Maldives News


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


Election day, MTCC jobs and drowning death
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, April 3 and 4.
11 hours ago


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


Election primer: three ballots, one voting day, and a wartime spending spree
Everything you need to know before April 4.
03 Apr, 17:00


Sukuk clearance, project bonanza and death sentence
News in brief for Thursday, April 2.
03 Apr, 10:19


Comment: the case for concurrent elections
"This is not simply a matter of convenience or electoral timing."
02 Apr, 12:17


Diver death, Indian imports and election influence
News in brief from Wednesday, April 1.
02 Apr, 08:31


"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


Referendum challenge, severed hand and police pay
News in brief from Tuesday, March 31.
01 Apr, 09:46


"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


Hiya waiver, littering fine and housing spree
News in brief from Monday, March 30.
31 Mar, 10:55


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


Parking buildings, election shortcomings and documentary fallout
News in brief from Sunday, March 29.
30 Mar, 10:05


Comment: Vote "no" in the referendum
War at every doorstep, but the only cost being cut is elections.
29 Mar, 15:49


Office affair, ICJ bid and Villimalé clash
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, March 27 and 28.
29 Mar, 11:09


IGMH investigation, grooming suspect and drug ring releases
News in brief from Thursday, March 26.
27 Mar, 09:00


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


Hi-rise rules, austerity measures and gas storage
News in brief from Wednesday, March 25.
26 Mar, 01:26


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


Sovereign airspace, cement shortage and taxi line
News in brief from Tuesday, March 24.
25 Mar, 10:43

