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
Maldives Population Surpasses 590,000, New Data Reveals
MALE’ — The Maldives’ population has reached an estimated 590,079, according to the latest figures released by the Maldives Bureau of Statistics (MBS) in observance of World Population Day. The data underscores
Expatriate Male Workforce Outnumbers Local Counterparts in Key Demographic
MALE ‘— A definitive shift in the Maldivian labour landscape has been confirmed, as new data from the Maldives Bureau of Statistics (MBS) reveals that the number of expatriate men in the
The ‘Tuition Trap’: A Growing Crisis in Maldivian Education
MALE ‘— For thousands of students across the country, the school bell does not signal the end of the academic day; it merely marks the transition to a second, often exhausting, shift.
State Launches 166 Projects in Sweeping Overhaul of Atoll Healthcare
MALE’ — The government has launched 166 health infrastructure projects across the Maldives in what officials are calling an unprecedented effort to modernise regional medical facilities and reduce the archipelago’s heavy reliance
Maldives Expands Local Cancer Care in Bid to Curb Costly Overseas Medical Travel
MALE’ — In a significant expansion of regional healthcare, the government has introduced mammography services across seven hospitals nationwide, with plans underway to establish the service in all remaining atoll hospitals. The
As the Maldives Celebrates Its Writers, a Mother Tongue Fades in the Lifts
MALE’ — The morning coffee had barely cooled when the lament began. It is a familiar grievance in the blocks of Hulhumalé and the cramped apartments of Malé, but on this particular
Maldives and India on the Move to Deepen Economic Ties With Free Trade Talks
MALE’ — In a clear sign of strengthening relations in the Indian Ocean, the Maldives and India have launched formal negotiations on a free trade agreement aimed at significantly boosting commerce and
Why Do the Maldives’ Public Educational Buildings Crumble While Private Towers Stand?
MALÉ, — In the capital of the Maldives, institutional memory tends to vanish alongside its concrete. For decades, residents here have watched public landmarks put up with great fanfare, only to decay
In the Age of AI Healthcare, the Human Touch Remains Irreplaceable, First Lady Says
MALÉ, — Even as a wave of modern technology, artificial intelligence, and cutting-edge innovations fundamentally revolutionises the landscape of global medicine, the true heart of healthcare remains its human workforce, First Lady
FACT CHECK: Did the MDP Really ‘Never Reclaim a Single Plot’ for Housing?
MALE’ — Maafannu West MP Mohamed Mustafa used a television appearance this week to make a sweeping claim: that in two terms of MDP government, not a single patch of land was