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Maldives News

News In Brief

Media consensus, captain death and MDP protest

News in brief from Monday, September 1.

02 Sep 2025, 10:15

Column: by Saif Fathih

Adduans still measure development against abandoned British base

"Nothing pledged has panned out for us."

01 Sep 2025, 16:31

News In Brief

Meeting Xi, regulator pushback and Dhonfanu reclamation

News in brief from Sunday, August 31.

01 Sep 2025, 10:08

Obituary

From 30 coral rooms to global luxury: tourism titan MU Maniku dies at 78

A quartet of pioneers built an industry out of nothing.

31 Aug 2025, 15:21

News In Brief

Pioneer's passing, Epstein meeting and media control

News in brief from Friday and Saturday, August 29 and 30.

31 Aug 2025, 10:44

Column: Atoll Dispatch

Beyond the 1,000 Rufiyaa note: the fight to protect Maldives' whale sharks

Celebrating the gentle giants on International Whale Shark Day.

30 Aug 2025, 16:32

News In Brief

Rebuffed demand, missing Nepali and unlicensed resort

News in brief from Thursday, August 28.

29 Aug 2025, 13:59

Politics

Maldives media stands firm in standoff over "control bill"

Parliament pushes ahead with creation of new regulator.

28 Aug 2025, 23:00

News In Brief

Media fight, impaling journalists and supply scam

News in brief from Wednesday, August 27.

28 Aug 2025, 10:55

Environment

Fast-tracked environmental approval puts ancient Maldives corals at risk

Planned resort in Goidhoo lagoon threatens 500-year-old coral ecosystem.

27 Aug 2025, 19:10

News In Brief

Democratic backsliding, shark fishing and airport projects

News in brief from Tuesday, August 26.

27 Aug 2025, 10:24

Society

"I did nothing": young Maldivians channel Gaza guilt into pro-Palestine activism

Pizza Hut closed. KFC shuttered. Coke under pressure.

26 Aug 2025, 17:05

News In Brief

Presidential disavowal, murder conviction and land theft

News in brief from Monday, August 25.

26 Aug 2025, 09:52

Politics

Death penalty bluster masks Maldives drug policy blunders

Small-time users face same fate as major traffickers.

25 Aug 2025, 17:08

News In Brief

National Day, freedom bounds and media control

News in brief from Sunday, August 24.

25 Aug 2025, 09:56

Explainer

The battle for control over Maldives media

Proposed law could replace self-regulation and state control.

24 Aug 2025, 17:33

News In Brief

Villa compensation, Zakat expansion and engine maintenance

News in brief from Friday and Saturday, August 22 and 23.

24 Aug 2025, 10:11

Arts And Culture

From Naruto to maali neshun: The rise of cosplay in the Maldives

Creative community overcomes cultural barriers.

23 Aug 2025, 18:15

Ithuru Vaahaka

Episode 9: Youth-led research challenges Addu’s development narrative

Project ThimaaVeshi sheds light on Addu’s competing visions of growth and conservation.

22 Aug 2025, 14:54

News In Brief

Murder suspects, PNF rally and council finances

News in brief from Thursday, August 21.

22 Aug 2025, 11:35

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