Maldives News
Missing man, Addu power cut and MDP referendum stand
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, February 20 and 21.
29 minutes ago
Episode 15: The referendum on combining elections
MDP MP Meekail on rejecting concurrent elections.
15 hours ago
Broken by design: Malé City Council has stopped functioning
The PNC's 14-seat supermajority cannot find 10 members for a meeting.
19 Feb, 16:00
Dollar support, police chief retirement and farmer's market
News in brief from Wednesday, February 18.
19 Feb, 10:40
Ramadan cheat sheet: schedules, services and prices
A guide to modified routines for the fasting month.
18 Feb, 12:37
Terminal relocation, RTL ferries and water contamination
News in brief from Tuesday, February 17.
18 Feb, 09:05
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
Referendum date, murder retrial and unhealthy air
News in brief from Monday, February 16.
17 Feb, 08:45
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
Gas rationing, police chief retirement and uncontested council seats
News in brief from Sunday, February 15.
16 Feb, 07:45
Fishing boat fire, Ramadan discount and Indian rocket debris
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, February 13 and 14.
15 Feb, 08:20
MDP campaign, MACL debt and Cargil loan
News in brief from Thursday, February 12.
13 Feb, 17:24
President champions climate adaptation abroad as dredgers blanket atoll in sediment
Dive sites abandoned, bait grounds destroyed as plume engulfs Malé atoll.
12 Feb, 17:15
Health titan, Addu power outage and sea cucumber theft
News in brief from Wednesday, February 11.
12 Feb, 08:37
Watchdog questions corruption score as Maldives stagnates on annual index
ACC says perception index doesn't measure actual corruption.
11 Feb, 13:14
Constitutional amendments, corruption perception and garbage dumping
News in brief from Tuesday, February 10.
11 Feb, 09:05
The Chagos dispute explained: colonial borders, displaced people, and a small nation defying international law
Why is the Maldives sending the Coast Guard to disputed waters?
10 Feb, 17:26
Concurrent elections, RTI fine and Thinadhoo Ramadan bans
News in brief from Monday, February 9.
10 Feb, 07:47
From resort dividends to an open prison: everything Muizzu pledged in his three-hour address
Bold pledges, questionable maths, and a three-hour spending spree.
09 Feb, 19:40
Greater Addu, terrorist designation and halal tourism
News in brief from Sunday, February 8.
09 Feb, 09:09
