Maldives News


Sea accidents, Muizzu to Singapore and by-election voters
News in brief from Monday, May 25.
26 May, 09:01


Through the red filter: the violence women face in Maldivian politics
Online abuse, sidelined careers, captured ethics committees: an exhibition maps the system.
25 May, 15:20


PNC cracks, Lucas release and drug bust
News in brief from Sunday, May 24.
25 May, 08:47


Maldivian politics has become a contest of personalities. It needs to be a contest of principles.
MP Meekail Naseem, who is standing for MDP chairperson, on what he would change.
24 May, 12:58


Power outage, preliminary reconstruction and Nasheed apology
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, May 22 and 23.
24 May, 08:58


Shifting sands: what seven years of nest counts reveal about Maldivian sea turtles
Hawksbills vanishing, olive ridleys arriving, greens holding on.
23 May, 14:03


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

