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News In Brief

Protest crackdown, school violence and SEZ township

News in brief from Thursday, December 11.

12 Dec 2025, 08:17

Opinion

Community policing belongs in the law. Don't gut it.

A former commissioner warns against dismantling trust-building reforms.

11 Dec 2025, 17:43

News In Brief

Fishermen's protest, pension board resignation and new PSM boss

News in brief from Wednesday, December 10.

11 Dec 2025, 08:33

Environment

Banyans and saplings: 100 years old, replaced by inches tall

Ministry scrubbed tree height guidelines after replacing century-old banyans with inch-tall saplings.

10 Dec 2025, 18:01

News In Brief

Ring road expansion, SEZ township and mayoral laments

News in brief from Tuesday, December 9.

10 Dec 2025, 09:13

Society

Trousers for girls, beards for boys: school uniform policy reignites Maldives culture war

Girls must wear trousers from age nine under the new rules.

09 Dec 2025, 18:18

News In Brief

Fazul cleared, MDP interim chair and policeman arrest

News in brief from Monday, December 8.

09 Dec 2025, 09:24

Opinion

Why Maldivian courts have every right to try the FAM corruption case

Former PG Hussain Shameem dismantles the FIFA defence.

08 Dec 2025, 16:56

News In Brief

Housing-dominated town hall, Thinadhoo flooding and transaction limits

News in brief from Sunday, December 7.

08 Dec 2025, 09:58

Explainer

Death penalty for drug traffickers: What the new law says

Sweeping changes to sentencing, scheduling and rehabilitation.

07 Dec 2025, 22:00

News In Brief

Death penalty for trafficking, swallowed drugs and vape seizures

News in brief from Friday and Saturday, December 5 and 6.

07 Dec 2025, 09:07

Explainer

Dissecting decentralisation: how island councils are about to change

With more changes to the Decentralisation Act approved, we take a closer look at what is happening to local governance in the atolls.

04 Dec 2025, 17:14

Column: by Saif Fathih

Not just flowers and photo-ops: what Malé needs from its mayor

Mayor Adam Azim is campaigning for a second term, but what does it take to lead the country’s capital?

02 Dec 2025, 16:51

Environment

Maldives reefs at risk as coral tipping point is crossed

New research finds warm-water reefs have passed their climate threshold, endangering reef nations.

01 Dec 2025, 14:13

News In Brief

Council downsizing, Moody's rating and ex-president privileges

News in brief from Thursday, November 27.

28 Nov 2025, 10:19

Opinion

One hook, one fish, one code: The Maldives already has ethical tuna. Now we must prove it.

Certifications don't tell the entire story.

27 Nov 2025, 15:00

News In Brief

Police suspensions, judge impeachment and recalled ambassador

News in brief from Wednesday, November 26.

27 Nov 2025, 09:32

Society

Left without light: a deadly wait for power in Addu

A decade of outages and broken promises.

26 Nov 2025, 17:26

News In Brief

Redoubled dredging, council abolition and dropped charges

News in brief from Tuesday, November 25.

26 Nov 2025, 10:06

Interview

"I realised I could not return home for a very long time": Shahindha Ismail on six years in exile

From Black Friday to global human rights leadership.

25 Nov 2025, 17:52

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