Maldives News


STELCO sackings, rehabilitation crisis and drug operation
News in brief from Sunday, January 12.
12 Jan, 08:54


Climate harm in plain sight
Environmental decline is becoming a public health crisis.
11 Jan, 17:37


Second home, PSM allowance and building code violations
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, January 9 and 10.
11 Jan, 07:12


"Irreligious activity," media diplomacy and infant formula recall
News in brief from Thursday, January 8.
09 Jan, 10:05


Sun, sea and smog: the Maldives' dry season haze
Annual air pollution peak poses holiday hazard.
08 Jan, 16:34


Haze hazard, Avid defence and Lanka hospitals
News in brief from Wednesday, January 7.
08 Jan, 09:02


Tears and pleas: the housing lottery Malé residents can't win
At town halls across the capital, decades of desperation poured out.
07 Jan, 16:08


Amin acquittal, MTCC projects and Aasandha burden
News in brief from Tuesday, January 6.
07 Jan, 08:53


Concurrent elections: what the constitutional amendments mean for voters
The proposal must be approved in a public referendum.
06 Jan, 15:50


Fast-tracked amendments, port privatisation and vaanuvaa detention
News in brief from Monday, January 5.
06 Jan, 09:30


The tharaggee illusion: why degrowth may be the Maldives' only option
We're building and borrowing beyond what this nation can bear.
05 Jan, 16:03


Constitutional changes, mixed-sex schools and modesty codes
News in brief from Sunday, January 4.
05 Jan, 09:05


Things fall apart; the hemline cannot rise.
Let her do her job. Stop measuring her hemline.
04 Jan, 10:07


Foreign airport management, Avid College reprimand and Sunny detention
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, January 2 and 3.
04 Jan, 08:20


First tourist, Indian airport operator and expat quota rules
News in brief from Thursday, January 1.
02 Jan, 06:43


Civil service modesty code, Manday's 397-year sentence and Yameen Rasheed murder
News in brief from Wednesday, December 31.
01 Jan, 09:25


Stress test: 2025 Year in Review
Courts, nepo babies, medicine, housing, debt: the year's fault lines.
31 Dec 2025, 17:35


Gang designation, FIU head suspension and Hirimaradhoo relocation
News in brief from Tuesday, December 30.
31 Dec 2025, 09:05


Two tiers, 22,900 homes on paper: Malé's new housing rules
What changed, who qualifies, and what's still missing.
30 Dec 2025, 17:59


Social housing rules, affordable flats and Indian surveillance
News in brief from Monday, December 29.
30 Dec 2025, 09:01

