Maldives News
Tears and pleas: the housing lottery Malé residents can't win
At town halls across the capital, decades of desperation poured out.
4 hours ago
Amin acquittal, MTCC projects and Aasandha burden
News in brief from Tuesday, January 6.
11 hours ago
Concurrent elections: what the constitutional amendments mean for voters
The proposal must be approved in a public referendum.
06 Jan, 3:50 PM
Fast-tracked amendments, port privatisation and vaanuvaa detention
News in brief from Monday, January 5.
06 Jan, 9:30 AM
The tharaggee illusion: why degrowth may be the Maldives' only option
We're building and borrowing beyond what this nation can bear.
05 Jan, 4:03 PM
Constitutional changes, mixed-sex schools and modesty codes
News in brief from Sunday, January 4.
05 Jan, 9:05 AM
Things fall apart; the hemline cannot rise.
Let her do her job. Stop measuring her hemline.
04 Jan, 10:07 AM
Foreign airport management, Avid College reprimand and Sunny detention
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, January 2 and 3.
04 Jan, 8:20 AM
First tourist, Indian airport operator and expat quota rules
News in brief from Thursday, January 1.
02 Jan, 6:43 AM
Civil service modesty code, Manday's 397-year sentence and Yameen Rasheed murder
News in brief from Wednesday, December 31.
01 Jan, 9:25 AM
Stress test: 2025 Year in Review
Courts, nepo babies, medicine, housing, debt: the year's fault lines.
31 Dec 2025, 5:35 PM
Gang designation, FIU head suspension and Hirimaradhoo relocation
News in brief from Tuesday, December 30.
31 Dec 2025, 9:05 AM
Two tiers, 22,900 homes on paper: Malé's new housing rules
What changed, who qualifies, and what's still missing.
30 Dec 2025, 5:59 PM
Social housing rules, affordable flats and Indian surveillance
News in brief from Monday, December 29.
30 Dec 2025, 9:01 AM
Stranded students left to fend for themselves abroad
Scholarship and loan recipients describe systemic neglect by higher education ministry.
29 Dec 2025, 4:51 PM
Housing updates, terrorism conviction and airport's busiest day
News in brief from Sunday, December 28.
29 Dec 2025, 8:07 AM
Two decades after the tsunami, "safer islands" need expansion and protection
Environmental groups warned this would happen within decades.
28 Dec 2025, 5:11 PM
K-Park conviction, PNC primaries and Rasmalé protest
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, December 26 and 27.
28 Dec 2025, 8:30 AM
China aid, Shamaan release and single-parent allowance
News in brief from Thursday, December 25.
26 Dec 2025, 7:30 AM
Breaking cycles: what’s missing in our blueprint for revolution?
We have the energy. We lack the strategy.
25 Dec 2025, 5:35 PM
