Society
Teacher, healer, protector: the surfer behind Aloha Ufaa
Saazu on surfing, healing and building a community by the sea.
17 Aug, 14:19
Fifty-two discoveries in Maldivian waters, no Maldivian authors
Maldivians led just seven per cent of 40 years of marine research.
10 Aug, 20:14
'They knew he was dead': family disputes official account of Sgt Mahudhee's death
Hospital records show the Coast Guard diver had no pulse upon surfacing.
06 Aug, 17:00
'An undeserving immigrant in their own country'
Pro-government outlet mocks islanders in video celebrating Malé's new road.
30 Jul, 16:20
A job offer, a contested resignation and a seven-year fight with Transparency Maldives
A court ordered the money set aside after the NGO failed to pay.
23 Jul, 17:12
Suicide attempts triple in police records
Police logged 100 attempted suicides in May, up from 27 in March.
16 Jul, 16:35
Measles in the Maldives: what's happening and how to protect yourself
It's spreading among adults, many of whom never completed a second dose.
15 Jul, 18:20
Borrow a flag: watching the World Cup in the Maldives
How football’s main event unites a nation that isn’t playing
11 Jul, 19:00
Measles cases rise sixfold in three weeks as Maldives outbreak accelerates
It is spreading among adults who never completed a second dose.
09 Jul, 17:15
The hidden homeless of Malé
A generation adrift on rotating couches, invisible to official counts.
07 Jul, 16:12
Suicides reach 10-year high as mental health system plays catch-up
Police record 35 suicides and more than 500 attempts in 2025.
25 Jun, 16:49
Disappearing Dhivehi: what the research actually says
A language can be everywhere and still be vanishing. Here's how.
24 Jun, 16:00
Disappearing Dhivehi: why a generation of children can't speak to their grandparents
How English became the language children choose with each other.
18 Jun, 17:55
Five weeks after the Devana Kandu deaths: what the recovery divers saw and what investigators want
Probes into the Maldives' deadliest diving incident converge on a camera.
11 Jun, 15:36
Italian research centre denies "parachute science" but admits local collaboration gaps
The Milano-Bicocca University outpost disputes why no Maldivians graduated.
02 Jun, 13:53
Through the red filter: the violence women face in Maldivian politics
Online abuse, sidelined careers, captured ethics committees: an exhibition maps the system.
25 May, 15:20
The Devana Kandu tragedy: criminal probe, regulatory gaps, and the questions left unanswered
How a coral research trip ended in the country's worst diving disaster.
20 May, 16:47
"They shouldn't have gone in": the man who trained Sergeant Mahudhee on the dive that killed him
Wrong gas, no recompression chamber, no specialist team on standby.
17 May, 18:40
What recovery requires: Aya's year after a suicide attempt
Four years, three providers, and a year of tremors.
14 May, 16:08
"Punitive approaches to health do not work": UN Special Rapporteur Tlaleng Mofokeng on her Maldives visit
On universal coverage, the medicine shortage, mental health and drug policy.
11 May, 13:14
