Maldives News
Maldives makes history with generational ban as smuggling makes mockery of tobacco control
Smuggled cigarettes exceed legal sales as customs revenue collapses.
03 Nov 2025, 6:15 PM
Capsizing death, Victory Day and police busts
News in brief from Sunday, November 2.
03 Nov 2025, 8:43 AM
Between government optimism and World Bank warnings: dissecting the 2026 budget
Seventy cents of every dollar will go to debt payments.
02 Nov 2025, 11:06 PM
Generational ban, shark fishing and jobs demand
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, October 31 and November 1.
02 Nov 2025, 9:15 AM
Record budget, grants reversal and Customs integrity
News in brief from Thursday, October 30.
31 Oct 2025, 10:06 AM
"Tired of parties": voter turnout drops amid urban-rural enthusiasm gap
Malé turnout trails national average by 13 points as urban centres disengage.
30 Oct 2025, 6:17 PM
Customs purge, media grant and catering corruption
News in brief from Wednesday, October 29.
30 Oct 2025, 9:58 AM
Hulhudhoo and Meedhoo celebrate "independence" in legal limbo
The city council still runs 80 percent of operations.
29 Oct 2025, 6:47 PM
Source disclosure, robbery suspects and presidential record
News in brief from Tuesday, October 28.
29 Oct 2025, 9:01 AM
"No one is going to empower us": how the Maldives' only four-term councilwoman claimed real power
Fishermen call her for help. Female councilors seek her advice.
28 Oct 2025, 3:22 PM
Airport robbery, Yameen trial and JSC shuffle
News in brief from Monday, October 27.
28 Oct 2025, 9:00 AM
The pension fund workaround: the Maldives money printing controversy
QE or creative accounting? The MVR 2.4 billion transaction explained.
27 Oct 2025, 3:37 PM
Bridge design, waqf building and case documents
News in brief from Sunday, October 26.
27 Oct 2025, 8:34 AM
Halt the gulper shark fishery: an open letter to President Muizzu
Lifting the ban risks irreversible harm, scientists warn.
26 Oct 2025, 11:27 AM
Referendum day, Infantino visit and cybercrime convention
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, October 24 and 25.
26 Oct 2025, 8:47 AM
Addu splits: Feydhoo votes to stay as Hulhudhoo and Meedhoo break away
Fewer than half of eligible voters turned out in Saturday's referendum.
25 Oct 2025, 8:15 PM
Episode 13: Breaking up Addu – what's at stake in the referendum
Ahead of tomorrow’s referendum, Addu leaders are divided over whether the atoll should remain a city or return to individual island councils.
24 Oct 2025, 3:45 PM
Road redevelopment, judge suspension and mother mistake
News in brief from Thursday, October 23.
24 Oct 2025, 10:21 AM
Light bulbs and bureaucracy: three Addu islands vote on breaking away
Saturday's vote pits administrative freedom against unified strength.
23 Oct 2025, 8:35 PM
Protest resignation, terror charges and Majlis clash
News in brief from Wednesday, October 22.
23 Oct 2025, 9:09 AM
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