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Good afternoon · Friday 13 November · Maldives time
Week in brief
Weather
27°C
Drizzle · feels like 32°
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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Tourism & hospitality Fly Beond Readies for Take Off in September Maldives Republic Malé 68 passengers Passenger capacity of Fly Beond's… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Transport & ports Fire Destroys Three Vessels at Naifaru Harbour Maldives Republic Naifaru 10 to 12 people passenger capacity of two of the … Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Transport & ports French President Convenes Crisis Meeting to Tackle Escalating Unrest Maldives Republic at least 150 people apprehended in connection … Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Fisheries & agriculture MTCC Readies for Harbour Projects in Noomaraa and Eydhafushi Maldives Republic Eydhafushi MVR 53.33 million (US$3.7 million) Budget allocated for Noomaraa har… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Transport & ports Odysseus 6 to Recover Titan Submersible Debris Maldives Republic Addu City 1,600 feet distance of Titan debris from Tit… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Transport & ports Speedboat Capsizes En Route to Velidhoo Amid Severe Weather Maldives Republic Velidhoo 30 passengers passengers aboard the capsized sp… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Transport & ports Eid Holiday Travellers on High Alert as Severe Weather Approaches Maldives Republic Haa Alif Atoll 07:00 to 12:00 White Alert effective hours Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality Seychelles Pres. Concludes “Highly Successful” Visit to Maldives Maldives Republic Malé Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality Employees Face Salary Delays Amid Villa Group’s Financial Woes Maldives Republic Kaafu Atoll US$20 million Sale price of Vaavedhi Faru lagoon Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality Maldives, Seychelles Sign Key Bilateral Agreements Maldives Republic Gaafaru up to 30 days Visa-free stay permitted under th… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality President Inaugurates Gan Airport Expansion Project Maldives Republic Gan USD 800 million credit line backing the Gan Inter… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Transport & ports Car Catches Fire on Sinamale’ Bridge Maldives Republic Hulhule Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)

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