The Maldives is a beautiful country, but right now many people are struggling just to get through daily life. In Fuvahmulah, a major water crisis hit families hard when supply stopped for days in November 2025 due to contamination.
In Addu City, electricity cuts continue regularly, even after repeated promises from the government to fix the problem.
Day
3:
Fuvahmulah City still hasn’t received a water supply. People
have started drinking unclean water, and there is a serious risk of a
major health disaster if this crisis continues.#FuvahmulahWaterCrisis
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Issis (@Aliixxath) November
13, 2025
Across the country, hospitals and pharmacies are still facing medicine shortages that began years ago and have not been solved.
Young people face a tough future, with youth unemployment stuck around 15–16%.
In Malé, the parking crisis is out of control — too many vehicles, too little space, and no real solutions.
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airport staff)We all know that previous governments
also brought people from different islands for political gatherings and
party events. But what we’ve seen since yesterday in front of the
domestic arrival gate is completely different.The
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Luke (@lucasjalyl) November
14, 2025
And behind all this, the biggest crisis of all continues to grow: the Maldives is drowning in debt.
Public debt has crossed 110% of GDP, and the government must repay hundreds of millions of dollars in 2025 and even more in 2026.
Foreign reserves are dangerously low, and economic experts warn the Maldives could face a default, similar to what happened in Sri Lanka.
.@MMuizzu
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Akram Kamaludeen (@Akramkdeen) November
14, 2025
These are real problems that hit real families. People are worried about water, electricity, medicine, jobs, and how to survive as prices rise and the economy weakens.
The government talks about cutting costs and going to India, China, and others for help — but then, on 14 November 2025, President Mohamed Muizzu and his party, the PNC, decided to hold a massive rally to celebrate two years in power.
This was not an ordinary gathering.
According to multiple reports:
- Free tickets were given out
- Free meals were arranged
- Free accommodation was provided
- And some attendees were offered 1,000 MVR in cash just to show up
Opposition MPs say transport, food, and accommodation alone cost hundreds of thousands of rufiyaa, with an “unlimited budget” to fill the seats.
Even more worrying are allegations that state employees were forced to attend the rally — told that if they don’t show up, they risk losing their jobs. This is not democratic participation. This is coercion and abuse of power.
At a time when the country is broke, spending 50 million MVR (over US$3 million) on a political show is not just irresponsible — it is insulting.
