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Good evening · Wednesday 11 November · Maldives time
Week in brief
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26°C
Light showers · feels like 29°
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05:52–17:48
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.26 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 Dr Muizzu arrives in Türkiye for COP31 10 outlets
  2. Ministry signs agreements with MTCC for 22 development projects 6 outlets
  3. President establishes Advisory Council of National Honourees 5 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 Thousands rally outside Portugal's parliament over housing crisis, police operations The Edition 11 injuries Minor injuries reported by police… Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Construction & property · Press release Next year’s State Budget prioritises completion of at least 70% of ongoing projects: President 5 outlets : Office of the President, The Standard, Atoll Times and 2 more at least 70 per cent Share of ongoing infrastructure a… Source (opens Office of the President in a new tab)
Construction & property Vilimalé and Gulhifalhu to be connected this week as Thilamalé Bridge reaches 80 percent The Standard Vilin'gili USD 500 million Project value Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Health Parliament Committee Launches Broad Review to Reform State Health Insurance The Maldives Journal approximately MVR 200 million annually state spending on insurance cover… Source (opens The Maldives Journal in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Addu Airport Company's losses climb to MVR 817 million Adhadhu (English) Addu City 817 million Total accumulated losses since in… Source (opens Adhadhu (English) in a new tab)
Health · Press release Finance Minister Zareer Meets Kuwaiti Finance Minister in Doha 2 reports : Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises Source (opens Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Sovereign Development Fund records 18 percent increase in revenue Miadhu USD 59.86 million Sovereign Development Fund revenu… Source (opens Miadhu in a new tab)
Education President Muizzu accelerates reform with large-scale cabinet reset The Standard 20-member cabinet size Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Energy & utilities President Muizzu keeps promise, electricity bills to be capped at MVR 400 during Ramadan The Standard MVR 400 Maximum domestic electricity bill… Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Health President Muizzu: “We choose reforms that deliver long-term good, not short-term popularity” The Standard Fuvahmulah Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Health Pledge Fulfilled! From 1st January onwards — Single mother allowance raised to MVR 3,000 per child; new MVR 1,000 for thalassemia patients The Standard Laamu Atoll MVR 211 million Budget allocated to raise single … Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Health Dubai Ruling Confirms It – Imthiyaz Calls Ventilator Case a ‘Classic Corruption Story’ The Standard 75 ventilators Ventilators contracted Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)

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