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    Maldives

    Employment

    Grounded Dreams: Can Young Maldivians Finally Afford a Home?

    Concessionary finance, pension collateral, equity support and controlled-price public-private units are beginning to rewrite the equation.
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    Children

    Tides of Change: Maldives Faces Its Demographic Reckoning

    Preparing health and social-protection systems for a larger elderly population is no longer a distant concern.
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    Animals and wildlife

    Maldives’: High Court Greenlights Constitutional Battle to Save Shark Sanctuary

    The High Court’s procedural victory for the activists keeps hope alive for preserving one of the Indian Ocean’s most celebrated marine protections.
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    Accountability

    Maldives Plans Social Media Ban for Children Under 16: Balancing Protection and Digital Freedom

    For the Maldives, this represents more than regulation; it’s an opportunity to pioneer a balanced digital future that honours cultural values, Islamic principles, and the well-being of its youth while embracing innovation.
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    Early childhood development

    Measles Resurgence in Maldives: From Eradication Triumph to Public Health Alert

    After years of eradication, measles has returned to the Maldives with 11 confirmed cases in 2026, sparking urgent vaccination drives and highlighting global risks...
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    Accountability

    Maldives: Three Ex-Presidents Unite Against Muizzu Administration in Bold Bid to Safeguard Democracy

    The agreement’s emphasis on releasing detainees and dropping charges will likely face immediate government response, setting the tone for political discourse in the months ahead.
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    Accountability

    Maldives Police Raid Adhadhu Newsroom, Slap Travel Bans on Editors Over Presidential Documentary

    Demonstrating outside the Adhadhu offices, members of the Maldives Journalists Association made it clear: the survival of the country’s fragile independent press hangs delicately in the balance.
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    Civil society

    Race Against Heat: Maldives Urged to Pause Dredging as Coral Bleaching Threat Returns

    MRR is calling for an immediate temporary halt to all dredging and land-reclamation projects until reef conditions normalise, followed by a two-week buffer period.
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    Bhutan’s Long-Deferred Mines and Minerals Bill Set for Parliamentary Return this Winter

    If enacted, the Mines and Minerals Management Bill 2026 would mark the most significant overhaul of Bhutan’s mineral governance in three decades.
    Animals and wildlife

    China’s Solar Boom Creates ‘Green Dilemma’ for Birds

    Without deliberate ecological planning, the green transition risks creating new biodiversity deficits even as it reduces greenhouse-gas emissions.
    Climate change

    Glacier Collapse Triggers Deadly Nepal-China Border Floods as Blame Game Erupts

    This disaster is the latest reminder that the “Third Pole” of the Himalayas is warming and becoming more hazardous.

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    Bhutan’s Long-Deferred Mines and Minerals Bill Set for Parliamentary Return this Winter

    If enacted, the Mines and Minerals Management Bill 2026 would mark the most significant overhaul of Bhutan’s mineral governance in three decades.
    Animals and wildlife

    China’s Solar Boom Creates ‘Green Dilemma’ for Birds

    Without deliberate ecological planning, the green transition risks creating new biodiversity deficits even as it reduces greenhouse-gas emissions.
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    Maldives: Amendments to Drugs Act; New Gang Violence Bill

    In a statement shared on social media, President Muizzu emphasized that current legislation poses significant challenges for state institutions combating drug addiction.
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    Fishermen’s Protests Intensify Across Sri Lanka Over Ma-del Fishing Ban

    The satyagraha started with fishermen from multiple coastal districts, including Mullaitivu and Kokilai in the north, converging on Colombo to voice their grievances.
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    Pakistan’s Airstrikes Kill Dozens, Including Children, in Border Afghan Villages

    Pakistan and Afghanistan have long shared a porous and contentious border, marked by historical disputes and ethnic ties.
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    Bhutan’s Long-Deferred Mines and Minerals Bill Set for Parliamentary Return this Winter

    If enacted, the Mines and Minerals Management Bill 2026 would mark the most significant overhaul of Bhutan’s mineral governance in three decades.
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    Nepal Sets Mid-February 2027 Deadline for FATF Compliance as Secretaries Ordered to Deliver Results

    Success will depend on coordination among investigative agencies, the Financial Information Unit, regulators and the judiciary.

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