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Good afternoon · Friday 13 November · Maldives time
Week in brief
Weather
28°C
Drizzle · feels like 33°
Sunrise & sunset
05:52–17:48
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.58 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. Global Zero Waste Alliance: First Lady highlights marine protection 4 outlets
  2. First Lady attends opening of zero waste museum at COP31 3 outlets
  3. Development and Climate Resilience Must Go Hand in Hand: President 3 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

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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 3 daysComplete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 6 daysGenerate 1,500 job opportunities for young people and give …Due in 2 weeks Past their deadline1 promise

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Transport & ports Government Adds SOE For Air Traffic Control Maldives Republic Hulhule over 60 to 70 planes aircraft occupying the national a… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Transport & ports MNDF Sets Record Straight on Uthuru Thilafalhu Harbour’s Capabilities Maldives Republic Hulhule 300-metre UTF harbour docking area Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Transport & ports Joby Aviation to Invest $500 Million in New Electric Air Taxi Facility in Ohio Maldives Republic up to US$500 million planned investment in new Dayton … Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Transport & ports No Foreign Troops Now or in Future on UTF: MNDF Maldives Republic Hulhumalé Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Fisheries & agriculture Ukraine Grain Export Resumes Through New Black Sea Route Maldives Republic 20,000 tonnes wheat carried by the two cargo sh… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Transport & ports MACL to Resume Paying 50% of Employee Salaries in USD Maldives Republic MVR 25,000 Companywide bonus paid per employ… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property Vote Solih for Addu Development: Aslam Maldives Republic Addu City 1,000 flats flats proposed for development in… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Fisheries & agriculture Pres. Solih Expresses Confidence in Re-Election, Highlights Coalition Strengths Maldives Republic Alif Dhaalu Atoll 130,000 votes votes expected to secure re-elect… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property Less Congestion and Light Rail System for Greater Malé: MDP Maldives Republic Malé Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality IASL, MFMC to Set Up ‘International’ Airline Maldives Republic Hulhumalé more than 25 years Air Maldives period in operation … Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Transport & ports MTCC Extends 24-Hour Bus Services with Free Rides for Higher Education Students Maldives Republic Hulhumalé 24 hours a day Operating hours of the bus servic… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Transport & ports Pres. Solih Inaugurates Gaafu Alifu, Gaafu Dhaalu RTL Routes Maldives Republic Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll 21 islands islands connected by the RTL serv… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)

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