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All 1,192 islands now fall under a unified 200-metre setback regime. 68 in favour, 4 against, 9 absent. Enforcement begins January 2028.
All 1,192 inhabited and uninhabited islands will fall under a unified 200-metre setback regime by 2028, ending a fifteen-year patchwork of atoll-by-atoll rules. Opposition warns of the compliance cost for resort operators.
A Masnooee investigation traces how one uninhabited Baa atoll island changed hands between four resort-development companies, two shell entities and a minister’s brother-in-law — without a single new building going up.
Six figures that sit under the reporting this week — pulled from filings, ministries and our own verification desk. Hover any number to see what it’s sourced from.
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