Maldives News


Money license, pension chief and special insurance
News in brief from Thursday, August 20.
21 Aug, 10:15


Fine the rate or float it? The band the market left in 2011
The dollar's two prices and a new offence for spreading the second.
20 Aug, 19:33


Forex crimes, judge suspension and counter petition
News in brief from Wednesday, August 19.
20 Aug, 06:46


A viral video about Islamic sex education, and the abuse that followed
The comment section: awrah, nymphos, ninjas.
19 Aug, 16:40


'Bloated' workforce, council meetings and paid promoters
News in brief from Tuesday, August 18.
19 Aug, 06:47


Everyone is having fewer children. The Maldives is not special
The decline began here with women no longer dying in childbirth.
18 Aug, 16:22


Beyond reach, counter petitions and Premier Bank
News in brief from Monday, August 17.
18 Aug, 07:05


Teacher, healer, protector: the surfer behind Aloha Ufaa
Saazu on surfing, healing and building a community by the sea.
17 Aug, 14:19


MTCC leak, rival petitions and fuel loan
News in brief from Sunday, August 16.
17 Aug, 07:31


Why Maldivian scientists are missing from their own marine research
Parachute science only explains why foreigners are overrepresented.
16 Aug, 15:52


Petition threshold, Shahid campaign and offshore booking
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, August 14 and 15.
16 Aug, 06:54


The lingering ghosts of Maldives
Why fear runs through our folklore and what it was for.
15 Aug, 15:07


MDP protest, presidential hopefuls and new judges
News in brief from Thursday, August 13.
14 Aug, 06:41


Debt, trade and the bridge: India's envoy on exceptions New Delhi makes for Maldives
'We did it only for Maldives as a special case.'
13 Aug, 18:17


NGOs object, dollar forum and fuel loan
News in brief from Wednesday, August 12.
13 Aug, 06:19


The death of Sgt Mahudhee: what the records show
The death certificate names a cause. The evidence can't confirm it.
12 Aug, 19:22


Land bill, resort exchange and no arson
News in brief from Tuesday, August 11.
12 Aug, 07:38


Minister counters cost of living claims with TikTok videos and state TV forum
War and headlines blamed for record black market dollar rate.
11 Aug, 20:20


Monsoon rains, rate reporting and Yameen's choice
News in brief from Monday, August 10.
11 Aug, 07:30


Fifty-two discoveries in Maldivian waters, no Maldivian authors
Maldivians led just seven per cent of 40 years of marine research.
10 Aug, 20:14

