Opinion
‘Hope is not a strategy’: fixing resort security in the Maldives
A former police chief makes the case for licensing private security.
11 Oct, 14:39
Split the presidency, cap the Majlis: MDP's plan for a new constitution
Full text of the resolution adopted by the MDP congress.
04 Oct, 16:47
Paying the port in dollars they don't have
Why locally owned shippers need a dedicated FX window.
27 Sep, 14:18
An RTI office 'structured to fail': lessons from five years as Information Commissioner
The outgoing commissioner on progress, resistance and a chronically underfunded office.
20 Sep, 13:37
The price of privilege: the cost of maintaining an ‘impotent’ legislature
Ninety-three MPs, MVR92 million a year and shrinking scrutiny.
13 Sep, 16:14
My case for the MDP nomination
Abdulla Shahid on stepping down as party president to run.
06 Sep, 15:11
Why Muizzu’s information commissioner pick should alarm everyone
The wrong appointment at the worst moment for RTI.
30 Aug, 15:04
The ‘super’ El Niño is coming for our corals
What corals do for the country, and what the country can do for corals.
23 Aug, 13:40
Why Maldivian scientists are missing from their own marine research
Parachute science only explains why foreigners are overrepresented.
16 Aug, 15:52
Twelve years without Rilwan: justice promised, truth withheld
A disappearance became a murder without a body or an explanation.
09 Aug, 16:00
Comment: Nationalise the resorts
Halve the industry, expel foreign investors and repurpose the islands.
02 Aug, 13:36
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
