Maldives News


Ex-MP benefits, Mahloof out and street lights
News in brief from Monday, September 8.
09 Sep 2025, 09:12


"We fall down, but we get back up": Maldivian girls rewrite surfing's gender rules
Where women couldn't compete until 2021, girls now soar.
08 Sep 2025, 14:03


STELCO shuffle, whistleblower retaliation and 20-year plan
News in brief from Sunday, September 7.
08 Sep 2025, 09:02


From seats to say: are political quotas for Maldivian women delivering real power?
Women hold 40 percent of council seats but zero presidencies.
07 Sep 2025, 15:03


Council grants, gang weapons and blood moon
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, September 5 and 6.
07 Sep 2025, 10:13


Sultan Iskandar and the Sayyid’s rebuke: a reign of glory and critique
Religious authority challenged royal power in 1686.
06 Sep 2025, 14:55


Episode 11: Dredging threatens Maldives’ precious Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve
Policy changes that fast-track environmental approvals threaten centuries-old reefs. Coral advocates sound the alarm.
05 Sep 2025, 16:38


Debt spiral, Kendhoo protest and Parley award
News in brief from Thursday, September 4.
05 Sep 2025, 12:17


Parliamentary Awards 2025: VIP globetrotters, empty accounts and million-Rufiyaa gifts
Asset disclosure math doesn't add up, but VIP lounge bills do.
04 Sep 2025, 16:15


Journalists' petition, asset disclosures and fruit prices
News in brief from Wednesday, September 3.
04 Sep 2025, 10:03


"Throw it out": journalists deliver unified rejection of media regulation bill
Representatives from 22 outlets unanimously opposed "media control bill."
03 Sep 2025, 22:30


China-Maldives pacts, Fuvahmulah lockdown and Baa protest
News in brief from Tuesday, September 2.
03 Sep 2025, 10:29


Come November, Maldivian waters will no longer be a shark sanctuary
Slow-growing gulper sharks face renewed hunting for squalene oil.
02 Sep 2025, 17:24


Media consensus, captain death and MDP protest
News in brief from Monday, September 1.
02 Sep 2025, 10:15


Adduans still measure development against abandoned British base
"Nothing pledged has panned out for us."
01 Sep 2025, 16:31


Meeting Xi, regulator pushback and Dhonfanu reclamation
News in brief from Sunday, August 31.
01 Sep 2025, 10:08


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


Pioneer's passing, Epstein meeting and media control
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, August 29 and 30.
31 Aug 2025, 10:44


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


Rebuffed demand, missing Nepali and unlicensed resort
News in brief from Thursday, August 28.
29 Aug 2025, 13:59

