Society
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
Where to turn: a guide to the Maldives' mental health support system and the plan to rebuild it
Where to call, what to expect and what's being built.
05 May, 15:29
Malé lost, Malé found: an archive of vanishing third places
The walks, the benches, the meetup spots.
02 May, 13:31
The week the state moved: rebuilding a mental health system mid-crisis
1,300 on the waitlist and a hospital a year away.
30 Apr, 17:54
"We will sense even if we cannot see"
She co-founded an NGO after being told blind people couldn't run one.
15 Apr, 14:45
A nature house in Villingili, before the bridge changes everything
Veshige wants to reconnect a generation with nature.
11 Apr, 10:01
MTCC's MVR 13 million taxi app: closed bids, family ties, and leaked ID cards
Developers unravelled the app's failures within hours of its launch.
09 Apr, 16:51
Death in SAMPA: propeller guards mandated, none installed
A year of failed enforcement in South Ari's largest marine protected area.
08 Apr, 17:15
"A linked chain": how Faathun helped write the Maldives' first disability plan
Built by the people it's meant to serve.
31 Mar, 17:18
Maldives celebrates Eid under shadow of war
Missiles fly toward Diego Garcia and oil tops US$ 110 a barrel.
22 Mar, 15:59
Trapped by design: Dhigurah fire exposes migrant worker housing crisis
Five men died behind a single door. The warnings were already there.
19 Mar, 19:18
Wilson the castaway cat: how a ginger tom was rescued from a desert island
A stranded cat, a viral plea, and a rescue mission during Ramadan.
12 Mar, 15:06
To graduate in the Maldives, you must first learn Italian
Milano-Bicocca has not graduated a single Maldivian in 15 years.
05 Mar, 17:50
"Expendable": the migrant worker casualties that go unreported
A Facebook group tracks injuries and deaths that Maldivian authorities don't.
26 Feb, 13:04
A family for every child: the promises and risks of the foster care push
Applications are up. Safeguards haven't kept pace.
25 Feb, 17:19
Finders not keepers: the fisherman, the bolts, and the rocket from the sky
India's space debris reached Laamu Kunahandhoo.
24 Feb, 14:45
