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Good evening · Thursday 12 November · Maldives time
Week in brief
Weather
28°C
Overcast · feels like 32°
Sunrise & sunset
05:52–17:48
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.59 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 Muizzu Establishes Advisory Council of State Dignitaries 6 outlets
  2. Global Zero Waste Alliance: First Lady highlights marine protection 4 outlets
  3. President Muizzu meets world leaders on sidelines of COP31 3 outlets

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

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Construction & property HDC Launches Monitoring Drive to Curb Illegal Subletting of Hiyaa, Vinares, and Phase 1 Flats The Standard Hulhumalé MVR 25,000 per month Advertised monthly rent for Gedho… Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Construction & property MTCC Achieves Key Target in Malé’s Waterfront Redevelopment Project The Standard approximately 830 meters Road length to be resurfaced Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Construction & property MTCC Exposes MDP Government’s Mahaa Jarraafu Corruption Scandal The Standard Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Construction & property MTCC marks rapid progress on Boduthakurufaanu road: Pre-cast panels done, capping works at 33% The Standard Malé 72 meters sheet piling completed along Segm… Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Construction & property MTCC nears completion of Boduthakurufaanu Road Project with 90% reclamation done The Standard 90% land reclamation completion Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Construction & property President Muizzu Inspects Boduthakurufaanu Magu Development, Reaffirms Commitment to Modernizing Malé Roads The Standard Malé Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Construction & property · Press release Signing of Grant Agreement between the Government of Maldives and JICA for the Project for Disaster Resilience Enhancement in Malé Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises Malé 1.56 billion Japanese Yen grant agreement amount Source (opens Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises in a new tab)
Construction & property “A Historic Step”: Minister Ameen on Maldivian AERO’s New 12-Storey HQ The Standard Malé 12-storey storeys of the new commercial com… Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Construction & property Boduthakurufaanu road project races ahead: MTCC completes 132 meters of sheet piling The Standard Malé 132 meters sheet pile installation completed… Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Construction & property MTCC reports Segment 1 progress: 72m sheet piling done, quay wall demolition completed The Standard Malé 72 meters sheet piling completed Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Construction & property President Muizzu launches National Engineers’ Day, pledges award from 2026 The Standard 2026 year start year of the National Engine… Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Construction & property MACL Pushes Ahead with Sports Infrastructure, Launches Finey Center The Standard Finey 63 islands inhabited islands where MACL will… Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)

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