Maldives News


Stability and darkness: Muizzu touts achievements as critics savage two-year record
Extracts from the president's anniversary speech.
17 Nov, 5:32 PM


Housing for all, defamation liability and air ambulance
News in brief from Sunday, November 16.
17 Nov, 8:55 AM


"You are my saviour": Maldives ex-president Waheed to Jeffrey Epstein
The special envoy sought a sex offender's advice as president.
16 Nov, 3:32 PM


PNC rally, council abolition and recall votes
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, November 14 and 15.
16 Nov, 8:54 AM


"The crime we cheered for": young artists map the true cost of reclamation
Twelve artists document what gets buried by dredging.
15 Nov, 4:51 PM


Drug crackdown, BML housing and PNC rally
News in brief from Thursday, November 14.
14 Nov, 9:37 AM


“Have you seen the madness?": the 2026 budget and MVR 2.7 billion project giveaway
"Hard work is for suckers. The system is rigged."
13 Nov, 6:25 PM


Fuvahmulah protests, ACC budget and seaweed export
News in brief from Wednesday, November 12.
13 Nov, 8:52 AM


Fuvahmulah left without water after years of inaction on known leaks
Authorities knew since 2020, but residents were kept uninformed.
12 Nov, 7:55 PM


Water crisis, housing pledges and mosque vandalism
News in brief from Tuesday, November 11.
12 Nov, 9:14 AM


Environment minister bypassed safeguards to approve Addu wetlands reclamation
Three-day approval ahead of presidential visit.
11 Nov, 6:08 PM


Fuvahmulah crisis, transaction limits and trademark law
News in brief from Monday, November 10.
11 Nov, 9:37 AM


Different addresses, same desperation: voices from Malé's housing divide
Migrants and natives share their stories of struggle.
10 Nov, 6:46 PM


Hanimaadhoo airport, police misconduct and university criteria
News in brief from Sunday, November 9.
10 Nov, 9:06 AM


Maldives government and civil society present competing realities at UN human rights review
Exiled activists counter official narrative of "steady progress."
09 Nov, 6:03 PM


Customs reinstatement, no-bid contracts and protest cancellation
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, November 7 and 8.
09 Nov, 10:26 AM


Fiction: The Mudhim
A prayer leader's dawn of loss and grace.
08 Nov, 4:52 PM


Record signings, MPL negligence and wetlands reclamation
News in brief from Thursday, November 6.
07 Nov, 8:24 AM


More than a line on an ID card: the permanent address dilemma
Solving one injustice could create another.
06 Nov, 5:15 PM


Military power, Addu projects and coral extraction
News in brief from Wednesday, November 5.
06 Nov, 10:15 AM

