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Good morning · Friday 13 November · Maldives time
Week in brief
Weather
28°C
Light drizzle · feels like 31°
Sunrise & sunset
05:52–17:48
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.62 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. First Lady attends opening of zero waste museum at COP31 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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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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Society Dissatisfied with appointment of an interim Secretary General, all staff members of Filladhoo Council have collectively taken medical leave Raajje (English) Filladhoo Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality Maldivian bolsters luxury tourism with new King Air 360 aircraft 3 outlets : Adhadhu (English), The Edition, Corporate Maldives 2020 year year King Air 360 model designed … Source (opens Adhadhu (English) in a new tab)
Education Parliament accepts bill to introduce January school year, homeschooling One Online Huraa 41 votes in favour out of 43 MPs present votes in favour out of MPs presen… Source (opens One Online in a new tab)
Transport & ports Roads around Republic Square to be closed on 3 Nov for Victory Day celebrations 2 outlets : The Edition, The Standard Malé Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Energy & utilities Iran says ready to reopen Hormuz in two days if US agrees to demands The Edition Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Education Limited French school protests resume as holidays end The Edition 3,700 schools number of high schools in France Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Health Ebola reminder of urgent need to finish pandemic treaty: WHO chief The Edition nearly 5,000 deaths in the latest Ebola outbre… Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Education Bill to allow homeschooling passed with unanimous support Maldives Voice Huraa 41 members members voting for the bill Source (opens Maldives Voice in a new tab)
Construction & property Despite allocation of a large plot of land for construction of Feevah Police Station, project continues to progress at a slow pace Raajje (English) Feevah 10,000-square-foot initial plot allocated for police… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Society UK adventurer ends epic 28-year trek across jungles and frozen sea The Edition 28 years duration of trek Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Construction & property Concrete work begins on second-floor columns of F. Nilandhoo Police Station building Raajje (English) Nilandhoo Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Transparency expresses concern over detained expats 2 outlets : The Edition, Raajje (English) around 21 expatriate workers reportedly tak… Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)

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