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Good evening · Wednesday 11 November · Maldives time
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26°C
Light showers · feels like 30°
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05:52–17:48
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.26 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 Dr Muizzu arrives in Türkiye for COP31 10 outlets
  2. Ministry signs agreements with MTCC for 22 development projects 6 outlets
  3. President establishes Advisory Council of National Honourees 5 outlets

Promise due todayComplete and operationalise the Thilafushi port, reducing current 9- and 14-day waits for unloading goods to less than three days. the government

Happening todayThe government aims to sign the definitive agreement for the Rasmalé deal.

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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 Complete and operationalise the Thilafushi port, reducing c…Due todayDeliver the Healthy Senior Citizens Programme, running for …Due in 5 daysComplete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 8 days

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Construction & property President vows the Maldives’ red line of sovereignty will remain intact as major financial reforms loom Sun English 99-year Duration of the Rasmale project Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Construction & property Government wrongfully voided Dhiffushi agreement: High Court 2 outlets : Raajje (English), The Edition Dhiffushi 50 years lease term of Dhiffushi Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Construction & property Completion date for Feevah’s new mosque remains uncertain following demolition of island’s old Friday Mosque Raajje (English) Feevah approximately 40 years old age of the island's current Frida… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Ras Male' being sold off for a meager sum, driven by worldly greed: Ali Hussain Raajje (English) Malé 100,000 to 200,000 foreigners who could inhabit Ras … Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Even during his tenure as Male' Mayor, Muizzu's primary focus was on personal enrichment and seeking ways to line his own pockets: Ayathulla Raajje (English) Malé 500 hectares land allocated from Ras Male' to … Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Interim order halting HDC’s repossession of Riveli Restaurant plot Sun English Hulhumalé Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Construction & property Medtech Maldives Launches MVR 80 Million Sukuk for Malé Development Corporate Maldives Malé MVR 80 million target amount raised through sukuk Source (opens Corporate Maldives in a new tab)
Construction & property Fayyaz: The nation's future is in question after falling into the hands of those who rose to power under the guise of defending independence Raajje (English) Malé 500 hectares Land to be granted from Ras Male'… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property MTCC opens applications for public shareholder representative on board 3 outlets : The Standard, The Edition, The Maldives Journal Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Construction & property Largest military infrastructure project handed over to Chinese firm 6 outlets : Adhadhu (English), Atoll Times, Raajje (English) and 3 more Thilafushi 15-story building height in stories Source (opens Adhadhu (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property MP Sattar describes Rasmalé project as an investment for future MM TV (English) Holhudhoo 99 years land lease term offered to invest… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Major investments must yield at least 50 percent equity for Maldives: Ameer Raajje (English) Malé 50 percent minimum equity stake Ameer says t… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)

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