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Society

Different addresses, same desperation: voices from Malé's housing divide

Migrants and natives share their stories of struggle.

10 Nov 2025, 18:46

Artwork: Dosain
Society

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

Artwork: Dosain
Society

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

Artwork: Dosain
Society

"No one is going to empower us": how the Maldives' only four-term councilwoman claimed real power

Fishermen call her for help. Female councilors seek her advice.

28 Oct 2025, 15:22

"We fall down, but we get back up": Maldivian girls rewrite surfing's gender rules
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"We fall down, but we get back up": Maldivian girls rewrite surfing's gender rules

Where women couldn't compete until 2021, girls now soar.

08 Sep 2025, 14:03

Artwork: Dosain
Society

"I did nothing": young Maldivians channel Gaza guilt into pro-Palestine activism

Pizza Hut closed. KFC shuttered. Coke under pressure.

26 Aug 2025, 17:05

Why does the Maldives have the world’s highest divorce rate?
Society

Why does the Maldives have the world’s highest divorce rate?

Women and children are overwhelmingly disadvantaged by the prevalence of divorce in the Maldives.

18 Aug 2025, 13:30

Artwork: Dosain
Society

"I couldn't lift my own child": three stories of endometriosis in the Maldives

From teenage symptoms to decades-long diagnostic journeys.

31 Jul 2025, 16:36

Artwork: Dosain
Society

"We could have done better": conversations with an independence hero

Abdul Sattar Moosa's recollections of the negotiations with the British.

26 Jul 2025, 11:27

Artwork: Dosain
Society

Should runners face curfews? Fatal crash divides Malé

A teen's death reignited the road safety debate.

22 Jul 2025, 17:15

Artwork: Dosain
Society

Planning life around pain: the silent suffering of Maldivian women battling endometriosis

Symptoms are dismissed and diagnosis takes years.

16 Jul 2025, 16:00

Artwork: Dosain
Society

"In the trenches": Maldives running out of time to harness young workforce

The window to reap the "demographic dividend" is closing.

13 Jul 2025, 13:42

Artwork: Dosain
Society

"We knew it was a scam": why thousands joined the GMCE pyramid scheme anyway

US$ 11 million moved through 10 digital wallets.

08 Jul 2025, 12:38

Artwork: Dosain
Society

“Complete waste of time”: mandatory A-Levels push faces rural reality check

Only 59 out of 212 schools offer A-Levels.

03 Jul 2025, 16:43

Artwork: Dosain
Society

Maldives crypto dream becomes nightmare as GMCE pyramid scheme collapses

The crash leaves thousands of investors facing millions in losses.

22 Jun 2025, 19:31

Artwork: Dosain
Society

Commission rules out foul play in Yumn Rasheed fall

But the findings exposed police negligence and political interference.

18 Jun 2025, 09:13

Artwork: Dosain
Society

Maldives medicine shortage persists despite government intervention

Only 40 percent of patients get full prescriptions.

11 Jun 2025, 13:28

Artwork: Dosain
Society

Minicoy islanders battle to preserve ancestral Maldivian language

The local Dhivehi dialect was removed from the school curriculum.

09 Jun 2025, 13:30

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Society

Mashi Maali parade skewers government failures and u-turns with street satire

The annual Eid event took aim at everything from medicine shortages to fake princes.

07 Jun 2025, 22:33

Heritage meets high-tech: inside the Maldives Expo
Society

Heritage meets high-tech: inside the Maldives Expo

Highlights from the week-long exhibition featuring traditional crafts with a modern makeover.

31 May 2025, 15:39

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