Opinion
Independence is not a date. It is a daily decision.
President Muizzu on Chagos, the bond repayment and children's screen time.
26 Jul, 14:09
Locking out: why blanket social media bans won’t protect children
Australia banned under-16s. Most stayed online anyway.
19 Jul, 16:51
From bricks to vision: rethinking housing policy
The housing minister on shifting from building homes to enabling ownership.
12 Jul, 16:12
Prosperity for all?
A polycentric vision on paper, metropolitan consolidation in practice.
05 Jul, 15:54
MDP must practice what it preaches on council transparency
Accountability has to improve following opposition election success.
29 Jun, 13:30
How old age is raising new questions for the Maldives
Is the country prepared for an ageing population?
28 Jun, 15:30
Too many players, not enough chairs: the Maldives' looming crisis
The music will stop: what Turchin's cycles of collapse tell us.
21 Jun, 14:46
Rise of "baby coral killers" could hold back reef recovery
Population outbreaks of surprising starfish target young, fast-growing species.
14 Jun, 13:56
The great neutrality myth: MDP chairperson never meant to run presidential primaries
Leader of Maldives main opposition party is not expected to be impartial.
07 Jun, 17:30
Ten months of silence on the firm behind the Pearl Residence
Henley & Partners has been the subject of international corruption investigations for years.
31 May, 17:07
Maldivian politics has become a contest of personalities. It needs to be a contest of principles.
MP Meekail Naseem, who is standing for MDP chairperson, on what he would change.
24 May, 12:58
Comment: A line drawn against the Maldivian press
The case against Adhadhu fails every test. The journalists are in prison anyway.
18 May, 15:34
Forced checkmate: why MDP's likely 2028 win could be its last
A two-party reflex, a collapsing world, and a party out of plans.
10 May, 17:04
The housing "crisis" is manufactured. The trees are not: a response to Minister Muththalib
Centralisation made the shortage. Felling funavaa won't fix it.
03 May, 15:42
Comment: why real estate matters for the Maldives
"Real estate cannot grow in a vacuum."
26 Apr, 16:47
Crossing the chasm: the adoption lifecycle of Maldivian democracy
Voters now act like demanding customers, ready to switch brands at the next election.
19 Apr, 14:44
A Majlis e-petition to ban BDS-listed products in the Maldives
Consumer boycotts are incomplete without state-level sanctions.
12 Apr, 13:11
MDP and the innovator's dilemma
How the party that disrupted Maldivian politics fell into its own success trap.
06 Apr, 11:47
Comment: the case for concurrent elections
"This is not simply a matter of convenience or electoral timing."
02 Apr, 12:17
Comment: Vote "no" in the referendum
War at every doorstep, but the only cost being cut is elections.
29 Mar, 15:49
