Maldives News


Battle over Binveriya: the exclusive land scheme tearing Maldivians apart
Capital privilege or rightful inheritance? Debate rages over free plots for Malé natives.
05 Nov, 9:58 PM


Fuvahmulah foundations, priority projects and heist update
News in brief from Tuesday, November 4.
05 Nov, 9:21 AM


When "protected" means nothing: the state of Maldives' environmental safeguards
A vanished island, dormant fund, 87 unmanaged paper parks.
04 Nov, 7:39 PM


Victory Day, port safety and Addu separation
News in brief from Monday, November 3.
04 Nov, 9:43 AM


Maldives makes history with generational ban as smuggling makes mockery of tobacco control
Smuggled cigarettes exceed legal sales as customs revenue collapses.
03 Nov, 6:15 PM


Capsizing death, Victory Day and police busts
News in brief from Sunday, November 2.
03 Nov, 8:43 AM


Between government optimism and World Bank warnings: dissecting the 2026 budget
Seventy cents of every dollar will go to debt payments.
02 Nov, 11:06 PM


Generational ban, shark fishing and jobs demand
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, October 31 and November 1.
02 Nov, 9:15 AM


Record budget, grants reversal and Customs integrity
News in brief from Thursday, October 30.
31 Oct, 10:06 AM


"Tired of parties": voter turnout drops amid urban-rural enthusiasm gap
Malé turnout trails national average by 13 points as urban centres disengage.
30 Oct, 6:17 PM


Customs purge, media grant and catering corruption
News in brief from Wednesday, October 29.
30 Oct, 9:58 AM


Hulhudhoo and Meedhoo celebrate "independence" in legal limbo
The city council still runs 80 percent of operations.
29 Oct, 6:47 PM


Source disclosure, robbery suspects and presidential record
News in brief from Tuesday, October 28.
29 Oct, 9:01 AM


"No one is going to empower us": how the Maldives' only four-term councilwoman claimed real power
Fishermen call her for help. Female councilors seek her advice.
28 Oct, 3:22 PM


Airport robbery, Yameen trial and JSC shuffle
News in brief from Monday, October 27.
28 Oct, 9:00 AM


The pension fund workaround: the Maldives money printing controversy
QE or creative accounting? The MVR 2.4 billion transaction explained.
27 Oct, 3:37 PM


Bridge design, waqf building and case documents
News in brief from Sunday, October 26.
27 Oct, 8:34 AM


Halt the gulper shark fishery: an open letter to President Muizzu
Lifting the ban risks irreversible harm, scientists warn.
26 Oct, 11:27 AM


Referendum day, Infantino visit and cybercrime convention
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, October 24 and 25.
26 Oct, 8:47 AM


Addu splits: Feydhoo votes to stay as Hulhudhoo and Meedhoo break away
Fewer than half of eligible voters turned out in Saturday's referendum.
25 Oct, 8:15 PM

