Maldives news
Episode 2: Press freedom in the Maldives
Alifu Haa offers deeper context, extra clips, and behind-the-scenes insights from our features.
23 hours ago
Crypto scam, MDP rally and Rasmalé payout
News in brief from Thursday, June 19.
20 Jun, 10:20 AM
From defiance to capitulation: Democrats return to MDP mothership
Lofty ideals gave way to political expediency.
19 Jun, 4:00 PM
MDP welcome, Daud sacking and Qasim condemnation
News in brief from Wednesday, June 18.
19 Jun, 8:59 AM
Commission rules out foul play in Yumn Rasheed fall
But the findings exposed police negligence and political interference.
18 Jun, 9:13 AM
Democrats fold, yoga charges and commission report
News in brief from Tuesday, June 17.
18 Jun, 8:51 AM
Maldives dollar crisis deepens amid rising oil prices and debt pressures
The 28 percent black market premium has sparked fears of inflation.
17 Jun, 5:16 PM
Downsizing councils, new alliances and cryptocurrency schemes
News in brief from Monday, June 16.
17 Jun, 9:10 AM
Maldives sea turtles face extinction with ghost nets and illegal pet trade
The hawksbill sea turtle population has declined 95 percent.
16 Jun, 3:05 PM
Retirement package, pyramid scheme and audit backlog
News in brief from Sunday, June 16.
16 Jun, 7:58 AM
"Merit" takes a backseat: the Supreme Court's political makeover
So much for a Supreme Court of "competence and integrity."
15 Jun, 2:31 PM
Bari murder, diving death and airline losses
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, June 13 and 14.
15 Jun, 8:58 AM
From "democracy hero" to "dead horse": Nasheed's comeback bid divides young voters
We asked a dozen young people for their reaction.
12 Jun, 4:49 PM
Maldives medicine shortage persists despite government intervention
Only 40 percent of patients get full prescriptions.
11 Jun, 1:28 PM
Gulhifalhu plan creates "urban disaster" with population density exceeding Malé
The proposed solution risks repeating Malé's overcrowding mistakes.
10 Jun, 5:27 PM
Minicoy islanders battle to preserve ancestral Maldivian language
The local Dhivehi dialect was removed from the school curriculum.
09 Jun, 1:30 PM
Laamu accident, warming oceans and contact tracing
News in brief from Sunday, June 8.
09 Jun, 8:48 AM
Maldives data crisis: citizens' personal information sold for US$ 9,700
Scams exploiting stolen data cost US$ 90,000 in one month.
08 Jun, 1:07 PM
Mashi Maali parade skewers government failures and u-turns with street satire
The annual Eid event took aim at everything from medicine shortages to fake princes.
07 Jun, 10:33 PM
Mob storms National Museum, destroys Buddhist statues: “A significant part of our heritage is lost now”
09 Feb 2012, 8:36 PM