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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. President Muizzu Establishes Advisory Council of State Dignitaries 6 outlets
  2. President Muizzu attends opening of Antalya Leaders’ Summit at COP31 4 outlets
  3. First Lady calls for greater producer responsibility in waste management 4 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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International · Press release Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia calls on the Speaker of the People’s Majlis People's Majlis Source (opens People's Majlis in a new tab)
Education · Press release Maldives Polytechnic in collaboration with Guangqi College launches training program Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Skills Source (opens Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Skills in a new tab)
Health · Press release Maldives and Sri Lanka Convene the First Joint Working Group Meeting on Hea... Ministry of Health, Family and Welfare Source (opens Ministry of Health, Family and Welfare in a new tab)
Finance & banking · Press release Pension Office Partners with UNDP Maldives for The Maldives Finance Forum 2026 2 outlets : Maldives Pension Office, Miadhu 13th edition number of the Maldives Fi… Source (opens Maldives Pension Office in a new tab)
Health · Press release President announces plans to dissolve Malé City Group of Hospitals, establish Maldives Tertiary Hospitals Group 3 outlets : Office of the President, The Edition, Byline Malé Source (opens Office of the President 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)
Finance & banking · Press release Maldives is open to responsible investment, and committed to making that investment succeed: President 4 outlets : Office of the President, The Edition, Byline and 1 more approximately USD 440 million Maldivian imports of goods from C… Source (opens Office of the President in a new tab)
Energy & utilities · Press release Validation Workshop Held on Consumer Behaviour Study on Household Energy Efficiency Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy Source (opens Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy in a new tab)
Energy & utilities · Press release Maldives Achieves Historic Milestone in Climate Finance with MFLC’s Green Climate Fund Accreditation Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy 46th GCF Board meeting at which MFLC's… Source (opens Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy in a new tab)
Environment · Press release Team of the 5 Million Tree Planting Project Meets Senior Officials of the Ministry of Defence Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy Source (opens Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy in a new tab)
Environment · Press release First Batch Departs for Nursery Management Training in China as Part of the 5 Million Tree-Planting Project Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy Hulhumalé 20 nurseries nurseries receiving technical sup… Source (opens Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy in a new tab)
Other · Press release 36 Police Officers to Undergo SWAT Training in Sri Lanka Maldives Police Service 36 officers Officers undergoing SWAT training Source (opens Maldives Police Service in a new tab)

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