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Good morning · Thursday 12 November · Maldives time
Week in brief
Weather
26°C
Showers · feels like 28°
Sunrise & sunset
05:52–17:48
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.29 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. MTCC awarded 22 infrastructure development projects across various islands in the Maldives 6 outlets
  2. President forms council of national honorees to advise on state affairs 5 outlets
  3. BML launches Kaanivaa 44 to mark 44th anniversary 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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Politics Meedhoo marks one year since establishment of independent council Sun English Addu City 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)
Politics PNC secures significant victory in LGA board election PSM News 314 votes Votes for Ali Ahmed (PNC) in the … Source (opens PSM News 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)
Society 448 arrested, 53 police officers injured in France protests Sun English 53 officers injured police officers Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
International Arab countries condemn Houthi attempt to target Medina Sun English Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
News Hegseth stands by Iran war as Vance, Trump cite it for midterm rout Sun English Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
International Bangladesh forces rescue Rohingya refugees in clash with suspected traffickers Sun English at least 57 people rescued by security forces Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Justice Malaysia’s jailed ex-PM Najib pays $12M fine to serve prison time at home Sun English 50 million ringgit ($12 million) fine paid by Najib Razak Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
News Can Fishing Compete With a State Paycheque? Corporate Maldives Ihavandhoo Source (opens Corporate Maldives 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)
Education "Diploma in Corruption Investigation" launched to address challenges in anti-graft probes Raajje (English) Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)

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