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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.

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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

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

Displaced islanders, rival claims and a rules-based order under siege.

24 Mar, 17:34

News In Brief

News in brief from Wednesday, March 25.

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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

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

Displaced islanders, rival claims and a rules-based order under siege.

24 Mar, 17:34

The police reform that wasn't "botched"

Critics are judging a marathon by the first mile: ex-police chief.

23 Mar, 16:18

Maldives celebrates Eid under shadow of war

Missiles fly toward Diego Garcia and oil tops US$ 110 a barrel.

22 Mar, 15:59

Trapped by design: Dhigurah fire exposes migrant worker housing crisis

Five men died behind a single door. The warnings were already there.

19 Mar, 19:18

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

Can a constitutional amendment be unconstitutional?

18 Mar, 16:00

The police reform that wasn't "botched"

Critics are judging a marathon by the first mile: ex-police chief.

23 Mar, 16:18

Maldives celebrates Eid under shadow of war

Missiles fly toward Diego Garcia and oil tops US$ 110 a barrel.

22 Mar, 15:59

Trapped by design: Dhigurah fire exposes migrant worker housing crisis

Five men died behind a single door. The warnings were already there.

19 Mar, 19:18

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

Can a constitutional amendment be unconstitutional?

18 Mar, 16:00

Maldives Independent

Year in Review

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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

Watchdog questions corruption score as Maldives stagnates on annual index

11 Feb, 13:14

From resort dividends to an open prison: everything Muizzu pledged in his three-hour address

09 Feb, 19:40

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

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

"Expendable": the migrant worker casualties that go unreported

26 Feb, 13:04

A family for every child: the promises and risks of the foster care push

25 Feb, 17:19

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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25 Mar, 10:43

"Strike Israel," envoy snub and death bill

24 Mar, 11:23

War contingencies, nomad visas and Villimalé trees

23 Mar, 10:36

Billionaire capsized, affordable housing and pool drowning

22 Mar, 10:33

Record zakat, sewage leak and bicycle seizure

20 Mar, 11:39

Malé fires, fisheries squeeze and Friday Eid

19 Mar, 10:20

From the archive

Today in history

Islands.mv web portal launched

26 Mar 2019

City council begins planting trees in Malé

26 Mar 2019

Bribery ruled out after candidate offered scholarships

26 Mar 2019

Hameed confirmed as police chief

26 Mar 2019

Religious rhetoric incites violence, presidential commission warns

26 Mar 2019

Hoarafushi airport project handed to MTCC

26 Mar 2019

MNU asked to create special programme for editors

26 Mar 2018

EPA slaps MVR100m fine for reef damage

26 Mar 2018

Categories revealed for 7,000 social housing flats

26 Mar 2018

China projects worth more than 40% of Maldives GDP

26 Mar 2018

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