Maldives News
Shangri-La reopening, US vessel and control commission
News in brief from Tuesday, September 30.
01 Oct, 9:18 AM
The opposition that can't oppose: MDP burdened by its own elite
Silence on the Adeeb Files speaks volumes.
30 Sep, 5:29 PM
Corruption conviction, card limits and MDP defence
News in brief from Monday, September 29.
30 Sep, 8:58 AM
Campaign donors, family firms, and election-eve payments: the Fenaka scandal explained
A utility's descent into patronage, kickbacks, and political warfare.
29 Sep, 6:03 PM
Saeed sentencing, pay rises and inactive media
News in brief from Sunday, September 28.
29 Sep, 8:59 AM
A neighbour's guide to media self-regulation: Sri Lanka's Press Complaints Commission shares hard-won lessons
A conversation with CEO Sukumar Rockwood.
28 Sep, 4:32 PM
Fenaka graft, protest banners and Adheeb files
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, September 26 and 27.
28 Sep, 8:49 AM
A brutal mirror: Kan'bulo confronts domestic violence in Maldivian society
Groundbreaking storytelling meets unflinching social commentary.
27 Sep, 1:57 PM
Treaty obligations, diplomatic briefings and causeway pledge
News in brief from Thursday, September 25.
26 Sep, 6:52 AM
Challenging Gen Z’s political apathy
Political ‘youthquakes’ have rocked Bangladesh, and now Nepal. Are Maldivian youth really as apathetic as many might think?
25 Sep, 3:40 PM
Chilli protection, cigarette seizure and diesel spill
News in brief from Wednesday, September 24.
25 Sep, 7:22 AM
The fall of Mayor Azim’s bid committee
Why would the mayor form a legally dubious evaluation committee dominated by his political rivals?
24 Sep, 3:54 PM
The #AdeebFiles: buried evidence of how the Maldives became a kleptocracy
Corruption is normalised and culturally embedded.
23 Sep, 6:00 PM
Raiymandhoo split, Yuan accounts and dollar limits
News in brief from Monday, September 22.
23 Sep, 7:54 AM
New referendum law sets stage for electoral reforms as opposition warns of term extension
Government supporters float prolonging five-year presidential term.
22 Sep, 2:02 PM
Adeeb files, ex-PG’s account flagged, ACC probes council project
News in brief from Sunday, September 21.
22 Sep, 4:56 AM
What’s actually in the "Media Control Act"?
The new law hands sweeping powers to a single regulator with authority over broadcast, print and online media.
21 Sep, 4:40 PM
Rakeedhoo relocation, drug sentencing and media law backlash
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, September 19 and 20.
21 Sep, 4:56 AM
Between myth and memory: Eagan Badeeu’s ‘Liminal’ at Gallery 350
Liminal is Badeeu’s first solo exhibition since ‘Lionfish and the Plastic Bag’, inspired by the myth of Koimalaa, the legendary first king of the Maldives.
20 Sep, 12:20 PM
Media disobedience, debt rollover and housing charges
News in brief from Thursday, September 18.
19 Sep, 12:12 PM
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