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Good evening · Friday 13 November · Maldives time
Week in brief
Weather
27°C
Light showers · feels like 32°
Sunrise & sunset
05:52–17:48
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.50 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. Missing 32-year-old man located in Hulhumale’
  2. First Lady attends opening of zero waste museum at COP31 3 outlets
  3. Development and Climate Resilience Must Go Hand in Hand: President 3 outlets
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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 3 daysComplete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 6 daysGenerate 1,500 job opportunities for young people and give …Due in 2 weeks Past their deadline1 promise

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Trade & customs Re-export earnings rise 6.8% to USD 319 million MM TV (English) 6.8 per cent re-export earnings growth Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Health MNDF conducts 89 medical evacuations in a week MM TV (English) 16 operations medical evacuations conducted by … Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Retirement Pension Scheme pays MVR 14.84 million in October MM TV (English) MVR 14.84 million Retirement Pension Scheme payments Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Trade & customs Thilafushi Port to introduce cargo clearance service for... MM TV (English) Thilafushi 60 hectares Thilafushi Commercial Harbour area Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Energy & utilities One MWSC launched to unite projects and digital services MM TV (English) Malé 40 employees employees receiving performance a… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Energy & utilities Four oil tankers caught fire and exploded in Strait of Hormuz MM TV (English) about 40 nautical miles Distance south of Iran's Lavan Is… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Mahloof links Rasmalé criticism to President Dr Muizzu’s 2028... MM TV (English) USD 20 billion value of investment in the Rasmal… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Customs’ fiscal mandate to move to Finance Ministry MM TV (English) MVR 461 million outstanding collections recorded … Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Finance & banking Fayyaz responds to allegations regarding a loan taken for resort development! Raajje (English) Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Finance & banking Maldivian traveler’s family member’s BML card seized during overseas trip! Raajje (English) Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Health IGMH Admitted 500 Stroke Patients Last Year; One in Five Treated Under 45 2 outlets : The Maldives Journal, Atoll Times 500 patients patients admitted for stroke trea… Source (opens The Maldives Journal in a new tab)
Construction & property Villimalé–Gulhifalhu Bridge takes shape as final segment joins islands 7 outlets : Maldives Voice, The Maldives Journal, MM TV (English) and 4 more Vilin'gili 6.7-kilometre Length of bridge and causeway net… Source (opens Maldives Voice in a new tab)

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