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12 Aug, 2026

Editorial: Close Call at Sea Shows Why Marine Safety Rules Need Real Teeth

All 18 people aboard a speedboat carrying tourists and local guides barely escaped with their lives on Tuesday evening after the boat swamped and sank near Thamburudhoo lagoon. The Dhiffushi-based launch was

About Maldives·News·Op-Ed

03 Aug, 2026

Is Nasheed Irreligious, or Just a Liberal Muslim in a Society That Has Conflated the Two?

The label follows him everywhere. Laadheenee. Irreligious. Secular. In the Maldives, where politics and Islam are inseparable, it has become the most potent weapon in the arsenal of Nasheed’s opponents, applied liberally

News·Op-Ed

04 Jul, 2026

8,000 Children Skipped School for the World Cup. The Real Question Is Why?

The Education Minister made headlines this week by revealing that more than 8,000 students have been absent from school since the World Cup began, with 40 percent of those absences concentrated in

In the Maldives, the Oldest Parliament in South Asia Marks Its 93rd Year

In the Maldives — the scatter of coral atolls long romanticised as God’s own archipelago — the country’s Parliament marked its 93rd anniversary this week with a shy, almost whispered acknowledgment. No

28 Dec, 2025

About Maldives·MaldivesStyle·News·Op-Ed

“Dictatorships Cannot Afford Laughter.” — Shankar’s Final Editorial, 1975

MALE’, Maldives — The cartoon seemed harmless enough. A dead cow at an altar, drawn in Abdulla Naeem Ibrahim’s loose, unassuming strokes, printed in the morning pages of Afathis. But the timing

20 Sep, 2025

News·Op-Ed·Politics

Op-Ed Beyond Optics: Measuring Triumph by Avoiding Red Flags

MALE’, Maldives — As Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up his two-day visit to the Maldives on Saturday, the nation took stock of a diplomatic moment that quietly reshaped its relationship with

27 Jul, 2025

India-Maldives·Leaders·News·Op-Ed

India’s Quiet Power: Lifting Neighbors, Strengthening South Asia

As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares for a landmark state visit to the Maldives on July 25–26, 2025, to mark the nation’s 60th Independence Day, Etruth presents a series of articles

22 Jul, 2025

India-Maldives·News·Op-Ed·World

Maldives Deserves New Voices, Not Recycled Presidents

Why does former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih feel compelled to reclaim the political spotlight? His announcement at a supporters’ banquet to contest the Maldivian Democratic Party’s (MDP) presidential primary thrusts him into

22 Jun, 2025

Leaders·News·Op-Ed·Politics

Ambassador Trinh Thi Tam presented the Credentials to President Dr. Mohammed Muizzu

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

18 Jun, 2025

Leaders·News·Op-Ed·World

An Op-Ed by Levan Dzhagaryan, Russian Ambassador to the Maldives

A Shared Horizon: Celebrating Russia Day and the Enduring Bond Between Russia and the Maldives By Levan Dzhagaryan, Russian Ambassador to the Maldives As the Russian Federation commemorates Russia Day, a celebration

12 Jun, 2025

Leaders·News·Op-Ed

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