Maldives News


"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


Fenaka graft, protest banners and Adheeb files
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, September 26 and 27.
28 Sep 2025, 08:49


A brutal mirror: Kan'bulo confronts domestic violence in Maldivian society
Groundbreaking storytelling meets unflinching social commentary.
27 Sep 2025, 13:57


Treaty obligations, diplomatic briefings and causeway pledge
News in brief from Thursday, September 25.
26 Sep 2025, 06:52


Challenging Gen Z’s political apathy
Political ‘youthquakes’ have rocked Bangladesh, and now Nepal. Are Maldivian youth really as apathetic as many might think?
25 Sep 2025, 15:40


Chilli protection, cigarette seizure and diesel spill
News in brief from Wednesday, September 24.
25 Sep 2025, 07:22


The fall of Mayor Azim’s bid committee
Why would the mayor form a legally dubious evaluation committee dominated by his political rivals?
24 Sep 2025, 15:54


The #AdeebFiles: buried evidence of how the Maldives became a kleptocracy
Corruption is normalised and culturally embedded.
23 Sep 2025, 18:00

