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Mohamed Junayd

117 articles
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Organisers arrested as police crack down on youth-led protest

Protests concluded peacefully on seven previous nights.

02 May 2025, 14:26

Police chief resigns as "nepo baby" protests enter fourth night

Police chief resigns as "nepo baby" protests enter fourth night

Commissioner's resignation was one of 10 demands of the youth-led protest.

26 Apr 2025, 22:55

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Under pressure: Maldives rushes Israel passport ban after 300-day delay

The enforcement came days before a protest march.

23 Apr 2025, 19:19

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From hysteria to hindsight: the Maldives lockdown legacy after five years

Experts debate whether benefits outweighed harms.

17 Apr 2025, 19:01

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Mail-order degrees: the Maldives fake PhD scandal

Senior officials flaunted unearned doctorates for prestige.

14 Apr 2025, 16:30

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Double burn: Maldives battles heat wave and surprise electricity bills

Electricity charges surged despite a Ramadan discount.

07 Apr 2025, 17:46

New research links mass Maldives mangrove die-offs to climate change

New research links mass Maldives mangrove die-offs to climate change

Rising salt levels are killing off mangrove trees.

03 Apr 2025, 16:09

Artwork: Dosain

"Act our size": Dr Shaheed on principled pragmatism for the Maldives in a multipolar world

A Q&A with the former foreign minister and UN special rapporteur.

01 Apr 2025, 17:02

President Muizzu outlines reforms and policies in debut podcast

President Muizzu outlines reforms and policies in debut podcast

Translated extracts of President Muizzu's new podcast.

31 Mar 2025, 17:57

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Russian ambassador's clash with ex-Maldives presidents lays bare geopolitical tightrope

The Maldives faces a delicate balancing act between principles and pragmatism.

27 Mar 2025, 23:41

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Maldives confronts vaccine skepticism amid concern over young deaths

Cardiovascular disease is the real killer, doctors say.

25 Mar 2025, 17:00

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Fact-check: essential medicine sourcing falls short of promises

Pharmacies unable to wholesale from STO despite official claims.

20 Mar 2025, 16:30

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The coconut crisis: how the Maldives went from abundance to scarcity

Indigenous management systems lost out to modern pressures.

12 Mar 2025, 20:30

Illusory budget surplus masks economic peril as debt crisis looms

Illusory budget surplus masks economic peril as debt crisis looms

Long overdue fiscal reforms remain stalled.

06 Mar 2025, 20:54

Artwork: Dosain

What's behind the critical medicine shortage?

Payment delays, regulatory hurdles and price caps.

23 Feb 2025, 16:00

"No stock": Maldives grapples with severe medicine shortage

"No stock": Maldives grapples with severe medicine shortage

Maldivians seek life-saving medicines overseas as pharmacies run dry.

20 Feb 2025, 18:00

Fact-check: Do gangs operate in the Maldives?

Fact-check: Do gangs operate in the Maldives?

Two ruling party lawmakers claimed otherwise.

16 Feb 2025, 11:00

Illustration from Aleksandar Savic for Transparency International.

“Little to no progress”: Maldives slides on corruption index

Maldives ranked among the two-thirds of countries with the worst perception score.

11 Feb 2025, 17:30

Ministry merger sparks fears of environmental oversight collapse

Ministry merger sparks fears of environmental oversight collapse

Advocates warn the move could compromise environmental protection.

06 Feb 2025, 20:30

About 1,400 extremists ‘willing to kill’ in Maldives

About 1,400 extremists ‘willing to kill’ in Maldives

An ISIS bomb plot was foiled in 2017, the police chief revealed.

17 Dec 2019, 09:00

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