Column: by Saif Fathih
Not just flowers and photo-ops: what Malé’ needs from its mayor
Mayor Adam Azim is campaigning for a second term, but what does it take to lead the country’s capital?
02 Dec, 4:51 PM
Public plots for garbage collection: Malé's land giveaway exposed
President Muizzu handed out Malé's land almost for free.
23 Nov, 1:24 PM
More than a line on an ID card: the permanent address dilemma
Solving one injustice could create another.
06 Nov, 5:15 PM
When is democracy undemocratic? Addu's referendum and the autonomy dilemma
Does local autonomy trump collective will?
22 Oct, 5:29 PM
Beyond rhetoric: four reforms that would genuinely strengthen local governance
City councillors earn MVR 35,000 with no defined duties.
15 Oct, 4:05 PM
Isolate and manipulate: abolishing atoll councils fragments collective power
One island rewarded, another punished for dissent.
08 Oct, 3:20 PM
The opposition that can't oppose: MDP burdened by its own elite
Silence on the Adeeb Files speaks volumes.
30 Sep, 5:29 PM
The fall of Mayor Azim’s bid committee
Why would the mayor form a legally dubious evaluation committee dominated by his political rivals?
24 Sep, 3:54 PM
Adduans still measure development against abandoned British base
"Nothing pledged has panned out for us."
01 Sep, 4:31 PM
Government locks down local council powers in final year before 2026 elections
Island councils have blasted the government’s hypocritical undermining of their powers, as a bid for control during election years.
17 Aug, 3:29 PM
Captured by a spreadsheet: how one man controls Maldives' anti-corruption system
The watchdog shields the powerful and denies justice through digital gatekeeping.
10 Aug, 12:11 PM
Nobody knows who owns Malé's land – and that's not an accident
Public land, private deals, zero transparency.
03 Aug, 3:56 PM
Stop the bulldozers: the fight to save Malé's last graveyards
A fatwa came too late for the Maafannu cemetery.
28 Jul, 12:36 PM
"The worst-run football association in the world"
FIFA was forced to intervene last year.
20 Jul, 3:35 PM
100,000 citizens, zero democracy: HDC's corporate stranglehold on Hulhumalé
A presidential pledge to hand over control remains unfulfilled.
14 Jul, 2:13 PM
"Who lost a plot?": a nine-minute showdown with the housing minister
A heated exchange ensued when Dr Muththalib called to complain about a tweet.
10 Jul, 1:14 PM
No bodies, no blood, no answers: what happened to Malé's missing cats?
A police investigation is underway after 280 cats vanished without a trace.
30 Jun, 4:04 PM
Moving goalposts, broken promises: the housing scheme that ate itself
The rules were rewritten for retroactive disqualification.
25 Jun, 4:04 PM
"Merit" takes a backseat: the Supreme Court's political makeover
So much for a Supreme Court of "competence and integrity."
15 Jun, 2:31 PM
Maldives data crisis: citizens' personal information sold for US$ 9,700
Scams exploiting stolen data cost US$ 90,000 in one month.
08 Jun, 1:07 PM