Maldives News
Housing update, phone leaks and referendum revision
News in brief from Sunday, October 12.
13 Oct, 8:00 AM
Why the Maldives should not elect its police chief
"Impartial law enforcement will be the first casualty," a former commissioner warns.
12 Oct, 3:04 PM
Police leak, social housing and cat deaths
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, October 10 and 11.
12 Oct, 8:45 AM
Thin Huvafen and the unrealised promise of Dhivehi fiction
Mamdhuh Waheed's 1995 novel begins at its own ending.
11 Oct, 1:42 PM
Cigarette heist, ACC summons and Addu power
News in brief from Thursday, October 9.
10 Oct, 7:50 AM
Most of Maldives' reclaimed land sits unused – yet new projects continue
Analysis of satellite imagery reveals decades-old undeveloped land.
09 Oct, 5:37 PM
Bassam conviction, attorney arrest and foreign investment
News in brief from Wednesday, September 8.
09 Oct, 9:00 AM
Isolate and manipulate: abolishing atoll councils fragments collective power
One island rewarded, another punished for dissent.
08 Oct, 3:20 PM
Phone seizure, hunger strike and media commission
News in brief from Tuesday, October 7.
08 Oct, 9:06 AM
Inside the kleptocrat's mind: why Maldives' corrupt elite believe they deserve to steal
From patronage networks to self-justifying narratives.
07 Oct, 3:25 PM
Police warning, Ari tour and US$ 50 million dredger
News in brief from Monday, October 6.
07 Oct, 9:04 AM
"We don't need loans, we need income": content creators on new "empowerment" scheme
What filmmakers, musicians, and gamers are actually saying.
06 Oct, 4:00 PM
Addu referendum, housing project and tax appeal
News in brief from Sunday, October 5.
06 Oct, 8:49 AM
"We were forced to come out": voices from the MDP protest
Businesses down, living costs up, corruption unchecked.
05 Oct, 5:10 PM
Protest fallout, medical disclosures and media commission
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, October 3 and 4.
05 Oct, 9:01 AM
Photos from the frontline: pepper spray and sonic weapons in Majeedhee Magu standoff
Riot police blocked the MDP protest march.
04 Oct, 1:34 PM
Corruption probes, hookah ban and Solih defence
News in brief from Thursday, October 2.
03 Oct, 10:01 AM
Political divide threatens Maldives' 20-year development blueprint
Consultant concedes MDP boycott will leave US$ 1.1 million plan incomplete.
02 Oct, 3:58 PM
Sun acquittal, protest unrest and Chinese debt
News in brief from Wednesday, October 1.
02 Oct, 9:02 AM
Roots and scars: the man trying to preserve "the Mangrove Island"
Kendhikulhudhoo turns dying forests into tourist draw.
01 Oct, 2:27 PM
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