Maldives News
Downsizing councils, new alliances and cryptocurrency schemes
News in brief from Monday, June 16.
17 Jun, 9:10 AM
Maldives sea turtles face extinction with ghost nets and illegal pet trade
The hawksbill sea turtle population has declined 95 percent.
16 Jun, 3:05 PM
Retirement package, pyramid scheme and audit backlog
News in brief from Sunday, June 16.
16 Jun, 7:58 AM
"Merit" takes a backseat: the Supreme Court's political makeover
So much for a Supreme Court of "competence and integrity."
15 Jun, 2:31 PM
Bari murder, diving death and airline losses
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, June 13 and 14.
15 Jun, 8:58 AM
From "democracy hero" to "dead horse": Nasheed's comeback bid divides young voters
We asked a dozen young people for their reaction.
12 Jun, 4:49 PM
Maldives medicine shortage persists despite government intervention
Only 40 percent of patients get full prescriptions.
11 Jun, 1:28 PM
Gulhifalhu plan creates "urban disaster" with population density exceeding Malé
The proposed solution risks repeating Malé's overcrowding mistakes.
10 Jun, 5:27 PM
Minicoy islanders battle to preserve ancestral Maldivian language
The local Dhivehi dialect was removed from the school curriculum.
09 Jun, 1:30 PM
Laamu accident, warming oceans and contact tracing
News in brief from Sunday, June 8.
09 Jun, 8:48 AM
Maldives data crisis: citizens' personal information sold for US$ 9,700
Scams exploiting stolen data cost US$ 90,000 in one month.
08 Jun, 1:07 PM
Mashi Maali parade skewers government failures and u-turns with street satire
The annual Eid event took aim at everything from medicine shortages to fake princes.
07 Jun, 10:33 PM
Eight years and no justice: the murder of Yameen Rasheed
With most of those implicated still to face justice, here's everything you need to know about how the Maldives lost its favourite blogger.
12 May, 4:00 PM
From hysteria to hindsight: the Maldives lockdown legacy after five years
Experts debate whether benefits outweighed harms.
17 Apr, 7:01 PM
Maldives Independent is back!
The award-winning Maldives Independent is thrilled to announce its relaunch, exactly five years after suspending operations on January 31, 2020.
31 Jan, 11:42 PM
The Missing Years: 2020-2025
Here’s a timeline of the major events and key stories during our five-year hiatus.
31 Jan, 11:33 PM
Maldives Independent suspends operations
Goodbye for now.
31 Jan 2020, 9:00 AM
EPA rejects Maafaru runway expansion project
A lawmaker accused the watchdog of obstructing atoll development.
30 Dec 2019, 9:00 AM
Infrastructure development pushing islands to ‘tipping point’
Islands cannot naturally adapt to climate risks after harbour and land reclamation projects.
28 Dec 2019, 9:00 AM
Military alert level raised as ‘precautionary measure’
Alert status not raised due to specific threat, says MNDF.
25 Dec 2019, 9:00 AM
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