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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
  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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234 promises4 kept · 0 broken
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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Economy SIMDI Tech Unveils Year-End Lenovo Laptop Campaign Across the Maldives Corporate Maldives Addu City 16GB memory per promotional model Source (opens Corporate Maldives in a new tab)
Transport & ports MPL cites confidentiality in refusal to disclose major Chinese port agreements Adhadhu (English) Thilafushi 375-meter length of international quay wall Source (opens Adhadhu (English) in a new tab)
Finance & banking Vice President Attends CHOGM as Investment and Finance Lead Agenda Corporate Maldives more than USD 52 billion Value of investment-ready project… Source (opens Corporate Maldives in a new tab)
Trade & customs Trump rules out immediate Iran strikes but says US is 'locked and loaded' Sun English roughly 454-kilogram Iran's enriched uranium stockpile Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Telecom & digital Researchers trace massive anti-Muslim disinformation campaign to Israel Sun English 800 million advertising exposures generated Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Public finance & tax President Muizzu vows never to compromise Maldives’ Islamic identity or independence The Standard Malé 11 people civilians killed during the 1988 … Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Economic independence essential to protecting Maldives from foreign influence, says President The Standard Malé MVR 59.7 billion Proposed 2027 budget Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Finance & banking Economic Minister Saeed's no-confidence motion in Majlis on 4 Nov Adhadhu (English) 13 lawmakers lawmakers who signed the no-confi… Source (opens Adhadhu (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property I will not take any action that undermines the fundamental pillars of the nation: Muizzu 2 outlets : Adhadhu (English), The Edition 99 years lease term claimed for Rasmalé Source (opens Adhadhu (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Muizzu will be remembered as the most deceitful traitor: Imran Adhadhu (English) 500 hectares land granted to Eagle Hills Source (opens Adhadhu (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax President calls for safeguarding national freedom while embracing transformative changes PSM News Source (opens PSM News in a new tab)
Public finance & tax President calls for transformative economic reforms to strengthen sovereignty One Online More than 1,000 young people who graduated from t… Source (opens One Online in a new tab)

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