Maldives News
China aid, Shamaan release and single-parent allowance
News in brief from Thursday, December 25.
26 Dec 2025, 7:30 AM
Breaking cycles: what’s missing in our blueprint for revolution?
We have the energy. We lack the strategy.
25 Dec 2025, 5:35 PM
Presidents united, drug networks and mass legalisation
News in brief from Wednesday, December 24.
25 Dec 2025, 9:29 AM
Bangladeshi recruiter goes to prison. Maldives Immigration officials he bribed keep their jobs.
No Maldivian has ever been convicted for human trafficking.
24 Dec 2025, 7:10 PM
Alcohol-free islands, cycle theft and uprooted trees
News in brief from Tuesday, December 23.
24 Dec 2025, 9:49 AM
The Maldives didn't "decide" to fish sustainably. It always has.
A day aboard a fishing boat from bait to sale.
23 Dec 2025, 5:34 PM
Air pollution hazard, council jurisdiction and primary dispute
News in brief from Monday, December 22.
23 Dec 2025, 8:59 AM
Maldives gets failing grades on money laundering and terrorism financing
Global watchdog warns of political interference, zero convictions.
22 Dec 2025, 4:45 PM
Rent waiver, town hall pledges and Hiya stabbing
News in brief from Sunday, December 21.
22 Dec 2025, 8:50 AM
The class monitor president
The full weight of the state apparatus, serving one man's teenage insecurities.
21 Dec 2025, 4:01 PM
Money laundering hub, social housing relief and Melbourne flights
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, December 19 and 20.
21 Dec 2025, 9:07 AM
The wounds that follow you home: Ganaa turns the lens on bullying in the Maldives
The new thriller series asks who the real monsters are.
20 Dec 2025, 2:39 PM
Muizzu approval, 109-year prison sentence and expat curfew
News in brief from Thursday, December 18.
19 Dec 2025, 9:32 AM
The forever accused: when waiting for trial becomes the punishment
Muizzu vowed to end vaanuvaa. Hundreds remain trapped in legal limbo.
18 Dec 2025, 9:33 PM
Expatriate curfew, SME woes, Zariyand for mayor
News in brief from Wednesday, December 17.
18 Dec 2025, 8:21 AM
"Can't carry on, can't go out to fish": Maldives yellowfin industry fights for survival
A fleet that once numbered 300 has shrunk to 97.
17 Dec 2025, 4:24 PM
Presidential town hall, Shifau conviction and haram monuments
News in brief from Tuesday, December 16.
17 Dec 2025, 8:09 AM
Protect national security, face fines: what a new code asks of Maldivian journalists
Five ways the code of ethics departs from international standards.
16 Dec 2025, 4:53 PM
Fisheries negotiations, HDC bonuses and cigarette heist charges
News in brief from Monday, December 15.
16 Dec 2025, 7:37 AM
One in six Maldivian teenagers has considered suicide. They're turning to AI for help.
Youth mental health consultations up 400 percent. The system can't cope.
15 Dec 2025, 4:00 PM
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