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.
A door to PayPal, opened part way
The "seamless integration" shows its seams three weeks after the victory lap.
12 hours ago
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
Five weeks after the Devana Kandu deaths: what the recovery divers saw and what investigators want
Probes into the Maldives' deadliest diving incident converge on a camera.
11 Jun, 15:36
Why Maldives wants to ban social media for under-16s
And what the rest of the world has learned trying.
04 Jun, 15:18
The Devana Kandu tragedy: criminal probe, regulatory gaps, and the questions left unanswered
How a coral research trip ended in the country's worst diving disaster.
20 May, 16:47
"They shouldn't have gone in": the man who trained Sergeant Mahudhee on the dive that killed him
Wrong gas, no recompression chamber, no specialist team on standby.
17 May, 18:40
Two Adhadhu journalists detained as Aisha case mobilises the state against the press
First contempt detentions of journalists in the post-2008 democratic era.
12 May, 18:58
"No data is shared." But Bank of Maldives and Immigration quietly rewrote the rules.
Two amendments, no notice, and a legal basis no one can produce.
07 May, 16:03
Q&A with Mohamed Nasheed, the former president running to lead the party he vowed to dismantle
On the 2023 split, the apology question, and the road to 2028.
06 May, 13:57
Where to turn: a guide to the Maldives' mental health support system and the plan to rebuild it
Where to call, what to expect and what's being built.
05 May, 15:29
The week the state moved: rebuilding a mental health system mid-crisis
1,300 on the waitlist and a hospital a year away.
30 Apr, 17:54
Ice ages, not volcanoes: how the Maldives really formed
Darwin's 1842 theory is elegant. Drill cores tell a different story.
14 Apr, 16:38
Referendum, record turnout, and a fractured opposition: key takeaways from the April 4 elections
69 percent said No. That was just the start.
07 Apr, 16:54
Referendum defeated, cities lost: voters deliver mid-term rebuke to Muizzu
Nearly seven in 10 voters said no. All five mayors are MDP.
05 Apr, 11:53
Election day: 43-degree heat, long queues and secrecy dispute mark triple-ballot vote
Scenes from a long, hot voting day in Malé.
04 Apr, 20:21
Election primer: three ballots, one voting day, and a wartime spending spree
Everything you need to know before April 4.
03 Apr, 17:00
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
