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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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  1. President Muizzu Establishes Advisory Council of State Dignitaries 6 outlets
  2. Global Zero Waste Alliance: First Lady highlights marine protection 4 outlets
  3. President Muizzu meets world leaders on sidelines of COP31 3 outlets

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

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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 4 daysComplete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 7 daysGenerate 1,500 job opportunities for young people and give …Due in 2 weeks Past their deadline1 promise

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Education Gen Z protests reach Germany as thousands join Halloween rallies The Edition 34 cities cities where protests were planned Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Justice Foreigner arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting woman who visited local tailor shop 2 outlets : Raajje (English), The Edition Malé 19-year-old Age of the woman who reported the… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Nasheed warns MDP against embracing ‘Xenophobic and Ultra Nationalistic Rhetoric’ 4 outlets : Maldives Voice, The Standard, Adhadhu (English) and 1 more Malé an estimated 20,000 additional votes attracted by the… Source (opens Maldives Voice in a new tab)
Health Suspect arrested for repeated public nuisance escapes drug treatment facility Adhadhu (English) 15 days time spent in custody for alleged… Source (opens Adhadhu (English) in a new tab)
Justice Man arrested for public disturbance in Malé escapes from NDA rehabilitation centre Atoll Times Malé Source (opens Atoll Times in a new tab)
Justice Fairish runs away from Himmafushi rehab centre The Edition 15 days length of remand in custody order… Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Politics Poland's president accuses Tusk of forced takeover of country's top court The Edition Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Politics · Opinion Pres. Muizzu vs undeniable record on banning Israeli passports Raajje (English) upwards of 12 months Time the immigration bill reporte… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Telecom & digital Media Commission initiates disciplinary action against RaajjeTV and two other channels Raajje (English) Malé Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Justice Three youths arrested on suspicion of assault remanded in custody Raajje (English) Gan 30 days Remand period ordered for Ahmed A… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property We have not witnessed influence of a foreign billionaire over the state reach such heights in our recent history; this is a deeply alarming development: Meekail Raajje (English) Malé 24-hour period within which the Constitut… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Government is conducting major development projects in secrecy without public announcement to facilitate corruption and criminal activity: Shamau Raajje (English) Malé Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)

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