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Good evening · Thursday 12 November · Maldives time
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Weather
28°C
Overcast · feels like 31°
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05:52–17:48
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.57 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 Muizzu Establishes Advisory Council of State Dignitaries 6 outlets
  2. Global Zero Waste Alliance: First Lady highlights marine protection 4 outlets
  3. President Muizzu meets world leaders on sidelines of COP31 3 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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Trade & customs Customs seizes three kilograms of drugs smuggled via post, courier 3 outlets : Sun English, Maldives Voice, The Standard 3,153 grams (3.15 kilograms) total narcotics seized in the two… Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Energy & utilities Agreement aims to boost capacity for electric vehicles and charging stations Sun English Malé Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Govt spends MVR 219.7M on travel-related expenses so far this year Sun English MVR 219.7 million Government spending on official t… Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Construction & property President assures to probe concerns over Hiyaavahi financing scheme Sun English Malé MVR 1 million Hiyaavahi Rahvehi financing ceili… Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Construction & property Granting land in Ras Male' to Eagle Hills is an attempt to erase Islamic unity: Abdulla Rasheed Raajje (English) Malé 100 percent Maldives' Muslim share of populat… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Finance & banking Paraguay's Pena resigns under mounting pressure from bank collapse Sun English close to $850 million public funds administered by ueno Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Energy & utilities Growing public outcry in Dhonfanu as water and sewerage project remains stalled despite reaching 85 percent completion under previous administration Raajje (English) approximately 85 percent completion of water and sewerage … Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Finance & banking Veymandoo’s new hospital will be a reliable facility for the entire region: Kuwait Fund Raajje (English) Veymandoo 3 million Kuwaiti Dinars (approximately USD 9.7 million) loan for Thaa Atoll Hospital deve… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality Police launch investigation into a same-sex marriage ceremony held at a Maldivian resort Raajje (English) Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Transport & ports Male' City's traffic congestion worsened due to previous issuance of garage permits for non-existent spaces: Azim Raajje (English) Malé Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Proposed 2027 budget boosts social protection spending to over USD 259 million 2 outlets : PSM News, Miadhu Hulhumalé USD 259.40 million Total social protection allocatio… Source (opens PSM News in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Financial freedom is the foundation of true national independence: President PSM News Hulhumalé Source (opens PSM News in a new tab)

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