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Good evening · Thursday 12 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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Happening todayThursday, 12 November was declared a government holiday, combining with the Republic Day holiday on 11 November.

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Numbers

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Total index 109.09Index Sep 2026 · MMA +0.3% vs previous +1.2% vs a year earlier Inflation rate 1.17% Sep 2026 · MMA +0.4 pts vs previous -2.6 pts vs a year earlier Total tourist arrivals 148,801Tourists Sep 2026 · MMA -23.8% vs previous -0.5% vs a year earlier Occupancy rate 44.10% Sep 2026 · MMA -14.8 pts vs previous -2.6 pts vs a year earlier

Promises

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234 promises4 kept · 0 broken

Next due · Nov 2026 Deliver the Healthy Senior Citizens Programme, running for one year in monthly batches wi… Promised Medium impact

Due in the next 30 days Deliver the Healthy Senior Citizens Programme, running for …Due in 4 days Complete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 7 days Generate 1,500 job opportunities for young people and give …Due in 2 weeks Past their deadline1 promise

Latest development · 7 Nov A National Quran Centre branch opened in Maavah, with nine more registered and 12 applica… Partly kept Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises Hassan Zareer

What the news is about

stories, last 7 days · as of 23:13

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Construction & property15
↓ 92 fewer than last week · Tornado hits Lhaimagu, causing extensive damage 7 outlets
Public finance & tax12
↓ 65 fewer than last week · India and Saudi Arabia forecast to lead bilateral grant support... 2 outlets
Tourism & hospitality12
↓ 39 fewer than last week · Long-delayed Hulhumale' City Hotel opens as Manhattan Grand Hotel 9 outlets
Finance & banking10
↓ 73 fewer than last week · Vice President wraps up Maldives’ participation in 28th CHOGM 5 outlets
Health8
↓ 26 fewer than last week · Maldives receives regional award for excellence in primary healthcare 6 outlets
Transport & ports8
↓ 37 fewer than last week · Ministries partner to strengthen electric vehicle maintenance... 3 outlets

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All Construction & property 216Finance & banking 187Public finance & tax 178Tourism & hospitality 126Transport & ports 118Health 110Trade & customs 110Education 83 Energy & utilities 65 Telecom & digital 60 Fisheries & agriculture 56

Justice Mayor Saud granted opportunity to appoint legal counsel in Thinadhoo City population dispute Raajje (English) 1 Nov Thinadhoo one year and 12 days reduced penalty for knowingly pro… Source

Construction & property Government is orchestrating plans to silence voices of citizens speaking out against Ras Male' project: Musthafa Raajje (English) 1 Nov Malé Source

Justice Man arrested in Funadhoo on drug charges; remanded for 15 days Raajje (English) 1 Nov Funadhoo 5.15 grams preliminary weight of seized items Source

Justice Fairish arrested in Male' after escaping from Himmafushi rehab The Edition 1 Nov Malé 15 days remand ordered by Criminal Court Source

Justice Man who escaped drug rehabilitation centre recaptured in Malé Atoll Times 1 Nov Malé 43 years age of the recaptured man Source

Politics Commission formed to investigate the alleged sale of maritime territory Adhadhu (English) 1 Nov Source

Politics Thousands join Indian opposition protest demanding poll chief's resignation The Edition 1 Nov over 130 million names removed from voter rolls Source

Politics MDP resolution calls for public referendum on Eagle Hills' Ras Malé project 6 outlets 1 Nov Malé Source

Tourism & hospitality · Opinion Strategic autonomy or strategic exposure? Maldives Independent 1 Nov Source

Justice Court gives Thinadhoo mayor until 10 November to appoint defence lawyer Atoll Times 1 Nov Hulhumalé Source

Politics Keep development ties above party politics: Shahid The Edition 1 Nov Source

Finance & banking Four arrested over alleged USD 21,000 bank fraud 2 outlets 1 Nov Feeali USD 21,000 amount fraudulently withdrawn Source

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