Opinion
Rebellion or revolution? Why Maldives' anti-party movement faces co-option
Opinion: The playbook for hijacking your discontent.
20 Oct 2025, 17:17
Why the Maldives should not elect its police chief
"Impartial law enforcement will be the first casualty," a former commissioner warns.
12 Oct 2025, 15:04
Inside the kleptocrat's mind: why Maldives' corrupt elite believe they deserve to steal
From patronage networks to self-justifying narratives.
07 Oct 2025, 15:25
"We don't need loans, we need income": content creators on new "empowerment" scheme
What filmmakers, musicians, and gamers are actually saying.
06 Oct 2025, 16:00
Challenging Gen Z’s political apathy
Political ‘youthquakes’ have rocked Bangladesh, and now Nepal. Are Maldivian youth really as apathetic as many might think?
25 Sep 2025, 15:40
From seats to say: are political quotas for Maldivian women delivering real power?
Women hold 40 percent of council seats but zero presidencies.
07 Sep 2025, 15:03
Remembering Aniya: the Maldives' irreplaceable dissenter
Her absence resounds in the Maldivian political landscape.
20 Aug 2025, 16:05
What does Young India think of Muizzu’s foreign policy?
A majority of young Indians trust the Maldives.
27 Jul 2025, 11:25
From concessions to win-win: China-Maldives FTA boosts Maldives’ growth
An op-ed by the Chinese ambassador.
27 Jul 2025, 11:23
Replacing coconuts with dates: the erosion of Maldivian identity
The Maldives is abandoning its tropical heritage, argues historian Naajih Didi.
09 Jul 2025, 13:14
Let the people decide: referendums as democracy's last defence
The MDP chairman proposes constitutional reforms.
06 Jul 2025, 15:27
"They took my passport, then they came for my body": a migrant worker's story
A Filipino worker's fight for justice.
23 Jun 2025, 16:08
"I refused to yield": a Maldives Supreme Court justice's final stand
Dr Azmiralda called her impeachment a "coordinated framing operation."
26 May 2025, 14:07
92 years of policing in the Maldives: a reflection on reform and the road ahead
An op-ed by the former police chief.
06 Apr 2025, 16:58
An irresponsible “solution”: Malé City Council’s obsession with uprooting trees
Where shade once stood, only sun-baked concrete remains.
27 Mar 2025, 19:41
Football Association of Maldives goes rogue
An op-ed about FAM's contentious extraordinary congress.
18 Mar 2025, 20:17
Comment: From the perils of presidentialism to deliberative politics
03 Jul 2010, 16:01
Comment: Resort life – it’s all about pretence… lots of it.
06 Apr 2010, 12:11
Comment: Why some people like DRP and hate the MDP
30 Dec 2009, 14:18
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