Maldives News


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.
3 hours ago


MDP infighting, ambassador reinstatement and home loans
News in brief from Wednesday, April 8.
11 hours ago


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


Gas supplies, MDP dismissals and Fuvahmulah blackout
News in brief from Tuesday, April 7.
08 Apr, 08:47


Referendum, record turnout, and a fractured opposition: key takeaways from the April 4 elections
69 percent said No. That was just the start.
07 Apr, 16:54


Sacking spree, gas price hike and MDP strife
News in brief from Monday, April 6.
07 Apr, 08:59


MDP and the innovator's dilemma
How the party that disrupted Maldivian politics fell into its own success trap.
06 Apr, 11:47


New commissioner, Asma audio and PSM silence
News in brief from Sunday, April 5.
06 Apr, 08:48


Referendum defeated, cities lost: voters deliver mid-term rebuke to Muizzu
Nearly seven in 10 voters said no. All five mayors are MDP.
05 Apr, 11:53


Election day, MTCC jobs and drowning death
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, April 3 and 4.
05 Apr, 09:29


Election day: 43-degree heat, long queues and secrecy dispute mark triple-ballot vote
Scenes from a long, hot voting day in Malé.
04 Apr, 20:21


Election primer: three ballots, one voting day, and a wartime spending spree
Everything you need to know before April 4.
03 Apr, 17:00


Sukuk clearance, project bonanza and death sentence
News in brief for Thursday, April 2.
03 Apr, 10:19


Comment: the case for concurrent elections
"This is not simply a matter of convenience or electoral timing."
02 Apr, 12:17


Diver death, Indian imports and election influence
News in brief from Wednesday, April 1.
02 Apr, 08:31


"No party represents me": young voters on the April 4 elections
We asked young Maldivians what it would take to bring them to the polls.
01 Apr, 16:08


Referendum challenge, severed hand and police pay
News in brief from Tuesday, March 31.
01 Apr, 09:46


"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


Hiya waiver, littering fine and housing spree
News in brief from Monday, March 30.
31 Mar, 10:55


War costs mount but austerity plan stays under wraps until after Saturday's vote
Uninterrupted supplies assured as government breaks ground on a dozen projects.
30 Mar, 16:58

