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Good morning · Saturday 14 November · Maldives time
Week in brief
Weather
27°C
Light drizzle · feels like 31°
Sunrise & sunset
05:52–17:48
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.50 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 calls for climate finance reform to support SIDS 3 outlets
  2. President urges unity and patriotism above political differences 3 outlets
  3. Small island states seek climate justice, not sympathy, President Muizzu tells COP31 2 outlets

Happening todayRegistration for the Ooredoo Fun Run 2026 closes after being extended by another week.

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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 2 daysComplete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 5 daysGenerate 1,500 job opportunities for young people and give …Due in 2 weeks Past their deadline1 promise

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Finance & banking Vice President Departs for Commonwealth Summit in Antigua and Barbuda 4 outlets : Office of the President, MM TV (English), Raajje (English) and 1 more Source (opens The Maldives Journal in a new tab)
Construction & property Villimalé–Gulhifalhu Bridge takes shape as final segment joins islands 7 outlets : Maldives Voice, The Maldives Journal, MM TV (English) and 4 more Vilin'gili 6.7-kilometre Length of bridge and causeway net… Source (opens Maldives Voice in a new tab)
Construction & property Foundation stone laid for Islamic centre in Eydhafushi 2 outlets : The Edition, MM TV (English) Eydhafushi 10 islands islands planned for Islamic centr… Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Construction & property · Opinion Selling out national sovereignty and legal boundaries for Ras Malé housing Raajje (English) Malé upward of 500 hectares territory to be leased to an over… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Salaf has no mandate to decide on matters concerning state sovereignty: Former Chief Justice Raajje (English) Malé Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Allocating Ras Male' to a "Zionist" is an insult to the citizens in desperate need of housing: Nasheed Raajje (English) Malé $1.2 million daily cost to Maldivian taxpayers… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Ali Hussain: Not a grain of Maldivian soil will be ceded to people of other faiths Raajje (English) Malé 58,000 families local families in need of housing… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Meekail: Regime mocks ‘land from the sea’ but throws $700m into ocean amid dollar crisis Raajje (English) Malé $700 million Government spending on the Ras Ma… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Country’s development depends on young people’s willingness to serve: Muththalib The Edition around MVR 40 billion Maldives government revenue Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Finance & banking MTCC shareholders approve MVR 3 per share dividend at annual general meeting The Standard MVR 5 each Share face value Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Government to expand job opportunities for people with disabilities One Online MVR 59.7 billion proposed national budget for next… Source (opens One Online in a new tab)
Transport & ports Former MPL chief sentenced to over eight years in fuel fraud case 4 outlets : One Online, Raajje (English), The Edition and 1 more Feydhoo eight years, nine months and 18 days prison sentence Source (opens One Online in a new tab)

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