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Maldives President reaffirms support for independent Palestinian state 2 outlets, first reported 1 hour, 23 minutes ago

Good evening · Thursday 12 November · Maldives time

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Weather

28°C

Overcast · feels like 31°

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05:52–17:48

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Dollar 23.57 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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Happening todayThursday, 12 November was declared a government holiday, combining with the Republic Day holiday on 11 November.

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

Promises

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234 promises4 kept · 0 broken

Next due · Nov 2026 Deliver the Healthy Senior Citizens Programme, running for one year in monthly batches wi… Promised Medium impact

Due in the next 30 days Deliver the Healthy Senior Citizens Programme, running for …Due in 4 days Complete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 7 days Generate 1,500 job opportunities for young people and give …Due in 2 weeks Past their deadline1 promise

Latest development · 7 Nov A National Quran Centre branch opened in Maavah, with nine more registered and 12 applica… Partly kept Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises Hassan Zareer

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stories, last 7 days · as of 20:53

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Construction & property17
↓ 90 fewer than last week · Tornado hits Lhaimagu, causing extensive damage 7 outlets
Finance & banking13
↓ 68 fewer than last week · Vice President wraps up Maldives’ participation in 28th CHOGM 5 outlets
Public finance & tax13
↓ 63 fewer than last week · India and Saudi Arabia forecast to lead bilateral grant support... 2 outlets
Tourism & hospitality12
↓ 40 fewer than last week · Long-delayed Hulhumale' City Hotel opens as Manhattan Grand Hotel 9 outlets
Transport & ports9
↓ 35 fewer than last week · Ministries partner to strengthen electric vehicle maintenance... 3 outlets
Health8
↓ 27 fewer than last week · Maldives receives regional award for excellence in primary healthcare 6 outlets

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Construction & property · Opinion The Gulf between Pres. Muizzu’s Victory Day rhetoric and the truth Raajje (English) 6 days ago Malé Source

Public finance & tax · Opinion Victory Day event becomes platform for bashing previous regime Raajje (English) 5 Nov Source

Public finance & tax · Opinion Saeed: a real inherited burden for Maldivians Raajje (English) 5 Nov Maavah Source

Construction & property · Opinion Public is questioning whether this is a serious government or a group performing a comedy show Raajje (English) 2 Nov over 4,000 staff employed by RDC Source

Finance & banking · Opinion 11/17 advisories spark questions as nations issue identical preparedness messages Sun English 2 Nov Source

Tourism & hospitality · Opinion Strategic autonomy or strategic exposure? Maldives Independent 1 Nov Source

Construction & property · Opinion Selling out national sovereignty and legal boundaries for Ras Malé housing Raajje (English) 30 Oct Malé upward of 500 hectares territory to be leased to an over… Source

Construction & property · Opinion Gov’t MPs dodge reporters after palace warnings; “flawless deal” story falls apart Raajje (English) 29 Oct Malé Source

Construction & property · Opinion Transformation of a super-majority into a monarchy Raajje (English) 28 Oct Malé Source

Tourism & hospitality · Opinion Rebuilding Maldives: the alternatives to the party-system and capitalist politics Maldives Independent 25 Oct Malé Source

Tourism & hospitality · Opinion Unlocking Idle Airports: Why Maldives Should Let Gulf Airlines Operate Hanimaadhoo and Gan The Standard 20 Mar Gan 2,465-metre Hanimaadhoo runway length Source

Fisheries & agriculture · Opinion Analysis: President Muizzu’s Chagos stance signals bold foreign policy recalibration The Standard 28 Feb Malé Source

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