Maldives News


Cement shortage, dengue outbreak and complaints bureau
News in brief from Thursday, April 16.
17 Apr, 15:31


Housing for whom? The towers rising over Villimalé's last grove
Ancient trees, a fenced-off footpath and a fractured community.
16 Apr, 19:00


New ministers, shark attack and construction disruption
News in brief from Wednesday, April 15.
16 Apr, 04:21


"We will sense even if we cannot see"
She co-founded an NGO after being told blind people couldn't run one.
15 Apr, 14:45


Cabinet reboot, anti-defection challenge and MDP protests
News in brief from Tuesday, April 14.
15 Apr, 04:40


Ice ages, not volcanoes: how the Maldives really formed
Darwin's 1842 theory is elegant. Drill cores tell a different story.
14 Apr, 16:38


MACL rot, airfare hike and convict release
News in brief from Monday, April 13.
14 Apr, 02:55


Trouble for Muizzu – provided MDP keeps it together
A decisive win followed by a familiar unravelling.
13 Apr, 17:00


Sinan unseated, SOE resignations and Hulhumalé blackout
News in brief from Sunday, April 12.
13 Apr, 02:18


A Majlis e-petition to ban BDS-listed products in the Maldives
Consumer boycotts are incomplete without state-level sanctions.
12 Apr, 13:11


MDP détente, Meedhoo recount and growth forecast
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, April 10 and 11.
12 Apr, 03:34


A nature house in Villingili, before the bridge changes everything
Veshige wants to reconnect a generation with nature.
11 Apr, 10:01


SOE austerity, Feeali fire and pallet survivor
News in brief from Thursday, April 9.
10 Apr, 07:29


MTCC's MVR 13 million taxi app: closed bids, family ties, and leaked ID cards
Developers unravelled the app's failures within hours of its launch.
09 Apr, 16:51


MDP infighting, ambassador reinstatement and home loans
News in brief from Wednesday, April 8.
09 Apr, 08:59


Death in SAMPA: propeller guards mandated, none installed
A year of failed enforcement in South Ari's largest marine protected area.
08 Apr, 17:15


Gas supplies, MDP dismissals and Fuvahmulah blackout
News in brief from Tuesday, April 7.
08 Apr, 08:47


Referendum, record turnout, and a fractured opposition: key takeaways from the April 4 elections
69 percent said No. That was just the start.
07 Apr, 16:54


Sacking spree, gas price hike and MDP strife
News in brief from Monday, April 6.
07 Apr, 08:59


MDP and the innovator's dilemma
How the party that disrupted Maldivian politics fell into its own success trap.
06 Apr, 11:47

