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Good evening · Thursday 12 November · Maldives time
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28°C
Overcast · feels like 29°
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Dollar 23.53 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. President Muizzu attends opening of Antalya Leaders’ Summit at COP31 4 outlets
  3. First Lady calls for greater producer responsibility in waste management 4 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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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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Construction & property Leaked Audio: Muththalib Says Ras Male' Properties to Be Sold on Renewable 99-Year Leases Raajje (English) Malé 99-year Lease term for Ras Male' leased t… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property President assures to probe concerns over Hiyaavahi financing scheme Sun English Malé MVR 1 million Hiyaavahi Rahvehi financing ceili… Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Construction & property Granting land in Ras Male' to Eagle Hills is an attempt to erase Islamic unity: Abdulla Rasheed Raajje (English) Malé 100 percent Maldives' Muslim share of populat… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property BML seeks builders for Hulhumale' head office project 2 outlets : Sun English, One Online Hulhumalé 2,648.40-square-metre plot size of new headquarters Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Construction & property · Opinion The Gulf between Pres. Muizzu’s Victory Day rhetoric and the truth Raajje (English) Malé Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Business is a Mutually Beneficial Transaction; Ras Male' Deal Cannot Be Defined as Business: Rasheed Raajje (English) Malé Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Govt takes over Kulhudhuffushi industrial zone for seaport expansion Atoll Times Kulhudhuffushi 14 plots plots of land transferred to cent… Source (opens Atoll Times in a new tab)
Construction & property President Muizzu would not even secure 10 percent of the vote if an election were held on 5 Nov: Maleeh Raajje (English) Malé 10 percent Share of the vote President Muizz… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Ras Male' project risks creating a 'state within a state' in the Maldives: Maaz Saleem Raajje (English) Malé Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Attorney Nishan calls on President Muizzu to withdraw from Ras Male' project and return to the rule of law Raajje (English) Malé Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Kuwait Fund quadruples annual financing limit for Maldives 2 outlets : MM TV (English), PSM News Thaa Atoll USD 10 million previous annual financing limit f… Source (opens PSM News in a new tab)
Construction & property Bill to facilitate Rasmale' deal expected in Majlis on 5 Nov Adhadhu (English) Malé 99 years initial lease term for Rasmalé Source (opens Adhadhu (English) in a new tab)

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