Columnists
"No coincidences": Suood on the unfreezing of the Supreme Court
Former justice says stalled cases moved on a political timeline, not by chance.
27 Apr, 16:48
Reform or remorse? The president’s new policy on state hiring
Is a pledge to end political patronage encouraging, or incriminating?
21 Apr, 16:20
Trouble for Muizzu – provided MDP keeps it together
A decisive win followed by a familiar unravelling.
13 Apr, 17:00
Too late to lament: Solih's botched police reform
Farhad Fikury is back because Solih's government let him stay.
16 Mar, 13:58
Hoarafushi's seagrass meadow is teeming with life. The council wants to bury it.
Eagle rays, reef sharks, and a reclamation plan.
10 Mar, 14:52
Tourist entitlement: Maldives is not your content set
From whale sharks to public beaches, visitors push boundaries.
27 Jan, 15:17
The Maldives didn't "decide" to fish sustainably. It always has.
A day aboard a fishing boat from bait to sale.
23 Dec 2025, 17:34
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 2025, 16:51
"The crime we cheered for": young artists map the true cost of reclamation
Twelve artists document what gets buried by dredging.
15 Nov 2025, 16:51
More than a line on an ID card: the permanent address dilemma
Solving one injustice could create another.
06 Nov 2025, 17:15
When is democracy undemocratic? Addu's referendum and the autonomy dilemma
Does local autonomy trump collective will?
22 Oct 2025, 17:29
Beyond rhetoric: four reforms that would genuinely strengthen local governance
City councillors earn MVR 35,000 with no defined duties.
15 Oct 2025, 16:05
Isolate and manipulate: abolishing atoll councils fragments collective power
One island rewarded, another punished for dissent.
08 Oct 2025, 15:20
The opposition that can't oppose: MDP burdened by its own elite
Silence on the Adeeb Files speaks volumes.
30 Sep 2025, 17:29
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 2025, 15:54
The woman turning shark teeth into art – and saving a dying tradition
Fuvahmulah's only female silversmith overcame her fear of fire.
13 Sep 2025, 14:00
"We fall down, but we get back up": Maldivian girls rewrite surfing's gender rules
Where women couldn't compete until 2021, girls now soar.
08 Sep 2025, 14:03
Adduans still measure development against abandoned British base
"Nothing pledged has panned out for us."
01 Sep 2025, 16:31
Beyond the 1,000 Rufiyaa note: the fight to protect Maldives' whale sharks
Celebrating the gentle giants on International Whale Shark Day.
30 Aug 2025, 16:32
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 2025, 15:29
