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'Should I just do it for you?': how two volunteers got the rufiyaa into Unicode

The MVR symbol is no longer a dollar in disguise.

14 hours ago

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The invisible workforce behind the Maldives' reclaimed islands

Temporary residents of a place they built to last.

28 Sep, 13:48

Paying the port in dollars they don't have

Why locally owned shippers need a dedicated FX window.

27 Sep, 14:18

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The invisible workforce behind the Maldives' reclaimed islands

Temporary residents of a place they built to last.

28 Sep, 13:48

Paying the port in dollars they don't have

Why locally owned shippers need a dedicated FX window.

27 Sep, 14:18

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Part two: The Holhin

What did Maldivians call the men of Cannanore, and why?

26 Sep, 15:44

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Born abroad, shut out at home: a Thoddoo family's 20-year wait for land

Former council president denies scrapping their registry to cost them plots.

24 Sep, 19:23

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'Not an inch sold': the Eagle Hills deal and the foreign ownership question

UAE developer says every resale or inheritance restarts a 99-year lease.

23 Sep, 19:57

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Abandoned seafarers warned of hunger and anchor failure before Sinamalé bridge crash

The agencies involved say the failed mooring was not their responsibility.

22 Sep, 15:51

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Part two: The Holhin

What did Maldivians call the men of Cannanore, and why?

26 Sep, 15:44

Artwork: Dosain

Born abroad, shut out at home: a Thoddoo family's 20-year wait for land

Former council president denies scrapping their registry to cost them plots.

24 Sep, 19:23

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'Not an inch sold': the Eagle Hills deal and the foreign ownership question

UAE developer says every resale or inheritance restarts a 99-year lease.

23 Sep, 19:57

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Abandoned seafarers warned of hunger and anchor failure before Sinamalé bridge crash

The agencies involved say the failed mooring was not their responsibility.

22 Sep, 15:51

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Fenaka scrapped, Aasandha capped: everything Muizzu announced

08 Sep, 21:00

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No law, no means: Maldives may be unable to police flow of restricted goods to Russia

07 Sep, 17:58

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Minister counters cost of living claims with TikTok videos and state TV forum

11 Aug, 20:20

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'Not new observations': abuse of state resources, a one-sided broadcaster and normalised vote-buying

04 Aug, 15:07

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The bag levy could have been a waste revolution. Instead it's just a tax

14 Sep, 15:02

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As El Niño builds, Maldivian reefs are running out of time to recover

10 Sep, 17:07

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Thilafushi's trash mountain could give way. There's nowhere else to put it.

05 Aug, 17:48

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When the ocean reaches further

03 Aug, 15:46

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'A slap on my face': Ali Waheed's return and the men who stayed in public life

17 Sep, 20:16

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They offered to sterilise Malé's stray cats. The government never met them

03 Sep, 19:22

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Two or three, in theory. 1.7 in practice

02 Sep, 20:15

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'None of the cameras work': a National Art Gallery that cannot secure its own building

26 Aug, 15:27

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Gone in 60 seconds: the falling rate and the rationing bank

16 Sep, 16:05

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'No one can definitively explain': fish exports hit 16-year low

27 Aug, 18:02

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The state blames resorts, resorts blame the state and the peg cannot hold

25 Aug, 19:30

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Fine the rate or float it? The band the market left in 2011

20 Aug, 19:33

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The Maldives is taxing the world's travel agents. What the new T-GST law does

09 Sep, 21:12

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'Daily budget for this website reached': nowhere left to buy a dollar

01 Sep, 18:40

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The death of Sgt Mahudhee: what the records show

12 Aug, 19:22

Nine resignations later, Pension Office confirms MVR2.4 billion bond deal

Nine resignations later, Pension Office confirms MVR2.4 billion bond deal

29 Jul, 17:27

Arts And Culture

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The last of Malé's old market

12 Sep, 17:19

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Ocean Junk Reimagined: a field guide to the reef that replaces us

05 Sep, 18:19

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A million plays later, is Pest’s L2 any good?

29 Aug, 17:26

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The lingering ghosts of Maldives

15 Aug, 15:07

Timeline Series

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Reclamation, die-offs and a watchdog that rarely bites: a timeline of environmental damage

16 Jun, 18:03

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A US$ 90 million trail that went nowhere: the MMPRC scandal's unresolved legacy

29 Jun 2025, 16:55

UK Chagos handover sinks Maldives hopes of reclaiming southern waters

UK Chagos handover sinks Maldives hopes of reclaiming southern waters

02 Jun 2025, 19:29

Eight years and no justice: the murder of Yameen Rasheed

Eight years and no justice: the murder of Yameen Rasheed

12 May 2025, 16:00

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‘Political trust’ restored between China and Maldives

29 Sep 2019

Maldives ratifies three international conventions

29 Sep 2019

Fresh corruption charges raised against ex-vice president

29 Sep 2019

Don’t jump ship, Maldives president urges party supporters

29 Sep 2018

Maldives prison authority blamed for inmate’s seven-toe amputation

29 Sep 2018

Solih confirmed winner of Maldives presidential election

29 Sep 2018

Government hopes to begin direct talks with opposition by mid October

29 Sep 2016

Maldives pledges 10 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030

29 Sep 2015

President forms advisory committee after speedboat blast

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