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Good morning · Friday 13 November · Maldives time
Week in brief
Weather
28°C
Overcast · feels like 32°
Sunrise & sunset
05:52–17:48
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.59 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
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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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Education · Feature or interview Fake University Degrees: A Growing Issue in South Asia Maldives Republic LKR 390,000 Price offered for an honorary doc… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Education Government to Strengthen Partnership with UNICEF, Says Vice President Latheef The Standard close to 100 percent literacy rate Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Education Students Receive Report Cards as First Semester Concludes Across Maldives Maldives Republic Baa Atoll approximately 40,300 girls enrolled in schools Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Education Loan Payment Delays Disrupt Students’ Overseas Plans Maldives Republic 1,709 applicants student loan applicants this year Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Education MDP Alleges PNC of Misusing Supermajority in Parliament Maldives Republic Kendhoo Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Education MVR 537.8 Million Paid to Private Institutions Over Past Four Years to Fund Free Degree Programme Maldives Republic Addu City MVR 537.8 million Amount paid to private institutio… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Education IUM to Raise Funds for ‘Sanaabil’ Project Through Sukuk Issue Maldives Republic Hulhumalé 60 sukuks Sukuk released under the Sanaabil… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Education MDP Criticises Government’s Lack of Readiness for Academic Year 2024 Maldives Republic Addu City over 96,000 students at start of the new acad… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Education Maldives to Celebrate World Ocean Day With Week-Long Lead-Up Activities Maldives Republic Malé Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Education India Increases ITEC Training Opportunities for Maldives’ Civil Servants Maldives Republic 50 opportunities Initial ITEC opportunities for th… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Education Over 2,000 Anti-Genocide Protesters Arrested from US College Campuses as Police Crackdown Continues Maldives Republic Thilafushi over 2,000 nationwide arrests in pro-Palesti… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Education Tensions Rise at Universities as Anti-Genocide Protests Intensify Maldives Republic over 100 arrests at Columbia University en… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)

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