Avas

A Male-based digital newspaper that has become one of the Maldives' principal online news sources. Avas publishes continuously updated coverage of Maldivian politics, business, tourism and sport in Dhivehi alongside an English edition, and is known for fast reporting on parliamentary and presidential politics in the capital.

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Avas at a glance

Country: Maldives
Region: South Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Digital-native outlet
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Avas

Crosswire groups Avas as Centrist for comparisons within the Maldives' directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Avas sits in the Maldives' press

Avas is one of 4 outlets tracked in the Maldives, and one of 2 digital-native outlets among them — the other being Sun Online. By outlets tracked, the Maldives ranks 27th of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 39 of the 191 digital-native outlets in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Avas outside the Maldives, starting with South Asia, are Hasht-e Subh Daily (Afghanistan), Taiwan News (Taiwan), Hong Kong Free Press (Hong Kong) and Jakarta Globe (Indonesia). Opening one of them beside Avas is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.