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Maldives News

Politics

Referendum defeated, cities lost: voters deliver mid-term rebuke to Muizzu

Nearly seven in 10 voters said no. All five mayors are MDP.

8 hours ago

News In Brief

Election day, MTCC jobs and drowning death

News in brief from Friday and Saturday, April 3 and 4.

11 hours ago

Politics

Election day: 43-degree heat, long queues and secrecy dispute mark triple-ballot vote

Scenes from a long, hot voting day in Malé.

24 hours ago

Politics

Election primer: three ballots, one voting day, and a wartime spending spree

Everything you need to know before April 4.

03 Apr, 17:00

News In Brief

Sukuk clearance, project bonanza and death sentence

News in brief for Thursday, April 2.

03 Apr, 10:19

Opinion

Comment: the case for concurrent elections

"This is not simply a matter of convenience or electoral timing."

02 Apr, 12:17

News In Brief

Diver death, Indian imports and election influence

News in brief from Wednesday, April 1.

02 Apr, 08:31

Politics

"No party represents me": young voters on the April 4 elections

We asked young Maldivians what it would take to bring them to the polls.

01 Apr, 16:08

News In Brief

Referendum challenge, severed hand and police pay

News in brief from Tuesday, March 31.

01 Apr, 09:46

Society

"A linked chain": how Faathun helped write the Maldives' first disability plan

Built by the people it's meant to serve.

31 Mar, 17:18

News In Brief

Hiya waiver, littering fine and housing spree

News in brief from Monday, March 30.

31 Mar, 10:55

Economy

War costs mount but austerity plan stays under wraps until after Saturday's vote

Uninterrupted supplies assured as government breaks ground on a dozen projects.

30 Mar, 16:58

News In Brief

Parking buildings, election shortcomings and documentary fallout

News in brief from Sunday, March 29.

30 Mar, 10:05

Opinion

Comment: Vote "no" in the referendum

War at every doorstep, but the only cost being cut is elections.

29 Mar, 15:49

News In Brief

Office affair, ICJ bid and Villimalé clash

News in brief from Friday and Saturday, March 27 and 28.

29 Mar, 11:09

News In Brief

IGMH investigation, grooming suspect and drug ring releases

News in brief from Thursday, March 26.

27 Mar, 09:00

Politics

Maldives condemns Iran at UN days after Muizzu called for strikes on Israel "day and night"

Public mood rejects sectarian framing and pushes president off-script.

26 Mar, 17:32

News In Brief

Hi-rise rules, austerity measures and gas storage

News in brief from Wednesday, March 25.

26 Mar, 01:26

Opinion

Shark feeding is illegal in the Maldives. It shouldn't be Fuvahmulah's business model.

Tiger Zoo promises guaranteed sightings. The sharks are paying for it.

25 Mar, 16:55

News In Brief

Sovereign airspace, cement shortage and taxi line

News in brief from Tuesday, March 24.

25 Mar, 10:43

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