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Good evening · Thursday 12 November · Maldives time
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Weather
28°C
Overcast · feels like 30°
Sunrise & sunset
05:52–17:48
Calculated for Malé
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. Bangladeshi man remanded over alleged drug smuggling into Maldives
  2. Meat prices jump 24% as commodity costs rise nearly 10%
  3. President Muizzu Establishes Advisory Council of State Dignitaries 6 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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Construction & property · Opinion Gov’t MPs dodge reporters after palace warnings; “flawless deal” story falls apart Raajje (English) Malé Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property · Opinion Transformation of a super-majority into a monarchy Raajje (English) Malé Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality · Opinion Rebuilding Maldives: the alternatives to the party-system and capitalist politics Maldives Independent Malé Source (opens Maldives Independent in a new tab)
Other · Opinion Rebranding Police Intelligence as “National Intelligence Service” - A Wrong Move Adhadhu (English) Malé Source (opens Adhadhu (English) in a new tab)
Other · Opinion Understanding women in media and popular culture: Representation and its origins Sun English Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality · Opinion Unlocking Idle Airports: Why Maldives Should Let Gulf Airlines Operate Hanimaadhoo and Gan The Standard Gan 2,465-metre Hanimaadhoo runway length Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Fisheries & agriculture · Opinion Analysis: President Muizzu’s Chagos stance signals bold foreign policy recalibration The Standard Malé Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Finance & banking · Opinion Nasheed’s Obsession Resurfaces: Still Dreaming of Selling Velana Airport The Standard USD 500 million sukuk bond to be repaid Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Finance & banking · Opinion Fake News Alert: Opposition’s “Money Printing” Story Falls Apart as Experts Reveal the Truth The Standard around MVR 9 billion outstanding payments left unpaid … Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Finance & banking · Opinion Saruvash’s political act fails to hide his own record of fiscal mismanagement under MDP The Standard MVR 2 billion Annual money printing Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Politics · Opinion Waddey’s Words Show the Opposition’s True Weakness — Not the Government’s The Standard Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Telecom & digital · Opinion How safe is your face? The pros and cons of having facial recognition everywhere Maldives News Network Source (opens Maldives News Network in a new tab)

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