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
Laos Grapples with Debt as China’s Belt and Road Tightens Its Grip
VIENTIANE, Laos — The sleek, modern trains of the Laos-China Railway glide through lush jungles and past sleepy villages, a symbol of ambition for a landlocked nation eager to connect with the
President Urges Police Transparency, Blames Social Issues on Opposition’s Past Policies
Malé — At a ceremony marking the 92nd anniversary of the Maldives Police Service, President Dr. Mohammed Muizzu called for greater transparency in police investigations while criticizing political opponents for promoting policies
Arrest After Six Days in Near-Fatal Fall Sparks Elite Bias Claims
Male’ — After six days of growing public anger, police arrested Raud Ahmed Zilal on Wednesday, April 24, in connection with a young woman’s near-fatal fall from a ninth-floor window that left
Drugs, Denials, and the Ninth-Floor Fall: A Dark Night in Malé
Male’ — It’s Thursday night again — the night the capital’s elite slip into rooftop apartments and behind closed doors, where the music throbs, the pills trade hands, and secrets stay sealed.
Senior Official Suspended as Police Probe Deepens into Drug Party and Rooftop Fall
Malé — The government has suspended a senior aide in the President’s Office amid a widening police investigation into the suspected drug-fueled rooftop fall of a young woman — an incident that
A Flawed Case: Why Seven Men Walked Free in Attack on Former PG
Male’ — On a quiet evening in February 2024, Hussain Shameem, the Maldives’ former prosecutor general, was attacked near his home. A man wielding a hammer struck him, leaving him bruised but
Deadly Terrorist Attack in Pahalgam Shocks India and Draws Global Condemnation
SRINAGAR, India — The serene meadows of Baisaran in Pahalgam, a picturesque tourist destination in Jammu and Kashmir, On Tuesday, turned into a scene of horror when terrorists opened fire on a
MP Proposes Parliamentary Inquiry Into Young Woman’s Fall Amid Protests and Claims of Police Bias
Male’ — MP Ahmed Azaan has proposed an inquiry by the Security Services (241) Committee of the Majlis into the troubling fall of a 21-year-old woman from the ninth floor of a
Maldives Launches Ambitious Plan to Train 1,500 Allied Health Professionals
Male’ — The government announced a plan today to train 1,500 Maldivians for allied health professions, a move aimed at strengthening the country’s health care system and reducing its dependence on foreign
A Fatal Fall, a Quiet Crisis: Youth Drug Culture Exposed Amid Crackdown
Male’, — In the pale early light of Friday morning, passersby on Buruzu Magu noticed something strange atop a warehouse roof — a young woman, motionless but alive, her body sprawled across