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Good evening · Wednesday 11 November · Maldives time
Week in brief
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26°C
Showers · feels like 30°
Sunrise & sunset
05:52–17:48
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.24 street, a crowd’s report 15.42 official, MMA · 30 Sep

Weather is a model’s estimate for Malé from Open-Meteo, not a Met Service report.

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  1. President Dr Muizzu arrives in Türkiye for COP31 10 outlets
  2. MTCC to undertake 22 projects across Maldives, including Fuvahmulah office complex 6 outlets
  3. President establishes Advisory Council of National Honourees 5 outlets

Promise due todayComplete and operationalise the Thilafushi port, reducing current 9- and 14-day waits for unloading goods to less than three days. the government

Happening todayThe government aims to sign the definitive agreement for the Rasmalé deal.

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Total index 109.09Index Sep 2026 · MMA up+0.3% vs previous up+1.2% vs a year earlier Inflation rate 1.17% Sep 2026 · MMA up+0.4 pts vs previous down-2.6 pts vs a year earlier Total tourist arrivals 148,801Tourists Sep 2026 · MMA down-23.8% vs previous down-0.5% vs a year earlier Occupancy rate 44.10% Sep 2026 · MMA down-14.8 pts vs previous down-2.6 pts vs a year earlier

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234 promises4 kept · 0 broken
Due in the next 30 days Complete and operationalise the Thilafushi port, reducing c…Due todayDeliver the Healthy Senior Citizens Programme, running for …Due in 5 daysComplete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 8 days

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Health · Press release President inaugurates Health and Family Expo 2026 5 outlets : Office of the President, MM TV (English), PSM News and 2 more Hulhumalé More than 60 health-related associations and o… Source (opens Office of the President in a new tab)
Finance & banking · Press release Agreement signed with Kuwait Fund to develop Th. Atoll Hospital 9 outlets : The Edition, Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises, Sun English and 6 more Veymandoo 3 Million Kuwaiti Dinars loan amount Source (opens Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises in a new tab)
Health · Press release President establishes Maldives Tertiary Hospitals Group, dissolves Malé City Group of Hospitals and six hospital governing bodies 5 outlets : Office of the President, Atoll Times, Raajje (English) and 2 more Malé 12 institutions institutions overseen by the Gove… Source (opens Office of the President in a new tab)
Health · Press release First Lady calls for mental health to be given equal importance as physical health 5 outlets : MM TV (English), Office of the President, The Edition and 2 more Source (opens Office of the President in a new tab)
Health · Press release Maldives and Sri Lanka Convene the First Joint Working Group Meeting on Hea... Ministry of Health, Family and Welfare Source (opens Ministry of Health, Family and Welfare in a new tab)
Health · Press release President announces plans to dissolve Malé City Group of Hospitals, establish Maldives Tertiary Hospitals Group 3 outlets : Office of the President, The Edition, Byline Malé Source (opens Office of the President in a new tab)
Construction & property · Press release Next year’s State Budget prioritises completion of at least 70% of ongoing projects: President 5 outlets : Office of the President, The Standard, Atoll Times and 2 more at least 70 per cent Share of ongoing infrastructure a… Source (opens Office of the President in a new tab)
Health · Press release Statement to the Press by His Excellency Dr Mohamed Muizzu President of the Republic of Maldives at the Joint Press Conference with His Excellency Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 2 outlets : Office of the President, The Standard 200 million dollars Bilateral trade target between Ma… Source (opens Office of the President in a new tab)
Health · Press release President witnesses exchange of key MoUs between the Maldives and Pakistan Office of the President 20 MoUs Number of MoUs exchanged between … Source (opens Office of the President in a new tab)
Education · Press release President accentuates a "New Era" of Maldives–Pakistan partnership following historic bilateral discussions Office of the President USD 13 million bilateral trade volume Source (opens Office of the President in a new tab)
Health · Press release Finance Minister Zareer Meets Kuwaiti Finance Minister in Doha 2 reports : Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises Source (opens Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises in a new tab)
Health · Press release 79th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia Region has c... Ministry of Health, Family and Welfare 10 states Member States of the WHO South-Ea… Source (opens Ministry of Health, Family and Welfare in a new tab)

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