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Episode 18: Malé mayoral candidates – Adam Azim

Incumbent mayor Adam Azim discusses his record, priorities and governance.

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Maldives condemns Iran at UN days after Muizzu called for strikes on Israel "day and night"

Public mood rejects sectarian framing and pushes president off-script.

26 Mar, 17:32

Shark feeding is illegal in the Maldives. It shouldn't be Fuvahmulah's business model.

Tiger Zoo promises guaranteed sightings. The sharks are paying for it.

25 Mar, 16:55

News In Brief

News in Brief from Thursday, March 26.

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Maldives condemns Iran at UN days after Muizzu called for strikes on Israel "day and night"

Public mood rejects sectarian framing and pushes president off-script.

26 Mar, 17:32

Shark feeding is illegal in the Maldives. It shouldn't be Fuvahmulah's business model.

Tiger Zoo promises guaranteed sightings. The sharks are paying for it.

25 Mar, 16:55

Chaos in the Chagos: empire, exile and the islands caught between superpowers

Displaced islanders, rival claims and a rules-based order under siege.

24 Mar, 17:34

The police reform that wasn't "botched"

Critics are judging a marathon by the first mile: ex-police chief.

23 Mar, 16:18

Maldives celebrates Eid under shadow of war

Missiles fly toward Diego Garcia and oil tops US$ 110 a barrel.

22 Mar, 15:59

Trapped by design: Dhigurah fire exposes migrant worker housing crisis

Five men died behind a single door. The warnings were already there.

19 Mar, 19:18

Chaos in the Chagos: empire, exile and the islands caught between superpowers

Displaced islanders, rival claims and a rules-based order under siege.

24 Mar, 17:34

The police reform that wasn't "botched"

Critics are judging a marathon by the first mile: ex-police chief.

23 Mar, 16:18

Maldives celebrates Eid under shadow of war

Missiles fly toward Diego Garcia and oil tops US$ 110 a barrel.

22 Mar, 15:59

Trapped by design: Dhigurah fire exposes migrant worker housing crisis

Five men died behind a single door. The warnings were already there.

19 Mar, 19:18

Maldives Independent

Year in Review

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"A supermajority is not a blank cheque": is the Maldives anti-defection amendment unconstitutional?

18 Mar, 16:00

Referendum battle lines drawn as opposition launches "no" campaign

09 Mar, 15:12

Muizzu backs Gulf states on Khamenei killing as Maldivians declare solidarity with Iran

03 Mar, 16:37

Watchdog questions corruption score as Maldives stagnates on annual index

11 Feb, 13:14

Hoarafushi's seagrass meadow is teeming with life. The council wants to bury it.

10 Mar, 14:52

Younger than the pyramids: teaching students how the Maldives really formed

04 Mar, 14:24

President champions climate adaptation abroad as dredgers blanket atoll in sediment

12 Feb, 17:15

"We simply have to keep going": Maldives' first Magsaysay laureate on fighting an existential timeline

26 Jan, 14:10

Wilson the castaway cat: how a ginger tom was rescued from a desert island

12 Mar, 15:06

To graduate in the Maldives, you must first learn Italian

05 Mar, 17:50

"Expendable": the migrant worker casualties that go unreported

26 Feb, 13:04

A family for every child: the promises and risks of the foster care push

25 Feb, 17:19

Half a gas cylinder, double the diesel price: the oil shock hits Maldives

17 Mar, 17:25

Asia declares emergency. Maldives says it won't run out of oil.

11 Mar, 17:52

Middle East war leaves Maldives exposed on every front

02 Mar, 12:29

"Dangerous precedent": pension board clears path for MVR 2.4 billion money printing scheme

04 Feb, 19:08

The Chagos dispute explained: colonial borders, displaced people, and a small nation defying international law

10 Feb, 17:26

The US$ 500 million reckoning in April: what is a sukuk and why does it matter?

28 Jan, 16:21

The dry season haze: what you need to know

20 Jan, 16:24

"A good start, not a solution": MIFCO begins buying yellowfin tuna after protests

14 Jan, 17:29

Arts And Culture

In the midst of a thought: revisiting The Bird and the Flying Fish

14 Feb, 18:12

Fiction: On the virtues of route 8

07 Feb, 16:53

To the makers of Dhoadhi – give them their flowers

31 Jan, 14:44

After 16 years, 1984 is back

24 Jan, 16:33

Timeline Series

A US$ 90 million trail that went nowhere: the MMPRC scandal's unresolved legacy

29 Jun 2025, 16:55

UK Chagos handover sinks Maldives hopes of reclaiming southern waters

02 Jun 2025, 19:29

Eight years and no justice: the murder of Yameen Rasheed

12 May 2025, 16:00

Nasheed bombing trial remains stalled four years after failed assassination

06 May 2025, 19:03

More stories

Hi-rise rules, austerity measures and gas storage

26 Mar, 01:26

Sovereign airspace, cement shortage and taxi line

25 Mar, 10:43

"Strike Israel," envoy snub and death bill

24 Mar, 11:23

War contingencies, nomad visas and Villimalé trees

23 Mar, 10:36

Billionaire capsized, affordable housing and pool drowning

22 Mar, 10:33

Record zakat, sewage leak and bicycle seizure

20 Mar, 11:39

From the archive

Today in history

Ex-president Yameen released

28 Mar 2019

Cheers and jeers as lawmaker freed

28 Mar 2018

Exiled former lawmaker ordered to repay MVR2m bank loan

28 Mar 2018

Tourists should protest in the Maldives, says Nasheed

28 Mar 2018

Veteran port workers challenge abrupt dismissal

28 Mar 2018

More than 30 people still in police detention

28 Mar 2018

Violence against children on the rise

28 Mar 2018

‘Criminal intent’ no reason to nullify Supreme Court order

28 Mar 2018

Former home ministry spokesman released

28 Mar 2018

Schools forced shut in Malé as parents keep children at home over flu outbreak

28 Mar 2017

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