Maldives News
Presidential town hall, Shifau conviction and haram monuments
News in brief from Tuesday, December 16.
17 Dec 2025, 08:09
Protect national security, face fines: what a new code asks of Maldivian journalists
Five ways the code of ethics departs from international standards.
16 Dec 2025, 16:53
Fisheries negotiations, HDC bonuses and cigarette heist charges
News in brief from Monday, December 15.
16 Dec 2025, 07:37
One in six Maldivian teenagers has considered suicide. They're turning to AI for help.
Youth mental health consultations up 400 percent. The system can't cope.
15 Dec 2025, 16:00
SOE losses, subsidised diesel and card limits
News in brief from Sunday, December 14.
15 Dec 2025, 07:29
“If you build in Britain, we will back you”
The UK's High Commissioner on Britain's pitch to investors.
14 Dec 2025, 15:39
MP Mauroof arrest, HDC settlement deal and air quality hazard
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, December 12 and 13.
14 Dec 2025, 09:00
Protest crackdown, school violence and SEZ township
News in brief from Thursday, December 11.
12 Dec 2025, 08:17
Community policing belongs in the law. Don't gut it.
A former commissioner warns against dismantling trust-building reforms.
11 Dec 2025, 17:43
Fishermen's protest, pension board resignation and new PSM boss
News in brief from Wednesday, December 10.
11 Dec 2025, 08:33
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
Ring road expansion, SEZ township and mayoral laments
News in brief from Tuesday, December 9.
10 Dec 2025, 09:13
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
Fazul cleared, MDP interim chair and policeman arrest
News in brief from Monday, December 8.
09 Dec 2025, 09:24
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
Housing-dominated town hall, Thinadhoo flooding and transaction limits
News in brief from Sunday, December 7.
08 Dec 2025, 09:58
Death penalty for drug traffickers: What the new law says
Sweeping changes to sentencing, scheduling and rehabilitation.
07 Dec 2025, 22:00
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
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
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
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