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 Proposes Penal Code Overhaul to Criminalise Genocide and Economic Sabotage
The Maldivian government has submitted a major legislative package to the People’s Majlis amending Penal Code Law No. 9/2014. Introduced by MP Abdulla Rifau (Maafannu South constituency, PNC), the bill establishes genocide
Maldivian Expands China Reach With New Beijing Office
National airline Maldivian has officially opened a new office in the Chinese capital, Beijing, as part of efforts to expand its international operations and strengthen its market presence in China. The office
No Nation’s Future Should Be Dictated by Powerful Powers: President Muizzu
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has issued a sharp defence of national sovereignty, declaring that the destiny of no country should be dictated by the power of another as he called for a
Muizzu Promises SME Tax Cuts and Foreign-Exchange Relief to Drive Diversification
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has announced a series of financial and regulatory measures designed to bolster the nation’s small and medium-sized enterprises, framing the private-sector reforms as essential to transforming the Maldives
Under Sisi, a Quiet Revolution Takes Root in Egypt
CAIRO — Across the sprawling agricultural expanses of the Nile Delta and deep into the arid reaches of Sinai, a quiet revolution is reshaping the bedrock of Egyptian society. Data unveiled at
Former Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid Joins Diplomat-Poets at International Literature Festival in India
NEW DELHI — Former Foreign Minister and President of the UN General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, has arrived in New Delhi to participate in the Words Beyond Borders International Literature Festival. Running from
Foreign Investors Face Growing Friction in the Maldives as Dollar Shortages and Policy Shifts Bite
For international investors navigating the Maldives, the idyllic postcard image of the Indian Ocean archipelago is increasingly colliding with a stark commercial reality: doing business in the island nation has become an
Spark in the Shallows: The Descent of a Small-Island Boy into Online Radicalism
They call him “Death”. It is a ludicrously grave title for a 25-year-old grown under the coconut palms of Haa Alif Baarah, a sleepy northern outpost represented in the People’s Majlis by
Police Freeze 1,088 Accounts and Identify Hundreds of Suspects
Cybercrime has tightened its grip on the Maldives, prompting a coordinated international crackdown that has exposed a sprawling web of digital fraud operating across the Indian Ocean archipelago. According to figures released
Can Soft Fiscal Rules Protect Fragile Economies?
PRETORIA – For the first time in nearly two decades, South Africa’s public debt-to-GDP ratio has stabilised, plateauing at roughly 78.4 per cent. Capitalising on this rare milestone, the country’s National Treasury