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Good evening · Saturday 14 November · Maldives time
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Weather
26°C
Drizzle · feels like 28°
Sunrise & sunset
05:52–17:48
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.53 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 returns to Maldives following COP31 visit 8 outlets
  2. Maldives, Saudi Arabia sign Hajj agreement for 1448 AH season 4 outlets
  3. Pension fund surpasses MVR 30 billion 3 outlets

Happening todayPresident Dr Mohamed Muizzu returned to Malé after concluding his official visit to Turkey. Malé

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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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334 promises4 kept · 0 broken
Due in the next 30 days Deliver the Healthy Senior Citizens Programme, running for …Due in 2 daysincrease the amount of US dollars it sells through commerci…Due in 4 daysComplete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 5 days Past their deadline1 promise

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Finance & banking BML opens payment gateway applications for MSMEs to receive US dollars 5 outlets : MM TV (English), The Standard, Byline and 2 more Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
News Tourism tax revenue drives State earnings to MVR 33.36 billion MM TV (English) Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Fisheries & agriculture · Press release President establishes special commission to investigate Maldives' actions in ITLOS maritime boundary case with Mauritius 9 outlets : Office of the President, MM TV (English), Maldives Voice and 6 more Source (opens Office of the President in a new tab)
Construction & property Budget 2027: Hulhumalé Grand Mosque construction among key priorities MM TV (English) Hulhumalé 900 years Years commemorated since the Mald… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Health Minister Geela calls for expanded mental health programmes for youth MM TV (English) Addu City 58.9 per cent Maldives National University unde… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Society Four café workers hospitalised after gas cylinder explosion in... 7 outlets : MM TV (English), The Edition, The Standard and 4 more Hulhumalé Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Politics EC to set up 10 ballot boxes for upcoming by-elections MM TV (English) Addu City 10 boxes ballot boxes to be set up Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Education SAARC Psychiatric Federation’s 16th International Conference... MM TV (English) over 250 conference participants Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Finance & banking BML invites applications for second phase of Youth... 4 outlets : MM TV (English), The Standard, The Edition and 1 more MVR 150,000 maximum financing amount Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Health Seeking mental health care is an act of courage, not weakness:... 5 outlets : MM TV (English), Office of the President, The Edition and 2 more 16th edition of the International Conf… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Health Budget 2027: Three additional drug rehabilitation centres planned MM TV (English) MVR 59.7 billion Proposed 2027 State Budget Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality S7 Airlines launches scheduled flights from Novosibirsk to Maldives 4 outlets : MM TV (English), The Standard, Corporate Maldives and 1 more 229,200 tourists Russian tourist arrivals to the M… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)

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