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German Tourist Killed in Boat Strike at South Ari Atoll, Maldives

N.V.S - 3 days ago

A German tourist died this morning after being struck by a boat at Manta Point in South Ari Atoll, police have confirmed. The incident was...

Two Votes, One Day: Maldives Heads to the Polls

N.V.S - 4 days ago

On Saturday, April 4, Maldivians vote across 226 constituencies to elect Island Council and Women's Development Committee members. At the same time, they will...

Maldives says any Chagos transfer must reflect its own claim, not just Mauritius’s

N.V.S - 7 days ago

The Maldives has moved to more openly challenge the proposed British transfer of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, with President Mohamed Muizzu’s administration arguing...

Setting the record straight on President Dr Mohamed Muizzu’s remarks on the Iran-US/Israel conflict

N.V.S - March 23, 2026

A translated report circulated this week has blurred an important distinction in President Dr Mohamed Muizzu’s remarks on the widening Middle East war. The...

Maldives freezes retail fuel prices for now as oil shock deepens across global markets

N.V.S - March 22, 2026

The Maldivian government says it has no immediate plan to raise retail fuel prices, even as the oil shock spreading from the Middle East...

Malé warehouse fire exposes regulatory gaps and sharpens urgency of port relocation

N.V.S - March 20, 2026

A fire at a Prime Fertiliser warehouse in Maafannu has again exposed how dangerous-chemical storage remains entangled with daily life in the capital, despite...

Day 20 of Iran-US-Israel war sends a deeper shock through energy markets and the global economy

N.V.S - March 19, 2026

Day 20 of the Iran-US-Israel war marked a dangerous turning point, with the battlefield and the global energy system colliding more directly than at...

Iran strikes UAE transport and energy hubs as Maldives faces deeper tourism risk

N.V.S - March 17, 2026

A fresh escalation in the Gulf is now raising sharper concerns for the Maldives, after BBC News reported that Iran struck key sites in...

MIFCO diesel hike adds pressure as Maldives faces wider fuel supply risk

N.V.S - March 16, 2026

The Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company, MIFCO, has sharply increased the price of diesel it sells to fishermen and the general public, in a move...

Maldive Gas halves household cylinder fills again as supply pressure returns

N.V.S - March 15, 2026

Maldive Gas has again tightened cooking gas sales, with Adhadhu reporting that standard 10kg cylinders are now being sold with only 5kg of gas...

China Presses Iran for Hormuz Access as Energy War Deepens

N.V.S - March 14, 2026

China is pressing Iran to allow crude oil tankers and Qatari liquefied natural gas cargoes to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz, as...

India Gets Limited Hormuz Passage.

N.V.S - March 14, 2026

India said on Saturday that two Indian-flagged tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas, LPG, crossed the Strait of Hormuz safely early in the morning and...