Maldives News


Fatal accident, card spending and congestion agency
News in brief from Sunday, July 12.
13 Jul, 07:11


From bricks to vision: rethinking housing policy
The housing minister on shifting from building homes to enabling ownership.
12 Jul, 16:12


PNC brawl, housing scam and duty dodge
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11.
12 Jul, 09:10


Borrow a flag: watching the World Cup in the Maldives
How football’s main event unites a nation that isn’t playing
11 Jul, 19:00


Malé fires, council audit and boat collision
News in brief from Thursday, July 9.
10 Jul, 08:41


Measles cases rise sixfold in three weeks as Maldives outbreak accelerates
It is spreading among adults who never completed a second dose.
09 Jul, 17:15


Cancer referrals, passport shortage and funeral absence
News in brief from Wednesday, July 8.
09 Jul, 06:31


A door to PayPal, opened part way
The "seamless integration" shows its seams three weeks after the victory lap.
08 Jul, 17:28


Measles spread, corruption records and atoll board
News in brief from Tuesday, July 7.
08 Jul, 09:13


The hidden homeless of Malé
A generation adrift on rotating couches, invisible to official counts.
07 Jul, 16:12


Plastic tax, ice caps and Sri Lankan fugitive
News in brief from Monday, July 6.
07 Jul, 09:02


Where corruption complaints go to die
How the ACC quietly permits and politically manages corruption.
06 Jul, 15:34


Terror risk, disclosure order and Funfalhu fire
News in brief from Sunday, July 5.
06 Jul, 08:54


Prosperity for all?
A polycentric vision on paper, metropolitan consolidation in practice.
05 Jul, 15:54


Attendance buffer, party switching and invisible payments
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, July 3 and 4.
05 Jul, 08:48


Fiction: Isolation
In a quiet room, a busy mind. Time slips and the sky responds.
04 Jul, 19:00


U-turn ratification, school absenteeism and financial expo
News in brief from Thursday, July 2.
03 Jul, 06:59


A WHO rate, unseen studies and a U-turn: Maldives makes cigarettes cheaper
From tobacco-free vows to half-price packs in 20 months.
02 Jul, 17:27


Cheaper cigarettes, Yameen re-trial and nurse murder
News in brief from Wednesday, July 1.
02 Jul, 06:46


Invest a dollar, lose a dollar? What BML's new scheme really does
Critics say the 25 percent return is the black market premium in disguise.
01 Jul, 17:40

