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Maldives News

News In Brief

Veto calls, Addu referendum and national service

News in brief from Wednesday, September 17.

18 Sep 2025, 09:22

News In Brief

Media bill, Alibaba webinar and no-bid aircraft

News in brief from Tuesday, September 16.

17 Sep 2025, 09:02

Politics

"Final day for press freedom": media bill passes amid arrests and expulsions

New regulator can fine and shutter media outlets.

16 Sep 2025, 19:28

News In Brief

Committee showdown, Broadcom crackdown and niqab rule

News in brief from Monday, September 15.

16 Sep 2025, 08:59

News In Brief

Fenda bender, creative economy and price controls

News in brief from Sunday, September 14.

15 Sep 2025, 08:57

Politics

Journalists rally against "burying free expression" as government denies targeting social media

Definition of "electronic" sparks fierce debate.

14 Sep 2025, 21:11

News In Brief

Free speech, Dhonfanu protests and cigarette smuggling

News in brief from Friday and Saturday, September 12 and 13.

14 Sep 2025, 09:00

Politics

"Media control bill" heads for Monday vote after secret committee review

Editors vow defiance despite looming regulatory crackdown.

11 Sep 2025, 19:27

News In Brief

Media expulsion, benefits reform and food security

News in brief from Wednesday, September 10.

11 Sep 2025, 09:25

Economy

Maldivians adapt to Temu tax as dollar crisis persists

Shoppers continue buying despite 30 percent fee on Chinese platforms.

10 Sep 2025, 16:13

News In Brief

Scrapped reclamation, legislative secrecy and snappers victory

News in brief from Tuesday, September 9.

10 Sep 2025, 09:21

Environment

"That's a complete lie": scrapped reclamation near marine sanctuary sparks protests in Dhonfanu

Council denies residents asked president to cancel project.

09 Sep 2025, 15:54

News In Brief

Ex-MP benefits, Mahloof out and street lights

News in brief from Monday, September 8.

09 Sep 2025, 09:12

Column: Atoll Dispatch

"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

News In Brief

STELCO shuffle, whistleblower retaliation and 20-year plan

News in brief from Sunday, September 7.

08 Sep 2025, 09:02

Opinion

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

News In Brief

Council grants, gang weapons and blood moon

News in brief from Friday and Saturday, September 5 and 6.

07 Sep 2025, 10:13

History

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

Ithuru Vaahaka

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

News In Brief

Debt spiral, Kendhoo protest and Parley award

News in brief from Thursday, September 4.

05 Sep 2025, 12:17

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