Maldives News


"Can't carry on, can't go out to fish": Maldives yellowfin industry fights for survival
A fleet that once numbered 300 has shrunk to 97.
4 hours ago


Presidential town hall, Shifau conviction and haram monuments
News in brief from Tuesday, December 16.
13 hours ago


Protect national security, face fines: what a new code asks of Maldivian journalists
Five ways the code of ethics departs from international standards.
16 Dec, 4:53 PM


Fisheries negotiations, HDC bonuses and cigarette heist charges
News in brief from Monday, December 15.
16 Dec, 7:37 AM


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, 4:00 PM


SOE losses, subsidised diesel and card limits
News in brief from Sunday, December 14.
15 Dec, 7:29 AM


“If you build in Britain, we will back you”
The UK's High Commissioner on Britain's pitch to investors.
14 Dec, 3:39 PM


MP Mauroof arrest, HDC settlement deal and air quality hazard
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, December 12 and 13.
14 Dec, 9:00 AM


Protest crackdown, school violence and SEZ township
News in brief from Thursday, December 11.
12 Dec, 8:17 AM


Community policing belongs in the law. Don't gut it.
A former commissioner warns against dismantling trust-building reforms.
11 Dec, 5:43 PM


Fishermen's protest, pension board resignation and new PSM boss
News in brief from Wednesday, December 10.
11 Dec, 8:33 AM


Banyans and saplings: 100 years old, replaced by inches tall
Ministry scrubbed tree height guidelines after replacing century-old banyans with inch-tall saplings.
10 Dec, 6:01 PM


Ring road expansion, SEZ township and mayoral laments
News in brief from Tuesday, December 9.
10 Dec, 9:13 AM


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, 6:18 PM


Fazul cleared, MDP interim chair and policeman arrest
News in brief from Monday, December 8.
09 Dec, 9:24 AM


Why Maldivian courts have every right to try the FAM corruption case
Former PG Hussain Shameem dismantles the FIFA defence.
08 Dec, 4:56 PM


Housing-dominated town hall, Thinadhoo flooding and transaction limits
News in brief from Sunday, December 7.
08 Dec, 9:58 AM


Death penalty for drug traffickers: What the new law says
Sweeping changes to sentencing, scheduling and rehabilitation.
07 Dec, 10:00 PM


Death penalty for trafficking, swallowed drugs and vape seizures
News in brief from Friday and Saturday, December 5 and 6.
07 Dec, 9:07 AM


Dissecting decentralisation: how island councils are about to change
With more changes to the Decentralisation Act approved, we take a closer look at what is happening to local governance in the atolls.
04 Dec, 5:14 PM

