Episode 18: Malé mayoral candidates – Adam Azim

Incumbent mayor Adam Azim discusses his record, priorities and governance.

28 Mar, 15:56

Maldives condemns Iran at UN days after Muizzu called for strikes on Israel "day and night"

Public mood rejects sectarian framing and pushes president off-script.

26 Mar, 17:32

Shark feeding is illegal in the Maldives. It shouldn't be Fuvahmulah's business model.

Tiger Zoo promises guaranteed sightings. The sharks are paying for it.

25 Mar, 16:55

Maldives Independent

Year in Review

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Chaos in the Chagos: empire, exile and the islands caught between superpowers

24 Mar, 17:34

"A supermajority is not a blank cheque": is the Maldives anti-defection amendment unconstitutional?

18 Mar, 16:00

Referendum battle lines drawn as opposition launches "no" campaign

09 Mar, 15:12

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

03 Mar, 16:37

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

10 Mar, 14:52

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

Maldives celebrates Eid under shadow of war

22 Mar, 15:59

Trapped by design: Dhigurah fire exposes migrant worker housing crisis

19 Mar, 19:18

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

12 Mar, 15:06

To graduate in the Maldives, you must first learn Italian

05 Mar, 17:50

Half a gas cylinder, double the diesel price: the oil shock hits Maldives

17 Mar, 17:25

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

11 Mar, 17:52

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

10 Feb, 17:26

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

28 Jan, 16:21

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

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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Hiya waiver, littering fine and housing spree

31 Mar, 10:55

Parking buildings, election shortcomings and documentary fallout

30 Mar, 10:05

Office affair, ICJ bid and Villimalé clash

29 Mar, 11:09

IGMH investigation, grooming suspect and drug ring releases

27 Mar, 09:00

Hi-rise rules, austerity measures and gas storage

26 Mar, 01:26

Sovereign airspace, cement shortage and taxi line

25 Mar, 10:43

From the archive

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Opposition accused of seeking election delay

01 Apr 2019

Supreme Court orders US$30 million payout

01 Apr 2019

Resort workers protest at sea

01 Apr 2019

MDP makes U-turn on candidate accused of domestic violence

01 Apr 2019

Strikes and hikes as porters down tools

01 Apr 2018

Bridge inches closer to completion

01 Apr 2018

MP Sinan detained for terrorism trial

01 Apr 2018

Government calls on parties to re-engage in talks

01 Apr 2017

No-confidence vote: roundup of reactions

01 Apr 2017

Opposition decries ‘ramped up crackdown’

01 Apr 2017

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