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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 23.62 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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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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Telecom & digital US TikTok Ban: China’s Defiance, Data Debates and Digital Dilemmas Maldives Republic Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Fisheries & agriculture MNDF Coastguard Launches ‘Ras-ain’ Mobile App to Enhance Communication With Seafarers Maldives Republic Maafaru 99.7 percent Share of Maldives territory that … Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Telecom & digital SpaceX’s Starship Achieves New Milestone on Third Test Flight But Disintegrated Upon Re-Entry Maldives Republic 120 metres height of the two-stage spacecraft Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Telecom & digital Ooredoo to Pay Out MVR 484 Million as Dividend; MVR 3.27 Per Share Maldives Republic MVR 3.27 per share dividend per share approved for 2… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Telecom & digital Nissan Faces Backlash Over Discontinuation of NissanConnect EV App Maldives Republic Approximately 3,000 Nissan Leaf and e-NV200 cars manu… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Telecom & digital Google To Relaunch AI Image Generation Tool Amid Accuracy Concerns Maldives Republic Malé as much as 9% Drop in Google's share price Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Telecom & digital Celebrities Condemn Use of AI Deepfake Adverts in Promoting Self-Help Course Maldives Republic Malé US$37 (£29) Price of the Genie Script manifes… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Telecom & digital Google Refutes Hoax Claiming Gmail Shutdown Amidst Misinformation Concerns Maldives Republic over 1.5 billion active users worldwide active Gmail users worldwide Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Telecom & digital President Muizzu Launches ‘Rayyithunge Adu’ Portal to Facilitate Direct Citizen Engagement Maldives Republic Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Telecom & digital Hackers Target Government Websites Over Diplomatic Spat With India Maldives Republic Addu City Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Telecom & digital AI Experts, Industry Leaders Call for Regulation on Deepfakes Maldives Republic Over 400 signatories to the deepfake regul… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Telecom & digital Elon Musk’s X Under Fire for Granting Subscription Perks to ‘Terrorist’ Groups, ‘Genocide’ Promoters Maldives Republic US$8 (£6.40) a month monthly price of the blue check m… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)

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