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Good morning · Sunday 15 November · Maldives time
Week in brief
Weather
27°C
Showers · feels like 29°
Sunrise & sunset
05:53–17:49
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.49 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. National campaign to promote respect launches tonight with fireworks 8 outlets
  2. President Muizzu returns home after COP31 in Türkiye 8 outlets
  3. Maldives, Saudi Arabia sign 1448 Hajj pilgrimage services agreement 5 outlets
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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

Promises

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337 promises4 kept · 0 broken
Due in the next 30 days Deliver the Healthy Senior Citizens Programme, running for …Due in 1 dayincrease the amount of US dollars it sells through commerci…Due in 3 daysComplete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 4 days Past their deadline1 promise

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Tourism & hospitality Government Shares Key VIA Milestones With Visiting High-Level SFD Delegation Maldives Republic 78,000 square metres New terminal floor area Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality Maldivian Cuts Surfboard Carriage Fees After Public Complaint Maldives Republic Gadhdhoo 33% Reduction in large surfboard carr… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Transport & ports Ihavandhippolhu Bunkering Project Primed to Begin in Three Weeks: Economic Minister Maldives Republic US$150 billion global bunkering industry value Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property More than a dozen injured in speedboat collision Atoll Times Malé 13 people people injured in the speedboat c… Source (opens Atoll Times in a new tab)
Construction & property Government Signs MoU With Thai Company to Develop International Airport at GDh. Thinadhoo 2 reports : Maldives Republic Thinadhoo 12 resorts resorts to be developed by contra… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality MACL Convenes ‘Takeoff 2024’ Forum to Strategise VIA Operations Maldives Republic Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property Addu City To Gain 6,000 Tourism Beds; President Muizzu Announces as Addu Bridge Survey Gets Underway Maldives Republic Addu City 6,000 beds tourism beds added by Asseyri Tou… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Transport & ports RACL Brings New Apron Into Service at Hanimadhoo International Airport Maldives Republic Hanimaadhoo 42,000 square-foot area of newly developed apron Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Transport & ports Government Begins Programme to Remove Old Vehicles From Malé Streets Maldives Republic Malé 200 cars cars registered in some households Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property Work to Resume on Malé Industrial Village: MPL CEO Maldives Republic Malé 4.5 hectare land reclaimed for the industrial… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Transport & ports North Harbour, T-Jetty Will Also Move to Thilafushi Along With Malé Port: MPL CEO Maldives Republic Malé 600-metre length of international quay-wall… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Trade & customs Customs Automates Air Cargo Clearance Process; Efficiency Jumps From Two Days to Two Hours Maldives Republic Malé 120,000 metric tonnes cargo terminal annual capacity Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)

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