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Mohamed Junayd

117 articles

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

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

26 Apr 2025, 22:55

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

The enforcement came days before a protest march.

23 Apr 2025, 19:19

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

Experts debate whether benefits outweighed harms.

17 Apr 2025, 19:01

Mail-order degrees: the Maldives fake PhD scandal

Senior officials flaunted unearned doctorates for prestige.

14 Apr 2025, 16:30

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

Rising salt levels are killing off mangrove trees.

03 Apr 2025, 16:09

"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

Translated extracts of President Muizzu's new podcast.

31 Mar 2025, 17:57

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

Maldives confronts vaccine skepticism amid concern over young deaths

Cardiovascular disease is the real killer, doctors say.

25 Mar 2025, 17:00

Fact-check: essential medicine sourcing falls short of promises

Pharmacies unable to wholesale from STO despite official claims.

20 Mar 2025, 16:30

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

Long overdue fiscal reforms remain stalled.

06 Mar 2025, 20:54

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

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

20 Feb 2025, 18:00

Fact-check: Do gangs operate in the Maldives?

Two ruling party lawmakers claimed otherwise.

16 Feb 2025, 11:00

“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

Advocates warn the move could compromise environmental protection.

06 Feb 2025, 20:30

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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