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Good morning · Thursday 12 November · Maldives time
Week in brief
Weather
26°C
Showers · feels like 29°
Sunrise & sunset
05:52–17:48
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.28 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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Construction & property Business is a Mutually Beneficial Transaction; Ras Male' Deal Cannot Be Defined as Business: Rasheed Raajje (English) Malé Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality Maldives invites Italian businesses to explore investment opportunities PSM News Source (opens PSM News in a new tab)
Transport & ports Airlines across Europe face wave of bomb threats, causing flight diversions Sun English Malé 100 km west of Paris distance of Evreux airport from P… Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Justice Course planned for next year to address shortage of corruption investigators Sun English Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Telecom & digital Study: AI could boost Maldives GDP by $112mn Sun English USD 112 million Potential GDP boost for the Maldi… Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality Ministry of Islamic Affairs silent regarding Halloween celebrations in Maafushi Maldives Voice Maafushi Source (opens Maldives Voice in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality Halloween illegally celebrated in Maafushi; Council says they were unaware Maldives Voice Maafushi Source (opens Maldives Voice in a new tab)
Construction & property Govt takes over Kulhudhuffushi industrial zone for seaport expansion Atoll Times Kulhudhuffushi 14 plots plots of land transferred to cent… Source (opens Atoll Times in a new tab)
Telecom & digital DhiraaguPay promo offers chance to win Malay trip for two 2 outlets : Sun English, Adhadhu (English) Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Public finance & tax · Opinion Victory Day event becomes platform for bashing previous regime Raajje (English) Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax · Opinion Saeed: a real inherited burden for Maldivians Raajje (English) Maavah Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Finance & banking Dhiraagu Fintech Introduces Bill Payment Campaign with Kuala Lampur Holiday Draw Corporate Maldives Source (opens Corporate Maldives in a new tab)

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