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Good evening · Wednesday 11 November · Maldives time
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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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Public finance & tax Budget 2027: Technology to drive efforts to ease Greater Malé traffic MM TV (English) Malé Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Energy & utilities “Economic Cooperation Must Be Expanded on the Foundation of Mutual Trust” Miadhu Source (opens Miadhu in a new tab)
Education Maldives Urges Ethical Deployment of AI to Foster Cross-Cultural Understanding Corporate Maldives Source (opens Corporate Maldives in a new tab)
Telecom & digital IASL Invites EOIs for Design and Development of Maldivian Website and Mobile App Corporate Maldives 2000 year year IASL was established by pres… Source (opens Corporate Maldives in a new tab)
Education A new horizon of technology dawns as Maizan Electronics launches the innovative MIIT! Raajje (English) Gan 1967 year year Maizan Radio Services launch… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Health · Press release President witnesses exchange of key MoUs between the Maldives and Pakistan Office of the President 20 MoUs Number of MoUs exchanged between … Source (opens Office of the President in a new tab)
Telecom & digital Maldives police restore 119 emergency line after brief outage The Standard Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Telecom & digital Maldives police hotlines down, 9888999 activated as backup The Standard Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Telecom & digital · Feature or interview Is AI a friend or a foe? Part 1: Exploring AI psychosis Sun English over 391,000 chatbot messages analysed Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Telecom & digital Dhiraagu Raises Over MVR 213,000 Through Ramadan Charity Initiatives The Standard Malé MVR 213,998 Total raised and contributed thro… Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Education Dhiraagu Marks International Day of Education with Student Connect Initiative The Standard Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Telecom & digital · Press release Maldives Launches National Digital Platform to Strengthen Disaster Damage a... National Disaster Management Authority Source (opens National Disaster Management Authority in a new tab)

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