Columnists


Stop the bulldozers: the fight to save Malé's last graveyards
A fatwa came too late for the Maafannu cemetery.
28 Jul 2025, 12:36


"The worst-run football association in the world"
FIFA was forced to intervene last year.
20 Jul 2025, 15:35


100,000 citizens, zero democracy: HDC's corporate stranglehold on Hulhumalé
A presidential pledge to hand over control remains unfulfilled.
14 Jul 2025, 14:13


"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 2025, 13:14


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 2025, 16:04


Moving goalposts, broken promises: the housing scheme that ate itself
The rules were rewritten for retroactive disqualification.
25 Jun 2025, 16:04


"Merit" takes a backseat: the Supreme Court's political makeover
So much for a Supreme Court of "competence and integrity."
15 Jun 2025, 14:31


Maldives data crisis: citizens' personal information sold for US$ 9,700
Scams exploiting stolen data cost US$ 90,000 in one month.
08 Jun 2025, 13:07


‘Vaanuvaa’: is justice delayed justice denied?
Our Ithuru Vaahaka podcast looks into the Maldives’ pre-trial detention problem which has left some defendants waiting up to a decade for their cases to be resolved.
15 May 2025, 19:15

