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Opinion

Artwork: Dosain
Opinion

Shark feeding is illegal in the Maldives. It shouldn't be Fuvahmulah's business model.

Tiger Zoo promises guaranteed sightings. The sharks are paying for it.

25 Mar, 16:55

Artwork: Dosain
Opinion

The police reform that wasn't "botched"

Critics are judging a marathon by the first mile: ex-police chief.

23 Mar, 16:18

Artwork: Dosain
Opinion

The reef beneath the surf break

Why Thulusdhoo's reef project is a model for the rest of the Maldives.

15 Mar, 15:59

MDP is not the opposition – it's the gatekeeper
Opinion

MDP is not the opposition – it's the gatekeeper

They occupy the left so a real left never emerges.

08 Mar, 13:50

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Opinion

The solutions to the ills of democracy lie in more democracy

Combining elections makes it easier to retain power.

01 Mar, 16:11

Artwork: Dosain
Opinion

The revolving door of commissioners: democratic policing in Maldives at a crossroads

Three police chiefs in two years is not normal. It's a pattern.

28 Feb, 15:16

Artwork: Dosain
Opinion

Mahzoom: Malé deserves better

"Discussion alone has not produced solutions, and it never will."

22 Feb, 14:42

Comment: Opening the door to a petitioner's Majlis
Opinion

Comment: Opening the door to a petitioner's Majlis

A digital pathway for citizens to petition their representatives.

15 Feb, 15:33

Artwork: Dosain
Opinion

Zariyand: why I'm running for mayor of Malé

"Effective local leadership must place the city above party divisions."

08 Feb, 16:21

Artwork: Dosain
Opinion

Aiham: ​why I am scrubbing these walls (and why I’m running)

"When parties dig trenches, the city gets stuck in the mud."

03 Feb, 16:13

Artwork: Dosain
Opinion

Nasheed isn't a hero. MDP isn’t left-wing.

Your idols are right-wing capitalists.

29 Jan, 15:01

Artwork: Dosain
Opinion

The one percent took US$ 17.54 billion in 15 years. Here's the math.

Siyaasee-igthisaadhu kathilun: a financial accounting of the ruling class.

22 Jan, 17:27

Artwork: Dosain
Opinion

Climate harm in plain sight

Environmental decline is becoming a public health crisis.

11 Jan, 17:37

Artwork: Dosain
Opinion

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

Artwork: Dosain
Opinion

Things fall apart; the hemline cannot rise.

Let her do her job. Stop measuring her hemline.

04 Jan, 10:07

Artwork: Dosain
Opinion

Breaking cycles: what’s missing in our blueprint for revolution?

We have the energy. We lack the strategy.

25 Dec 2025, 17:35

Artwork: Dosain
Commentary

The class monitor president

The full weight of the state apparatus, serving one man's teenage insecurities.

21 Dec 2025, 16:01

Artwork: Dosain
Opinion

“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

Artwork: Dosain
Opinion

Community policing belongs in the law. Don't gut it.

A former commissioner warns against dismantling trust-building reforms.

11 Dec 2025, 17:43

Artwork: Dosain
Opinion

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

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