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Good evening · Wednesday 11 November · Maldives time
Week in brief
Weather
27°C
Light showers · feels like 30°
Sunrise & sunset
05:52–17:48
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.24 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. Of 16,049 registered persons with disabilities, 15,862 received aid last month
  2. MIRA's dollar revenue drops 24% in October
  3. President Dr. Muizzu departs for COP31 climate summit in Türkiye 10 outlets

Promise due todayComplete and operationalise the Thilafushi port, reducing current 9- and 14-day waits for unloading goods to less than three days. the government

Happening todayThe government aims to sign the definitive agreement for the Rasmalé deal.

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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 Complete and operationalise the Thilafushi port, reducing c…Due todayDeliver the Healthy Senior Citizens Programme, running for …Due in 5 daysComplete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 8 days

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Construction & property President Muizzu Reshuffles Cabinet, Restructures Ministries Maldives Republic Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Education MDP Alleges PNC of Misusing Supermajority in Parliament Maldives Republic Kendhoo Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Education Ex-President Solih Urges Continuation of Student, SME Loans Maldives Republic Fuvahmulah more than 18,000 students who participated in the … Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Education Prosecutor General Rejects Government’s Plan to Lower Age of Criminal Responsibility Maldives Republic Rasdhoo 26 cases harassment cases reported to the … Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Education Government Compliance With Right to Information Act Extremely Low: ICOM Maldives Republic Kulhudhuffushi seven of the 935 government agencies publishing al… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Education Government Accuses Opposition of Exploiting Nationalism as Presidential Race Tightens Maldives Republic Baa Atoll Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Education President Makes Pay Concessions for Education and Health Sector Employees Maldives Republic Faafu Atoll 862 people education professionals and teach… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Education MDP Celebrates Pres. Solih’s Contributions to Women’s Empowerment Maldives Republic Hulhumalé over 1,000 female entrepreneurs who received… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property Happiness and Prosperity Top MDP’s Electoral Pledges Maldives Republic Dhaalu Atoll September 9, 2023 scheduled election date Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Education Maldives to Blacklist Indian Teacher Over Certificate Forgery Maldives Republic Malé Rs200,000.00 alleged sale price of a counterfe… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Education Indian Teacher in Maldives Charged in Certificate Forgery Case Maldives Republic Malé Rs200,000.00 Price of counterfeit certificate … Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Education MQA Ordered to Pay for Student Damages Despite Rejected PhD Maldives Republic 56 million Maldivian Rufiyaa total damages sought in the court… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)

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