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Good evening · Friday 13 November · Maldives time
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27°C
Light showers · feels like 32°
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05:52–17:48
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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. First Lady attends opening of zero waste museum at COP31 3 outlets
  2. Development and Climate Resilience Must Go Hand in Hand: President 3 outlets
  3. Small island states seek climate justice, not sympathy, President Muizzu tells COP31 2 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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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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Construction & property · Opinion Selling out national sovereignty and legal boundaries for Ras Malé housing Raajje (English) Malé upward of 500 hectares territory to be leased to an over… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Salaf has no mandate to decide on matters concerning state sovereignty: Former Chief Justice Raajje (English) Malé Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Justice Nine individuals who successfully completed bar examination and required training, sworn in as legal practitioners Raajje (English) Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Allocating Ras Male' to a "Zionist" is an insult to the citizens in desperate need of housing: Nasheed Raajje (English) Malé $1.2 million daily cost to Maldivian taxpayers… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Society CP calls on officers to uphold highest standards of professional conduct and strictly adhere to uniform regulations Raajje (English) Gulhi Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Ali Hussain: Not a grain of Maldivian soil will be ceded to people of other faiths Raajje (English) Malé 58,000 families local families in need of housing… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Education Segregating children with special needs instead of providing inclusive education is an outdated practice of the past: Ihusan Raajje (English) Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Meekail: Regime mocks ‘land from the sea’ but throws $700m into ocean amid dollar crisis Raajje (English) Malé $700 million Government spending on the Ras Ma… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Justice Area in office for alcohol restricted, Rashwan has access The Edition Malé 826 bottles bottles of alcohol uncovered in t… Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Education Education Bill proposes minimum 195 school days a year The Edition Huraa 195 days Proposed minimum teaching days pe… Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Justice One man remanded in custody pending trial in rape case 2 outlets : The Edition, Raajje (English) Malé 22-year-old age of the alleged rape victim Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Country’s development depends on young people’s willingness to serve: Muththalib The Edition around MVR 40 billion Maldives government revenue Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)

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