Politics

13 Jul, 2026

Scholarships From a Foreign Billionaire, Distributed by a Political Party: Who Is Really Benefiting?

MALE’ — The press release from the Adhaalath Party read like a straightforward act of generosity. Twenty fully funded undergraduate scholarships to a university in Malaysia, open to underprivileged Maldivian youth aged

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12 Jul, 2026

Three-Year Medium-Term Budget Planning Begins

MALE’ — The Ministry of Finance and Treasury has officially commenced the formulation of the country’s medium-term budget, covering the fiscal cycle from 2027 through 2029. In a circular issued to all

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06 Jul, 2026

Nasheed Says MDP Chairperson Should Not Contest Presidential Primary While in Post

MALE’ — Mohamed Nasheed said on Sunday that whoever holds the MDP chairpersonship should not contest the party’s presidential primary while still in the role, a position that carries pointed implications given

Dollar Shortage? Minister Saeed Has a Song for That

MALE’ — The dollar is scarce. The black market rate has crossed MVR 20. Importers are struggling, small businesses are quietly suffocating, and the ordinary Maldivian trying to send a child abroad

06 Jul, 2026

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Three Presidents’ Alliance: Big Launch, Little Momentum

MALE’ — When three former presidents of the Maldives sat together on 15 May, signed a joint statement and held a press conference, it looked like the beginning of something. The photographs

06 Jul, 2026

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Nasheed Says He Will March Despite Threat, After Security Committee Strips Protection at Protests

MALE’ — Former President Mohamed Nasheed said on Sunday he will continue attending street protests even without security protection, after a Majlis committee ruled that former presidents are not entitled to MNDF

06 Jul, 2026

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MDP Takes Thinadhoo Council Seat Case to Court as Nasheed Calls Removal Unlawful

MALE’ — The Maldivian Democratic Party has decided to challenge in court the Local Government Authority’s decision to declare the Vaavu Thinadhoo Island Council presidency vacant, MDP Chairperson Mohamed Nasheed said on

06 Jul, 2026

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Chairperson of Development Bank Resigns as Institution Yet to Open for Business

MALE’ — The chairperson of the Development Bank of Maldives has resigned, the latest departure from a state institution that was launched in November 2024, given a business licence in January this

06 Jul, 2026

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Heritage Ministry Seeks PR Firm. The Question Is Whether the Process Will Be More Transparent Than the Last One.

MALE’ — The Ministry of Arts, Culture and Heritage has invited bids from public relations companies to handle media and communications work across the ministry and six of its agencies for a

06 Jul, 2026

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A Party Dissolved, a Seat Declared Vacant. The Council President Says the Law Does Not Support That.

MALE’ — When the Elections Commission dissolved The Democrats party on 4 June for falling short of the legally required 3,000 members, finishing with 2,952, Shujau Ali did what many in his

05 Jul, 2026

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Opposition Says Abandoning Reclamation Projects for Rasmale’ Was a Political and Economic Mistake

MALE’ — Former Hulhumale’ constituency MP Ali Niyaz has accused the current government of making a significant political and economic error by halting two major land reclamation projects started under the previous

05 Jul, 2026

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President Says Police Cleaned Up Drug Enforcement Corruption That Allowed Seized Narcotics to Return to Streets

MALE’ — President Dr Mohamed Muizzu said on Friday that when he took office two and a half years ago, the police service had serious internal problems in its drug enforcement operations,

04 Jul, 2026

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Cabinet Enacts Strict Mandates to Accelerate Public Projects

MALÉ, Maldives – The Cabinet has finalized a comprehensive suite of special measures designed to streamline public service delivery and enforce strict compliance with project deadlines across all state institutions and state-owned

30 Jun, 2026

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Politics

Scholarships From a Foreign Billionaire, Distributed by a Political Party: Who Is Really Benefiting?

Three-Year Medium-Term Budget Planning Begins

Nasheed Says MDP Chairperson Should Not Contest Presidential Primary While in Post

Dollar Shortage? Minister Saeed Has a Song for That

Three Presidents’ Alliance: Big Launch, Little Momentum

Nasheed Says He Will March Despite Threat, After Security Committee Strips Protection at Protests

MDP Takes Thinadhoo Council Seat Case to Court as Nasheed Calls Removal Unlawful

Chairperson of Development Bank Resigns as Institution Yet to Open for Business

Heritage Ministry Seeks PR Firm. The Question Is Whether the Process Will Be More Transparent Than the Last One.

A Party Dissolved, a Seat Declared Vacant. The Council President Says the Law Does Not Support That.

Opposition Says Abandoning Reclamation Projects for Rasmale’ Was a Political and Economic Mistake

President Says Police Cleaned Up Drug Enforcement Corruption That Allowed Seized Narcotics to Return to Streets

Cabinet Enacts Strict Mandates to Accelerate Public Projects

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