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Discussions around corruption and who benefits from its extreme existence are common topics in the Maldives. While corruption exists to some level in every country, the level of corruption that...
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2022 was a year full of talk surrounding the debt and the bleak future of the Maldives as the country reached over MVR 105 billion in debt, equating to over...
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As the Maldives recently happily celebrated the 50th anniversary of their tourism industry, the shocking news of tax increases slowly turned the year bleak. While TGST rates is to increase...
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News regarding sexual harassment and assault have become extremely common in the Maldives. And the worst part is, the most recent cases of sexual harassment and abuse in the Maldives...
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The Maldivian transportation sector has come a long way as we move from using bicycle and dhoni as the main forms of transportation to introducing public transportation while also being...
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Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have different realities. The unique characteristics such as their smaller size, geographic remoteness and vulnerability to environmental threats pose particular challenges to their development. Thus,...
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The 'salt test' that was carried out in the 2014 census may have highlighted the earliest memory of a census for many of the younger generation: where a group of...
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When it comes to healthcare in the Maldives, the answer you receive is highly dependent on who you ask. When you ask an islander about the healthcare facilities available to...
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There has been a recent discussion on the social media, about the housing problems and how it has affected people from the outer atolls and also citizens of Male'.
