Maldives News
Maldives sea turtles face extinction with ghost nets and illegal pet trade
The hawksbill sea turtle population has declined 95 percent.
16 Jun 2025, 3:05 PM
Retirement package, pyramid scheme and audit backlog
News in brief from Sunday, June 16.
16 Jun 2025, 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 2025, 2:31 PM
Bari murder, diving death and airline losses
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, June 13 and 14.
15 Jun 2025, 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 2025, 4:49 PM
Maldives medicine shortage persists despite government intervention
Only 40 percent of patients get full prescriptions.
11 Jun 2025, 1:28 PM
Gulhifalhu plan creates "urban disaster" with population density exceeding Malé
The proposed solution risks repeating Malé's overcrowding mistakes.
10 Jun 2025, 5:27 PM
Minicoy islanders battle to preserve ancestral Maldivian language
The local Dhivehi dialect was removed from the school curriculum.
09 Jun 2025, 1:30 PM
Laamu accident, warming oceans and contact tracing
News in brief from Sunday, June 8.
09 Jun 2025, 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 2025, 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 2025, 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 2025, 4:00 PM
From hysteria to hindsight: the Maldives lockdown legacy after five years
Experts debate whether benefits outweighed harms.
17 Apr 2025, 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 2025, 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 2025, 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
Arbitration case filed in Singapore over Fushidhiggaru lagoon
The 1,475-hectare lagoon was leased in January 2013.
24 Dec 2019, 9:00 AM
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