Society
From archipelago to city-state: a Q&A with Salma Fikry
On who benefits when Maldivians leave their islands behind.
23 Feb, 15:17
Ramadan cheat sheet: schedules, services and prices
A guide to modified routines for the fasting month.
18 Feb, 12:37
RTI data reveals scale of student payment problems ministry says it cannot fully count
Over 100 complaints logged, but no figures on actual payment delays.
17 Feb, 16:03
Dr Hassan Hameed on his life's work: an English-Dhivehi dictionary eight years in the making
"Language can limit what can be thought and expressed."
16 Feb, 15:00
A year after Trump's aid freeze, Maldivian civil society counts the cost
Affected groups on staff cuts, stalled projects, and starting over.
02 Feb, 16:49
Alibe's house of stars: inside Kulhudhuffushi's century-old home
A photo tour with Tharijehige's last resident.
25 Jan, 15:19
The protection vacuum: Maldives grapples with children caught between law and exploitation
150 children in crime cannot be helped under current law, minister tells UN.
19 Jan, 16:09
Sun, sea and smog: the Maldives' dry season haze
Annual air pollution peak poses holiday hazard.
08 Jan, 16:34
Tears and pleas: the housing lottery Malé residents can't win
At town halls across the capital, decades of desperation poured out.
07 Jan, 16:08
Stranded students left to fend for themselves abroad
Scholarship and loan recipients describe systemic neglect by higher education ministry.
29 Dec 2025, 16:51
Two decades after the tsunami, "safer islands" need expansion and protection
Environmental groups warned this would happen within decades.
28 Dec 2025, 17:11
Bangladeshi recruiter goes to prison. Maldives Immigration officials he bribed keep their jobs.
No Maldivian has ever been convicted for human trafficking.
24 Dec 2025, 19:10
The forever accused: when waiting for trial becomes the punishment
Muizzu vowed to end vaanuvaa. Hundreds remain trapped in legal limbo.
18 Dec 2025, 21:33
One in six Maldivian teenagers has considered suicide. They're turning to AI for help.
Youth mental health consultations up 400 percent. The system can't cope.
15 Dec 2025, 16:00
Trousers for girls, beards for boys: school uniform policy reignites Maldives culture war
Girls must wear trousers from age nine under the new rules.
09 Dec 2025, 18:18
Left without light: a deadly wait for power in Addu
A decade of outages and broken promises.
26 Nov 2025, 17:26
Fuvahmulah left without water after years of inaction on known leaks
Authorities knew since 2020, but residents were kept uninformed.
12 Nov 2025, 19:55
Different addresses, same desperation: voices from Malé's housing divide
Migrants and natives share their stories of struggle.
10 Nov 2025, 18:46
Battle over Binveriya: the exclusive land scheme tearing Maldivians apart
Capital privilege or rightful inheritance? Debate rages over free plots for Malé natives.
05 Nov 2025, 21:58
Maldives makes history with generational ban as smuggling makes mockery of tobacco control
Smuggled cigarettes exceed legal sales as customs revenue collapses.
03 Nov 2025, 18:15
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