''Mihaaru'' () is a Maldivian daily

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. The name ''Mihaaru'' translates to "Now". It is headquartered in

Malé Malé is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 211,908 in 2022 within its administrative area and coterminous geographical area of , Malé is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The city i ...

, Maldives. It is read by readers all over the country and is known to be a trusted source of information.

History

Following the dispute of ownership and dissolution of

Haveeru Daily ''Haveeru Daily'' () was the longest serving daily newspaper in the Maldives, established on 1 January 1979. Haveeru Online is owned by Haveeru Media Group – a company registered under the founder, Mohamed Zahir Hussain's three children – L ...

, ex-Haveeru journalists formed ''Mihaaru'' to launch a revival of a trusted newspaper. ''Mihaaru'' previously faced closure threats by the Courts but the issues were sorted out at the Labour Tribunal. In 2017, the Criminal Court banned ''Mihaaru's'' journalists from covering trials after a report was published criticising the justice system. Soon after though, ''Mihaaru's'' journalists were unbanned. In 2019, ''Mihaaru'' was nominated for all the categories of the 2018 Maldives Journalism Awards, where it won five. In 2022, five journalists received awards from the Maldives Journalism Awards. In June of the same year, ''Mihaaru's'' journalists were getting harassed at their office by a group of people who forcibly entered. The group accused ''Mihaaru'' of publishing a fabricated report. The

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(IFJ) urged the government and the police to start an investigation into it.

Sister publications

The Edition

''The Edition'' () is the English edition of ''Mihaaru''. It was first released integrated on ''Mihaaru's'' website in June 2016, but on 15 May 2018 the English edition was separated and launched as ''The Edition''.

Dho?!

Dho?! reports about lifestyles, music, technology, health, people and more.

References

{{Reflist Newspapers published in the Maldives 2017 establishments Newspapers established in 2017