Voters reject the referendum on joint elections, 68.7 per cent to 31.3
The constitutional amendment that would have merged presidential and parliamentary polls has been turned back at the ballot — and the government has read it as a verdict.
Today’s Briefing
- Business
Maldives settles the five-hundred-million Islamic bond
The April maturity is met on time as a fresh sukuk of US$350 million is placed with Gulf and Asian investors.
- Environment
The atolls have lost another inch, and the monsoon has only just retreated
Measurements from three outer atolls this week show mean high-water levels rising faster than the government's own projection.
- World
The Iran war distances the Maldives from Washington, and closer to the Muslim world
Seven weeks of war have reshaped the country's diplomatic grammar.
- Politics
Cabinet appointments to require minimum qualifications, Muizzu says
Political hiring in the executive will be scaled back in favour of published qualification criteria and open recruitment.
Tourism falls twenty per cent year-on-year as war disrupts long-haul routes
The March print: a 20.7 per cent decline from March 2025, driven by cancellations through Dubai, Doha and Istanbul.
Niva Kurumba rebrand closes out the first-quarter transition
The portfolio adds its flagship on the last day of March.
The Iran war distances the Maldives from Washington, and closer to the Muslim world
Seven weeks of war have reshaped the country's diplomatic grammar.
Muizzu cancels meeting with US Ambassador Sergio Gor at the last minute
A quiet snub on a March visit; a message written in absence rather than in speech.