Maldives News


Retribution cycle, recovery operation and wrong turn
News in brief from Thursday, May 21.
22 May, 11:01


What was visible from the surface: a photo essay from the recovery dive at Devana Kandu
A photojournalist's record of the dive that killed Sergeant Mahudhee.
21 May, 19:50


Binveriya loss, recovery operation and tuna tariffs
News in brief from Wednesday, May 20.
21 May, 08:59


The Devana Kandu tragedy: criminal probe, regulatory gaps, and the questions left unanswered
How a coral research trip ended in the country's worst diving disaster.
20 May, 16:47


Bodies recovered, fuel assurance and gag appeal
News in brief from Tuesday, May 19.
20 May, 09:22


The day Iruvai ended: reading the rains in a season that no longer behaves
What Nakaiy and forecasts agree on as Hulhangu arrives.
19 May, 19:55


Divers located, tourist drowning and asset disclosure
News in brief from Monday, May 18.
19 May, 09:00


Comment: A line drawn against the Maldivian press
The case against Adhadhu fails every test. The journalists are in prison anyway.
18 May, 15:34


Gag appeal, Leevan confinement and new councils
News in brief from Sunday, May 17.
18 May, 09:00


"They shouldn't have gone in": the man who trained Sergeant Mahudhee on the dive that killed him
Wrong gas, no recompression chamber, no specialist team on standby.
17 May, 18:40


Tragedy deepens, ex-presidents unite and press resistance
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, May 15 and 16.
17 May, 09:03


In Pictures: Three former presidents join protests in Malé
Former Presidents Solih, Yameen and Nasheed join demonstrators in the capital.
16 May, 21:57


Dive tragedy, rally rebuttal and protest crackdown
News in brief from Thursday, May 14.
15 May, 12:07


What recovery requires: Aya's year after a suicide attempt
Four years, three providers, and a year of tremors.
14 May, 16:08


Nazim ouster, contempt fallout and highway fatality
News in brief from Wednesday, May 13.
14 May, 08:44


Dead fish, no clear cause: ERA investigates die-offs on eastern rim of North Malé Atoll
Parrotfish, octopus, moray eels among dead marine life at Kuda Huraa lagoon.
13 May, 14:50


Journalists jailed, housing crush and ADHD reform
News in brief from Tuesday, May 12.
13 May, 08:42


Two Adhadhu journalists detained as Aisha case mobilises the state against the press
First contempt detentions of journalists in the post-2008 democratic era.
12 May, 18:58


Press freedom siege, PNF fine and debt repayment
News in brief from Monday, May 11.
12 May, 06:40


"Punitive approaches to health do not work": UN Special Rapporteur Tlaleng Mofokeng on her Maldives visit
On universal coverage, the medicine shortage, mental health and drug policy.
11 May, 13:14

