Maldives News
Why the Maldives should not elect its police chief
"Impartial law enforcement will be the first casualty," a former commissioner warns.
12 Oct 2025, 15:04
Police leak, social housing and cat deaths
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, October 10 and 11.
12 Oct 2025, 08:45
Thin Huvafen and the unrealised promise of Dhivehi fiction
Mamdhuh Waheed's 1995 novel begins at its own ending.
11 Oct 2025, 13:42
Cigarette heist, ACC summons and Addu power
News in brief from Thursday, October 9.
10 Oct 2025, 07:50
Most of Maldives' reclaimed land sits unused – yet new projects continue
Analysis of satellite imagery reveals decades-old undeveloped land.
09 Oct 2025, 17:37
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
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