Society
Born abroad, shut out at home: a Thoddoo family's 20-year wait for land
Former council president denies scrapping their registry to cost them plots.
24 Sep, 19:23
Abandoned seafarers warned of hunger and anchor failure before Sinamalé bridge crash
The agencies involved say the failed mooring was not their responsibility.
22 Sep, 15:51
'A slap on my face': Ali Waheed's return and the men who stayed in public life
A complainant says she was pressured into withdrawing her statement.
17 Sep, 20:16
They offered to sterilise Malé's stray cats. The government never met them
A US non-profit gave up after trying for seven months to fund a sterilisation pilot.
03 Sep, 19:22
Two or three, in theory. 1.7 in practice
Rent, childcare and 60 days of maternity leave.
02 Sep, 20:15
'None of the cameras work': a National Art Gallery that cannot secure its own building
A theft exposed failures artists had been raising for years.
26 Aug, 15:27
Everyone is having fewer children. The Maldives is not special
The decline began here with women no longer dying in childbirth.
18 Aug, 16:22
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
