Maldives News


One in six Maldivian teenagers has considered suicide. They're turning to AI for help.
Youth mental health consultations up 400 percent. The system can't cope.
6 hours ago


SOE losses, subsidised diesel and card limits
News in brief from Sunday, December 14.
14 hours ago


“If you build in Britain, we will back you”
The UK's High Commissioner on Britain's pitch to investors.
14 Dec, 3:39 PM


MP Mauroof arrest, HDC settlement deal and air quality hazard
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, December 12 and 13.
14 Dec, 9:00 AM


Protest crackdown, school violence and SEZ township
News in brief from Thursday, December 11.
12 Dec, 8:17 AM


Community policing belongs in the law. Don't gut it.
A former commissioner warns against dismantling trust-building reforms.
11 Dec, 5:43 PM


Fishermen's protest, pension board resignation and new PSM boss
News in brief from Wednesday, December 10.
11 Dec, 8:33 AM


Banyans and saplings: 100 years old, replaced by inches tall
Ministry scrubbed tree height guidelines after replacing century-old banyans with inch-tall saplings.
10 Dec, 6:01 PM


Ring road expansion, SEZ township and mayoral laments
News in brief from Tuesday, December 9.
10 Dec, 9:13 AM


Trousers for girls, beards for boys: school uniform policy reignites Maldives culture war
Girls must wear trousers from age nine under the new rules.
09 Dec, 6:18 PM


Fazul cleared, MDP interim chair and policeman arrest
News in brief from Monday, December 8.
09 Dec, 9:24 AM


Why Maldivian courts have every right to try the FAM corruption case
Former PG Hussain Shameem dismantles the FIFA defence.
08 Dec, 4:56 PM


Housing-dominated town hall, Thinadhoo flooding and transaction limits
News in brief from Sunday, December 7.
08 Dec, 9:58 AM


Death penalty for drug traffickers: What the new law says
Sweeping changes to sentencing, scheduling and rehabilitation.
07 Dec, 10:00 PM


Death penalty for trafficking, swallowed drugs and vape seizures
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, December 5 and 6.
07 Dec, 9:07 AM


Dissecting decentralisation: how island councils are about to change
With more changes to the Decentralisation Act approved, we take a closer look at what is happening to local governance in the atolls.
04 Dec, 5:14 PM


Maldives reefs at risk as coral tipping point is crossed
New research finds warm-water reefs have passed their climate threshold, endangering reef nations.
01 Dec, 2:13 PM


Council downsizing, Moody's rating and ex-president privileges
News in brief from Thursday, November 27.
28 Nov, 10:19 AM


One hook, one fish, one code: The Maldives already has ethical tuna. Now we must prove it.
Certifications don't tell the entire story.
27 Nov, 3:00 PM


Police suspensions, judge impeachment and recalled ambassador
News in brief from Wednesday, November 26.
27 Nov, 9:32 AM

