Maldives News


Bassam conviction, attorney arrest and foreign investment
News in brief from Wednesday, September 8.
09 Oct 2025, 09:00


Isolate and manipulate: abolishing atoll councils fragments collective power
One island rewarded, another punished for dissent.
08 Oct 2025, 15:20


Phone seizure, hunger strike and media commission
News in brief from Tuesday, October 7.
08 Oct 2025, 09:06


Inside the kleptocrat's mind: why Maldives' corrupt elite believe they deserve to steal
From patronage networks to self-justifying narratives.
07 Oct 2025, 15:25


Police warning, Ari tour and US$ 50 million dredger
News in brief from Monday, October 6.
07 Oct 2025, 09:04


"We don't need loans, we need income": content creators on new "empowerment" scheme
What filmmakers, musicians, and gamers are actually saying.
06 Oct 2025, 16:00


Addu referendum, housing project and tax appeal
News in brief from Sunday, October 5.
06 Oct 2025, 08:49


"We were forced to come out": voices from the MDP protest
Businesses down, living costs up, corruption unchecked.
05 Oct 2025, 17:10


Protest fallout, medical disclosures and media commission
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, October 3 and 4.
05 Oct 2025, 09:01


Photos from the frontline: pepper spray and sonic weapons in Majeedhee Magu standoff
Riot police blocked the MDP protest march.
04 Oct 2025, 13:34


Corruption probes, hookah ban and Solih defence
News in brief from Thursday, October 2.
03 Oct 2025, 10:01


Political divide threatens Maldives' 20-year development blueprint
Consultant concedes MDP boycott will leave US$ 1.1 million plan incomplete.
02 Oct 2025, 15:58


Sun acquittal, protest unrest and Chinese debt
News in brief from Wednesday, October 1.
02 Oct 2025, 09:02


Roots and scars: the man trying to preserve "the Mangrove Island"
Kendhikulhudhoo turns dying forests into tourist draw.
01 Oct 2025, 14:27


Shangri-La reopening, US vessel and control commission
News in brief from Tuesday, September 30.
01 Oct 2025, 09:18


The opposition that can't oppose: MDP burdened by its own elite
Silence on the Adeeb Files speaks volumes.
30 Sep 2025, 17:29


Corruption conviction, card limits and MDP defence
News in brief from Monday, September 29.
30 Sep 2025, 08:58


Campaign donors, family firms, and election-eve payments: the Fenaka scandal explained
A utility's descent into patronage, kickbacks, and political warfare.
29 Sep 2025, 18:03


Saeed sentencing, pay rises and inactive media
News in brief from Sunday, September 28.
29 Sep 2025, 08:59


A neighbour's guide to media self-regulation: Sri Lanka's Press Complaints Commission shares hard-won lessons
A conversation with CEO Sukumar Rockwood.
28 Sep 2025, 16:32

