The Lyricist and the Mufti: A Search for God in a Divided Age
NEW DELHI — In a quiet hall at the Constitution Club, just a stone’s throw from India’s Parliament, two men sat across from each other to argue a question as old as
China’s High-Speed Rail: Debt and Doubt Derail Ambition
China’s high-speed railway network, a sprawling 30,000-mile marvel, stands as a symbol of the country’s rapid modernization. Launched under Xi Jinping’s ambitious vision in 2013, it has grown into one of the
A Golden Jubilee of Friendship: Viet Nam and the Maldives Move forward to a New Path
By Her Excellency Trinh Thi Tam, Non-Resident Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the Maldives As Viet Nam and the Maldives approach the 50th anniversary of our diplomatic relations, we
China’s Love for Speed Collides with Geology: The Real Story Behind the Hongqi Bridge Collapse
Ecologists and environmentalists have been closely studying the deadly collapse of a bridge in Sichuan a few days ago. The incident has raised serious doubts about China’s ability to execute ambitious infrastructure
Maldives Accelerates Ambitious Land-Reclamation Project to Ease Housing Crunch and Combat Rising Seas
MALÉ, Maldives — President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu announced this week that one of the world’s largest dredgers has begun intensive land-reclamation work on Rasmale, a planned 1,009-hectare net-zero eco-city the government is
Deputy Speaker Nazim Meets British Counterpart in Commons Exchange Program
LONDON — Deputy Speaker Hon. Ahmed Nazim and a parliamentary delegation began a three-day visit to Westminster this week, meeting with Nusrat Ghani, the British deputy speaker, as part of a program
Telethon Collects Over MVR 11 Million From Maldivians
MALÉ, Maldives — Public Service Media (PSM), working with 37 media outlets across the country, staged a live telethon that began Sunday morning and stretched into the following day. By the time
Majlis Moves to End Allowances for Former Presidents
MALÉ, Maldives — The Peoples Majlis voted Monday to strip former presidents of their monthly state-funded allowances, a move that cuts off a long-standing perk worth 175,000 rufiyaa ($11,300) per month. The
Uzbek Women and Maldivian Man Arrested in Hulhumalé Prostitution Bust
MALE’, Maldives — Police carried out a late-night raid in Hulhumalé Phase Two on Saturday, following a tip-off that foreign women were being brought in and sold for sex. The operation began
Maldives Rallies to Aid Sri Lanka in Wake of Deadly Floods
MALÉ, Maldives — In a rare show of regional solidarity, the Maldives has mobilized its state broadcaster, private corporations, and ordinary citizens to help Sri Lanka recover from devastating floods that have
Madani Defends Jihad’s Meaning, Urges Engagement with India’s Silent Majority
BHOPAL — At a national meeting of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind in Bhopal, its president, Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani, delivered a pointed critique of India’s judiciary and argued that a failure to protect
President Muizzu Presses Global Action on Palestine, Rejects Empty Gestures of Solidarity
Malé, Maldives — President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has called upon the international community to translate solidarity into genuine and meaningful action, as the Maldives marks the International Day of Solidarity with the
Maldives Extends Aid to Storm-Ravaged Sri Lanka, Offering Cash and Canned Tuna in Neighbourly Gesture
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — In a display of island solidarity amid the Indian Ocean’s unforgiving weather, the government of the Maldives announced on Saturday a modest but heartfelt package of humanitarian aid