Ahmed Naish
Ahmed Naish joined the Maldives Independent (formerly Minivan News) as a rookie reporter in January 2009, covering the country's tumultuous transition to democracy, first multi-party elections and series of political crises. He later served as editor-in-chief until the Maldives Independent suspended operations in January 2020 and returned to the role for the relaunch in January 2025. Naish has also written for local and international publications such as Al Jazeera and The Diplomat.
'Not an inch sold': the Eagle Hills deal and the foreign ownership question
UAE developer says every resale or inheritance restarts a 99-year lease.
23 Sep, 19:57
Gone in 60 seconds: the falling rate and the rationing bank
What the 7am scramble for dollars says about the shortage.
16 Sep, 16:05
The Maldives is taxing the world's travel agents. What the new T-GST law does
The World Bank said this would not work.
09 Sep, 21:12
No law, no means: Maldives may be unable to police flow of restricted goods to Russia
Russian embassy says only UN sanctions are legitimate.
07 Sep, 17:58
'Daily budget for this website reached': nowhere left to buy a dollar
What your card declining has to do with resorts.
01 Sep, 18:40
The state blames resorts, resorts blame the state and the peg cannot hold
Proposed doubling of mandatory conversion prompts rare industry revolt.
25 Aug, 19:30
Fine the rate or float it? The band the market left in 2011
The dollar's two prices and a new offence for spreading the second.
20 Aug, 19:33
Debt, trade and the bridge: India's envoy on exceptions New Delhi makes for Maldives
'We did it only for Maldives as a special case.'
13 Aug, 18:17
Nine resignations later, Pension Office confirms MVR2.4 billion bond deal
Board members resigned rather than approve it. The money moved anyway.
29 Jul, 17:27
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
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
Suicide attempts triple in police records
Police logged 100 attempted suicides in May, up from 27 in March.
16 Jul, 16:35
Who broke the Rufiyaa? Two records and a blame game
BML has never sold more dollars, the street has never charged more.
14 Jul, 20:02
“Killing without touching”: the fight over Villimalé’s grove
The mayor said no trees would be felled. RCC’s sign warns of deep excavation.
13 Jul, 17:45
Measles cases rise sixfold in three weeks as Maldives outbreak accelerates
It is spreading among adults who never completed a second dose.
09 Jul, 17:15
A door to PayPal, opened part way
The "seamless integration" shows its seams three weeks after the victory lap.
08 Jul, 17:28
Invest a dollar, lose a dollar? What BML's new scheme really does
Critics say the 25 percent return is the black market premium in disguise.
01 Jul, 17:40
Disappearing Dhivehi: what the research actually says
A language can be everywhere and still be vanishing. Here's how.
24 Jun, 16:00
Solvent on paper, short on dollars: the Maldives economy in mid-2026
The IMF saw resilience. Maldivians saw their cards declined.
22 Jun, 17:30
Disappearing Dhivehi: why a generation of children can't speak to their grandparents
How English became the language children choose with each other.
18 Jun, 17:55
