Ithuru Vaahaka
Episode 14: Suspended without pay – when decentralisation becomes punishment
Suspended without pay, Hoarafushi Council President Mohamed Waheed reflects on due process, accountability, and decentralised governance.
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Opinion
Community policing belongs in the law. Don't gut it.
A former commissioner warns against dismantling trust-building reforms.
11 Dec, 5:43 PM
Environment
Banyans and saplings: 100 years old, replaced by inches tall
Ministry scrubbed tree height guidelines after replacing century-old banyans with inch-tall saplings.
10 Dec, 6:01 PM
Trousers for girls, beards for boys: school uniform policy reignites Maldives culture war
Girls must wear trousers from age nine under the new rules.
09 Dec, 6:18 PM
Why Maldivian courts have every right to try the FAM corruption case
Former PG Hussain Shameem dismantles the FIFA defence.
08 Dec, 4:56 PM
Death penalty for drug traffickers: What the new law says
Sweeping changes to sentencing, scheduling and rehabilitation.
07 Dec, 10:00 PM
Dissecting decentralisation: how island councils are about to change
With more changes to the Decentralisation Act approved, we take a closer look at what is happening to local governance in the atolls.
04 Dec, 5:14 PM
