When the State Becomes the Competitor
The government’s decision to extend the free “Malé Taxi” service beyond its initial trial period…
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Rising Risk of ‘Super El Niño’ Raises Global and Regional Climate Concerns
Climate scientists are increasingly warning of a possible El Niño event developing later this year,…
President Muizzu Reshapes Cabinet After Election Setback
A sweeping restructuring of the administration has reduced the size of the cabinet and consolidated…
Cabinet Shake-Up Continues Following Election Setback
A number of cabinet ministers have stepped down from their positions, signalling a significant shift…
A Serious Crisis, An Unserious Response
Rising fuel prices, disrupted shipping routes, and tightening aviation networks are no longer distant risks.…
Maldives’ Energy Transition Collides with Economic Reality
The idea of a smooth transition to clean energy is increasingly difficult to sustain in…
Maldives Referendum Puts Election Timing and Power Dynamics to the Test
Ballots scheduled for 4 April will ask Maldivians to decide on a change that, at…
Maldives Nears Key Debt Test with USD 500 Million Sukuk Due
A USD 500 million Sukuk repayment due in early April is placing renewed focus on…
Energy Dependence and Economic Risk: Lessons from the Middle East Conflict
MVR 10 billion. That is how much the Maldives spent on fuel imports in 2025, according…
One Position at Home, Another on the World Stage
On March 25, in a chamber usually reserved for procedural language and cautious diplomacy, the…
Expat Worker Housing Exposes Longstanding Safety Failures
A fire that broke out in an expatriate worker accommodation block in ADh. Dhigurah last…
The Contradictions in Maldives Public Health Policy
The Maldives has spent the past two years presenting itself as unusually serious about public…
The Tourism Trap and the Illusion of Resilience
The escalation of the Iran conflict has begun to ripple through the Maldivian economy with…
Corporate Maldives Magazine February 2026 Edition Now Published
Corporate Maldives has published the February 2026 edition of the Corporate Maldives Magazine. As a…
The Politics of Projects and the Arithmetic of Debt
By any visual measure, the Maldives appears to be in the middle of a transformation.…
Maldives’ Plan to Align Elections Tests the Country’s Built-In Checks on Power
The government has been selling a deceptively simple idea: run the presidential and parliamentary elections…
Maldives’ Chagos Claim Meets the World as It Is
For decades, the Chagos Archipelago was a distant colonial quarrel between London and Port Louis,…
Why Maldives Needs an AI Strategy Before the Technology Decides for Us
Artificial intelligence has moved beyond novelty. What was once framed as experimentation has now entered…
Haze Over the Maldives Highlights a Regional Pollution Problem
A spell of haze continues to affect parts of the Maldives, reducing visibility and impacting…
2026: A Year of Reckoning for Maldives
Maldives has a habit of turning tomorrow’s constraints into today’s politics. But 2026 is different,…
Sri Lanka Incident Exposes Gaps in Maldives’ Foreign Policy Accountability
A familiar foreign policy problem resurfaced recently, not through a formal dispute between governments, but…
New Year, New Intellectual Property Office; Shift in Economic and Creative Policy
The Maldives began 2026 with the formal establishment of the Maldives Intellectual Property Office (MIPO),…
Maldives in 2025: An Economy Under Strain and a Presidency That Centralised Power
The Maldives closed 2025 grappling with two intertwined realities. The first was economic pressure that…
Why Targeting the Workforce the Maldives Relies On May Backfire
Nationalism is often sold as protection. In practice, it frequently begins with classification, moves into…