The government of the Maldives is struggling to stay afloat
A fire in parliament’s toilets helped a little
THE resorts for which the Maldives are famous may be havens of tranquillity, but Malé, the country’s capital city, is a chaotic place. In addition to the extreme density of the population and the frenzy of the traffic, Maldivian politics have become especially turbulent.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Palm-fringed pandemonium”
Asia August 19th 2017
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- The government of the Maldives is struggling to stay afloat
- A massive blackout prompts questions about Taiwan’s energy policy
- A dual-citizenship row rattles the Australian government
- Indian officials are humiliating people who defecate outdoors
- The unfinished Partition of India and Pakistan
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