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Good evening · Sunday 15 November · Maldives time
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Weather
28°C
Heavy drizzle · feels like 30°
Sunrise & sunset
05:53–17:49
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.43 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 unveils logo for the National Respect Initiative 13 outlets
  2. Adhaalath Party officially aligns with PNC, pledges support for Muizzu in 2028 9 outlets
  3. Maldives and Saudi Arabia sign agreement regarding arrangements for next year's Hajj pilgrimage 5 outlets

Happening todayThe President of South Asian University paid a courtesy call on President Dr Mohamed Muizzu. the President's Office

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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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347 promises6 kept · 0 broken
Due in the next 30 days Deliver the Healthy Senior Citizens Programme, running for …Due in 1 dayincrease the amount of US dollars it sells through commerci…Due in 3 daysComplete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 4 days Past their deadline1 promise

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Tourism & hospitality Oceania tourist arrivals rise 20% following launch of direct flights MM TV (English) Malé 40,481 tourists Tourist arrivals from Oceania, Ja… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Education Education bill advances Government’s vision for a holistic... MM TV (English) Baarah Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Education Parliament accepts Education Act amendment bill proposing... 2 outlets : MM TV (English), Raajje (English) Huraa all 41 members present members of parliament voting in f… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Business income tax revenue reaches MVR 3 billion MM TV (English) MVR 3.03 billion Business income tax revenue Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Tourism contributes MVR 14.3 billion to State revenue MM TV (English) MVR 14.3 billion Tourism contribution to governmen… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Fisheries & agriculture MIFCO disburses over MVR 30 million to fishermen in October MM TV (English) MVR 30,007,339 Amount disbursed to fishermen for… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Tax offset arrangement set for businesses owed payments by the State 3 outlets : MM TV (English), One Online, The Standard Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Education Homeschooling will not exclude students from the education system:... MM TV (English) Huraa Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Budget 2027: MVR 8.2 billion allocated for PSIP projects MM TV (English) MVR 8.2 billion PSIP allocation in proposed 2027 … Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Minister Iruthisham co-chairs Commonwealth small states meeting,... MM TV (English) Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property MTDC inaugurates new 10-storey office complex in Hulhumalé 2 outlets : MM TV (English), The Edition Hulhumalé 10 storeys storeys in new office complex Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property MDP to stage protests if public referendum is not held on Rasmale' project Adhadhu (English) Kolamaafushi 57 votes MDP members voting in favour of t… Source (opens Adhadhu (English) in a new tab)

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