Daniel Bosley

Daniel Bosley is a London based journalist and blogger. Once an editor for Minivan News, he co-founded Two Thousand Isles, a history and culture based website on the Maldives. He has written for The Economist, Reuters and Himal Southasian.

Strains between Malé and the atolls in the Maldives

Forced migration, “development” pressures, political neglect and the climate crisis have assailed the Maldives’ less-populous atolls, eroding the country’s identity and driving thousands to the capital

By Daniel Bosley

/ 27 Sep 2023

Strains between Malé and the atolls in the Maldives

Beyond the ballot box

Celebration of the Maldives’ democratic gains must be tempered with realism.

By Daniel Bosley

/ 22 Oct 2018

End overend

A short story

By Daniel Bosley

/ 1 Sep 2016

Maldivian maladies

The healthcare system in Maldives is burdened by aliments old and new.

By Daniel Bosley

/ 30 Apr 2016

The Machiavellis of Malé

How the politics of vengeance in the Maldives is destroying its democracy.

By Daniel Bosley

/ 5 Nov 2015

February in History

The Maldives’ Commission of National Inquiry report is a history written by the victors, but it forces all parties to look to the future, not the past.

By Daniel Bosley

/ 14 Sep 2012

Coffee with Bakuree

A Maldivian opposition activist speaks of hope, humour, and the non-violent path back to democracy.

By Daniel Bosley

/ 27 Jul 2012