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
MJA Seeks Review After High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Gag Order
The Maldives Journalists Association has filed a petition seeking a review of the High Court’s decision to dismiss its appeal against the Criminal Court gag order tied to the Adhadhu documentary, arguing
Yameen Defends Alliance With MDP, Says It Is About Rights Not Ideology
Former President Abdulla Yameen has defended his decision to work alongside his longtime nemesis, the Maldivian Democratic Party, saying the alliance is not about shared ideology but about opposing what he described
President’s Press Conference Cancelled Without Explanation as Parliament Session Also Fails to Convene
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu’s weekly press conference was cancelled on Monday morning with less than an hour’s notice, as journalists waiting at the President’s Office were told the meeting would not go
‘Hope It Was Useful’: Japan’s USD 7.6 Million Gift to MNDF Coast Guard Recalled After Vaavu Atoll Tragedy
In December 2024, Japan handed over USD 7.6 million worth of equipment to the MNDF Coast Guard. The package included maritime communication systems, professional diving gear and search-and-rescue equipment, among them portable
In Times of Human Tragedy, the Armchair Experts Would Do Well to Choose Compassion
Six people are dead. Four bodies are still inside an underwater cave in Vaavu Atoll. A Maldivian soldier gave his life trying to bring them home. The families have not yet had
Only in the Maldives: A Chief Magistrate Swears In Her Own Husband as Council President
FIHLADHOO — On a fine morning in one of Haa Alif Atoll’s quieter islands, something happened that may never have happened quite like this before in the Maldives, and perhaps anywhere. Aishath
Foreign Minister Meets Italian Ambassador as Search for Missing Divers Remains on Hold
Foreign Minister Iruthisham Adam met with the Italian Ambassador to the Maldives, Damiano Francovigh, on Saturday evening to convey condolences over the diving tragedy in Vaavu Atoll and to discuss the ongoing
MNDF Diver Mohamed Mahdi Buried With Full Honours as Search for Missing Italians Suspended
Staff Sergeant Mohamed Mahdi, the MNDF Coast Guard diver who died after suffering decompression sickness during the search operation for missing Italian tourists in Vaavu Atoll, was buried with full military honours
UNODC Workshop on Human Trafficking as Crackdown on Illegal Migration Intensifies
A Maldives Immigration officer participated in a three-day regional workshop on human trafficking and migrant smuggling this week, as the government steps up efforts to tackle what officials describe as a growing
Silent spread: Rising mpox cases trigger fears of local transmission in Pakistan
Public health crises seldom arrive with spectacle. They emerge quietly, building through scattered infections before revealing their full scale. In Pakistan, the recent rise in mpox cases reflects precisely such a pattern—one