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Our institutions are too far behind

4 min read
The acquittal of former president Abdulla Yameen by the Supreme Court is being rightly celebrated as a win for the Maldives’ Judicial System. The Supreme Court, devoid of political influence...

Maldives this week: 28 November - 4 December

3 min read
On 4 December, High Commissioner of Bangladesh Nazmul Hassan said that there are close to 100,000 Bangladeshi workers in the Maldives, half of whom are undocumented.  

Omicron; the new twist in a long saga

3 min read
COVID-19 has been the nightmare that keeps on repeating, a bad dream the world has been unable to wake up from. There have been more than 91,000 infections and 250 coronavirus-related deaths...

The social housing misdirect

5 min read
Housing should never have been driven by an attitude of ‘quick-fixes’. Housing is not a temporary respite, even if people may opt for temporary housing during specific phases of their...

Maldive this week: 21-27 November 2021

3 min read
On 26 November, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih said that the new COVID-19 varient Omicron is of great concern and that the Technical Advisory Group is meeting to decide on possible...

Unravelling the myth that is social welfare

5 min read
Social welfare is a touchy subject. If the concept of social welfare payouts is expected to adhere strictly to economics textbooks, then the outcomes are considerably undesirable. Yet, time and...