Maldives News
Captured by a spreadsheet: how one man controls Maldives' anti-corruption system
The watchdog shields the powerful and denies justice through digital gatekeeping.
10 Aug 2025, 12:11
PNC strife, power cut and police oath
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, August 8 and 9.
10 Aug 2025, 10:24
The British Loyalty: Addu’s enduring wartime legacy
A bombed, torpedoed, and scuttled tanker is now a living coral cathedral.
09 Aug 2025, 18:31
Rufiyaa mopping, capsizing death and Hajj hotel
News in brief from Thursday, August 7.
08 Aug 2025, 12:20
Council finance crackdown: necessary oversight or naked power grab?
Election-year hiring, leasing and projects will require government approval.
07 Aug 2025, 17:28
Council business, lottery draw and yacht fine
News in brief from Wednesday, August 6.
07 Aug 2025, 09:50
Maldives parliament decries "misuse" of own data to brand MPs "lazy and inactive"
One UK MP outperforms the entire People's Majlis.
06 Aug 2025, 16:20
Chief justice, HDC suspensions and vape fines
News in brief from Tuesday, August 5.
06 Aug 2025, 09:28
The Shujau files: how inauguration funds became luxury apartments
The Financial Intelligence Unit documented suspected misappropriation.
05 Aug 2025, 21:35
Council powers, housing draw and non-essential travel
News in brief from Monday, August 4.
05 Aug 2025, 10:04
Nine years, three presidents and US$ 1 billion later: the Maldives airport saga explained
Quintupling capacity could be a game changer.
04 Aug 2025, 17:49
Shot messenger, withdrawn candidacy and flats handover
News in brief from Sunday, August 3.
04 Aug 2025, 09:34
Nobody knows who owns Malé's land – and that's not an accident
Public land, private deals, zero transparency.
03 Aug 2025, 15:56
Illicit enrichment, chief justice and dollar support
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, August 1 and 2.
03 Aug 2025, 09:39
The last ruler of Suvadive: how a scholar was blamed for sinking a warship
An Al-Azhar graduate's tragic downfall.
02 Aug 2025, 14:22
Five days in Yunnan: notes from a guided tour of China
Sixteen Maldivian journalists, two mysterious government escorts.
01 Aug 2025, 16:14
Drone fail, death threat and activist judge
News in brief from Thursday, July 31.
01 Aug 2025, 10:01
"I couldn't lift my own child": three stories of endometriosis in the Maldives
From teenage symptoms to decades-long diagnostic journeys.
31 Jul 2025, 16:36
Death penalty, SOE shuffle and price hikes
News in brief from Wednesday, July 30.
31 Jul 2025, 10:49
From "India Out" to economic dependency: Muizzu's capitulation to Modi
Financial desperation forced begging the "bully" for bailouts.
30 Jul 2025, 17:21
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