Maldives News
Noonu fever, illegal subletting and declined charges
News in brief from Thursday, June 4.
05 Jun, 08:30
Why Maldives wants to ban social media for under-16s
And what the rest of the world has learned trying.
04 Jun, 15:18
Ratings upgrade, BML sukuk and dissolved parties
News in brief from Wednesday, June 3.
04 Jun, 09:03
Minister ordered approval of Addu wetland reclamation over regulator's objections
ERA said damage couldn't be mitigated; ministry rezoned protected area to proceed.
03 Jun, 19:31
Fenaka downsizing, taxi app and prayer breaks
News in brief from Tuesday, June 2.
03 Jun, 08:57
Italian research centre denies "parachute science" but admits local collaboration gaps
The Milano-Bicocca University outpost disputes why no Maldivians graduated.
02 Jun, 13:53
Social media ban, new deputy speaker and MMPRC charges
News in brief from Monday, June 2.
02 Jun, 08:50
The price of mankind: how Maldivian shells bought human lives
How Maldivian cowries became the currency of the slave trade and then vanished.
01 Jun, 17:56
Nazim resignation, tobacco tariffs and NSPA mandate
News in brief from Sunday, May 31.
01 Jun, 08:52
Ten months of silence on the firm behind the Pearl Residence
Henley & Partners has been the subject of international corruption investigations for years.
31 May, 17:07
Server hack, drug café and PNC payments
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, May 29 and 30.
31 May, 09:01
Tea and crabs with Raadh Thoriq Ibrahim
An animator, a comic, and a long detour through Trivandrum's printers.
30 May, 10:19
Prison protocol, parade fallout and Channel 13 hack
News in brief from Thursday, May 28.
29 May, 11:17
The Midnight Caller: Mashi Maali parade mocks the order it wasn't supposed to mention
The annual Eid satire defiantly held the line.
28 May, 23:30
Shahzan release, Eid celebrations and drone delivery
News in brief from Wednesday, May 27.
28 May, 09:43
Sergeant Mahudhee: the Coast Guard diver they called Boava
He told his wife to keep the perfume. He was 44.
27 May, 20:36
Measles outbreak, Eid festivities and safari raid
News in brief from Tuesday, May 26.
27 May, 09:28
Maldives chairs tuna commission, watches EU walk away with larger quota
EU distant fleets land lion's share of Indian Ocean yellowfin quota.
26 May, 17:24
Sea accidents, Muizzu to Singapore and by-election voters
News in brief from Monday, May 25.
26 May, 09:01
Through the red filter: the violence women face in Maldivian politics
Online abuse, sidelined careers, captured ethics committees: an exhibition maps the system.
25 May, 15:20
