Maldives News
Suicides reach 10-year high as mental health system plays catch-up
Police record 35 suicides and more than 500 attempts in 2025.
25 Jun, 16:49
Majlis clashes, Fenaka trial and cost of living
News in brief from Wednesday, June 24.
25 Jun, 08:18
Disappearing Dhivehi: what the research actually says
A language can be everywhere and still be vanishing. Here's how.
24 Jun, 16:00
Dollar crunch, ICE partnership and mental health crisis
News in brief from Tuesday, June 23.
24 Jun, 08:29
A journalist fought to keep his prison notes. Here's what was in them.
What Adhadhu's Shahzan recorded inside Maafushi – and nearly couldn't take out.
23 Jun, 17:03
Nurse murder, cross-subsidy projects and digital transformation
News in brief from Monday, June 22.
23 Jun, 07:01
Solvent on paper, short on dollars: the Maldives economy in mid-2026
The IMF saw resilience. Maldivians saw their cards declined.
22 Jun, 17:30
Tobacco U-turn, market dispute and overpaid bonuses
News in brief from Sunday, June 21.
22 Jun, 08:54
Too many players, not enough chairs: the Maldives' looming crisis
The music will stop: what Turchin's cycles of collapse tell us.
21 Jun, 14:46
Millionth tourist, record vape seizure and SOE redundancies
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, June 19 and 20.
21 Jun, 08:54
Scenes from Malé’s sanctuary suburb, before the bridge
The Thilamalé Bridge will soon connect the placid island of Villingili to the chaos of the capital
20 Jun, 16:40
Jobs protest, vapes seizure and dollar limits
News in brief from Thursday, June 18.
19 Jun, 10:03
Disappearing Dhivehi: why a generation of children can't speak to their grandparents
How English became the language children choose with each other.
18 Jun, 17:55
IMF warning, gas hike and market contracts
News in brief from Wednesday, June 17.
18 Jun, 08:34
Maggots, blunt razors and nightly raids: a journalist's 15 days in Maafushi
Jailed for a question, an Adhadhu reporter on what he found inside.
17 Jun, 21:03
Housing need, measles rise and drug den
News in brief from Tuesday, June 16.
17 Jun, 08:37
PayPal launch, MDP protest and school embezzlement
News in brief from Monday, June 15.
16 Jun, 08:50
Back at the top, bound by a bargain: Nasheed and the road to 2028
His landslide settles who runs MDP, not who it runs in 2028.
15 Jun, 17:02
Battle lines, missing profiles and protest trial
News in brief from Sunday, June 14.
15 Jun, 09:05
Rise of "baby coral killers" could hold back reef recovery
Population outbreaks of surprising starfish target young, fast-growing species.
14 Jun, 13:56
