Maldives News


Hanimaadhoo airport, police misconduct and university criteria
News in brief from Sunday, November 9.
10 Nov 2025, 09:06


Maldives government and civil society present competing realities at UN human rights review
Exiled activists counter official narrative of "steady progress."
09 Nov 2025, 18:03


Customs reinstatement, no-bid contracts and protest cancellation
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, November 7 and 8.
09 Nov 2025, 10:26


Fiction: The Mudhim
A prayer leader's dawn of loss and grace.
08 Nov 2025, 16:52


Record signings, MPL negligence and wetlands reclamation
News in brief from Thursday, November 6.
07 Nov 2025, 08:24


More than a line on an ID card: the permanent address dilemma
Solving one injustice could create another.
06 Nov 2025, 17:15


Military power, Addu projects and coral extraction
News in brief from Wednesday, November 5.
06 Nov 2025, 10:15


Battle over Binveriya: the exclusive land scheme tearing Maldivians apart
Capital privilege or rightful inheritance? Debate rages over free plots for Malé natives.
05 Nov 2025, 21:58


Fuvahmulah foundations, priority projects and heist update
News in brief from Tuesday, November 4.
05 Nov 2025, 09:21


When "protected" means nothing: the state of Maldives' environmental safeguards
A vanished island, dormant fund, 87 unmanaged paper parks.
04 Nov 2025, 19:39


Victory Day, port safety and Addu separation
News in brief from Monday, November 3.
04 Nov 2025, 09:43


Maldives makes history with generational ban as smuggling makes mockery of tobacco control
Smuggled cigarettes exceed legal sales as customs revenue collapses.
03 Nov 2025, 18:15


Capsizing death, Victory Day and police busts
News in brief from Sunday, November 2.
03 Nov 2025, 08:43


Between government optimism and World Bank warnings: dissecting the 2026 budget
Seventy cents of every dollar will go to debt payments.
02 Nov 2025, 23:06


Generational ban, shark fishing and jobs demand
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, October 31 and November 1.
02 Nov 2025, 09:15


Record budget, grants reversal and Customs integrity
News in brief from Thursday, October 30.
31 Oct 2025, 10:06


"Tired of parties": voter turnout drops amid urban-rural enthusiasm gap
Malé turnout trails national average by 13 points as urban centres disengage.
30 Oct 2025, 18:17


Customs purge, media grant and catering corruption
News in brief from Wednesday, October 29.
30 Oct 2025, 09:58


Hulhudhoo and Meedhoo celebrate "independence" in legal limbo
The city council still runs 80 percent of operations.
29 Oct 2025, 18:47


Source disclosure, robbery suspects and presidential record
News in brief from Tuesday, October 28.
29 Oct 2025, 09:01

