Maldives News


Housing for all, defamation liability and air ambulance
News in brief from Sunday, November 16.
17 Nov 2025, 08:55


"You are my saviour": Maldives ex-president Waheed to Jeffrey Epstein
The special envoy sought a sex offender's advice as president.
16 Nov 2025, 15:32


PNC rally, council abolition and recall votes
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, November 14 and 15.
16 Nov 2025, 08:54


"The crime we cheered for": young artists map the true cost of reclamation
Twelve artists document what gets buried by dredging.
15 Nov 2025, 16:51


Drug crackdown, BML housing and PNC rally
News in brief from Thursday, November 14.
14 Nov 2025, 09:37


“Have you seen the madness?": the 2026 budget and MVR 2.7 billion project giveaway
"Hard work is for suckers. The system is rigged."
13 Nov 2025, 18:25


Fuvahmulah protests, ACC budget and seaweed export
News in brief from Wednesday, November 12.
13 Nov 2025, 08:52


Fuvahmulah left without water after years of inaction on known leaks
Authorities knew since 2020, but residents were kept uninformed.
12 Nov 2025, 19:55


Water crisis, housing pledges and mosque vandalism
News in brief from Tuesday, November 11.
12 Nov 2025, 09:14


Environment minister bypassed safeguards to approve Addu wetlands reclamation
Three-day approval ahead of presidential visit.
11 Nov 2025, 18:08


Fuvahmulah crisis, transaction limits and trademark law
News in brief from Monday, November 10.
11 Nov 2025, 09:37


Different addresses, same desperation: voices from Malé's housing divide
Migrants and natives share their stories of struggle.
10 Nov 2025, 18:46


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

