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Good morning · Saturday 14 November · Maldives time
Week in brief
Weather
28°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. National Respect Initiative to be launched tomorrow 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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Public finance & tax A Week of Judicial Limbo: A Comprehensive Analysis Maldives Republic Velidhoo 65-member size of MDP parliamentary group t… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Unpaid Taxes Worth MVR 7.7 Billion Could Derail State Finances, Warns Finance Ministry Maldives Republic Hulhumalé 28 percent Year-on-year increase in total ou… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Finance Ministry Submits 2024 State Budget Amid Ongoing Parliamentary Deadlock Maldives Republic MVR 49.5 billion Proposed 2024 state budget Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Criminally Convicted But Virtually Free! Maldives Republic Malé 11-year prison sentence length Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Nasheed Impeachment Standoff Foreshadows Complete Shutdown of State Maldives Republic 65-member size of MDP parliamentary group t… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Democrats Vow to Block Supplementary Budget Amid Nasheed Impeachment Maldives Republic MVR 6.5 billion supplementary budget Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Supplementary Budget Submitted for Third Time Maldives Republic Addu City MVR 6.5 billion value of the supplementary budget Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking Government Compensation Payouts Balloon to Over 270 Percent of Allocated Amount Maldives Republic MVR 374 million spent on compensation payouts thi… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Energy & utilities Debt-Ridden Fenaka Faces Parliamentary Scrutiny Maldives Republic Hanimaadhoo 53 votes Votes in favour of the motion Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Parliament Rejects ‘Incomplete’ Supplementary Budget, Requests Resubmission Maldives Republic Hulhumalé MVR 6.5 billion supplementary budget total Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Energy & utilities ACC Orders Recovery of MVR 20 Million in Fenaka Corporation Scandal Maldives Republic over MVR 20 million Money ordered recovered by ACC ac… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Parliament and President-Elect Set Budget Priorities for Next Year Maldives Republic Addu City MVR 49 billion National budget cap for next year Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)

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