Mohamed Junayd
Organisers arrested as police crack down on youth-led protest
Protests concluded peacefully on seven previous nights.
02 May, 2:26 PM
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, 10:55 PM
Under pressure: Maldives rushes Israel passport ban after 300-day delay
The enforcement came days before a protest march.
23 Apr, 7:19 PM
From hysteria to hindsight: the Maldives lockdown legacy after five years
Experts debate whether benefits outweighed harms.
17 Apr, 7:01 PM
Mail-order degrees: the Maldives fake PhD scandal
Senior officials flaunted unearned doctorates for prestige.
14 Apr, 4:30 PM
Double burn: Maldives battles heat wave and surprise electricity bills
Electricity charges surged despite a Ramadan discount.
07 Apr, 5:46 PM
New research links mass Maldives mangrove die-offs to climate change
Rising salt levels are killing off mangrove trees.
03 Apr, 4:09 PM
"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, 5:02 PM
President Muizzu outlines reforms and policies in debut podcast
Translated extracts of President Muizzu's new podcast.
31 Mar, 5:57 PM
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, 11:41 PM
Maldives confronts vaccine skepticism amid concern over young deaths
Cardiovascular disease is the real killer, doctors say.
25 Mar, 5:00 PM
Fact-check: essential medicine sourcing falls short of promises
Pharmacies unable to wholesale from STO despite official claims.
20 Mar, 4:30 PM
The coconut crisis: how the Maldives went from abundance to scarcity
Indigenous management systems lost out to modern pressures.
12 Mar, 8:30 PM
Illusory budget surplus masks economic peril as debt crisis looms
Long overdue fiscal reforms remain stalled.
06 Mar, 8:54 PM
What's behind the critical medicine shortage?
Payment delays, regulatory hurdles and price caps.
23 Feb, 4:00 PM
"No stock": Maldives grapples with severe medicine shortage
Maldivians seek life-saving medicines overseas as pharmacies run dry.
20 Feb, 6:00 PM
Fact-check: Do gangs operate in the Maldives?
Two ruling party lawmakers claimed otherwise.
16 Feb, 11:00 AM
“Little to no progress”: Maldives slides on corruption index
Maldives ranked among the two-thirds of countries with the worst perception score.
11 Feb, 5:30 PM
Ministry merger sparks fears of environmental oversight collapse
Advocates warn the move could compromise environmental protection.
06 Feb, 8:30 PM
About 1,400 extremists ‘willing to kill’ in Maldives
An ISIS bomb plot was foiled in 2017, the police chief revealed.
17 Dec 2019, 9:00 AM
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