The post targeting the opposition, which has since been deleted, featured a campaign poster of a political party with the Ashok Chakra superimposed on the Maldivian flag. Mariyam Shiuna ...

With more than 80% of the Maldives’ land standing less than one metre above average sea level, the Maldives has the lowest terrain of any country in the world. This makes the archipelago ...

Opposition MPs fear that the land reform measures could enable China to establish bases in the strategically important island republic Maldives President Abdulla Yameen has approved a law passed ...

COLOMBO - Lawmakers in the Maldives have voted to allow foreign ownership of land for the first time, triggering concern over a possible landgrab in the honeymoon islands. Dozens of foreign ...

But the Maldives is also one of the countries most vulnerable to sea-level rise. With 80% of its land less than one metre above sea level, some scientists predict that the islands could be ...

In the quest for more land, reclamation projects like these are abundant throughout the Maldives. As these islands form - from sand dredged up from lagoons and seabeds - others fall away.

MALE, July 23 (Reuters) - The Maldives ratified legislation on Thursday to allow foreigners with investment of more than $1 billion to own land despite opposition concern the reform could be used ...

This approach has been a point of national pride for leaders and government officials in the Maldives. In an opinion piece published by The Guardian last month, Mr Muizzu extolled so-called land ...

As climate change leads to sea level rise, low-lying island nations like the Maldives are facing an existential threat. One solution is to 'reclaim' land by relocating sediment from the ocean floor.

A former Maldives minister apologised on Monday after facing backlash for a social media post using a symbol that resembled the Ashok Chakra, a prominent feature of the Indian flag. The post ...