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Good evening · Wednesday 11 November · Maldives time
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Showers · feels like 30°
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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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Public finance & tax Tourist arrivals expected to fall short of previous record Adhadhu (English) 2.4 million tourist arrivals assumed for curr… Source (opens Adhadhu (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Maldives targets 2.5 million tourist arrivals in 2027 One Online Addu City 2.5 million Tourist arrivals target for 2027 Source (opens One Online in a new tab)
Public finance & tax This year was about shielding Maldives from debt and economic shocks: Zareer The Edition MVR 11.7 billion debt repayments Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Construction & property Nothing untoward with Rasmale', agreement will be sent to Parliament: President 3 outlets : The Standard, The Edition, Atoll Times 500-hectare size of the proposed Rasmale' dev… Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Construction & property No leader opposed Zionism more than me: President The Edition 25 percent maximum land ownership cap per na… Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Construction & property No alcohol, pork or casinos will be allowed in Rasmalé, President Muizzu assures 2 outlets : The Standard, Adhadhu (English) Hulhumalé USD 20 billion Value of the proposed Rasmalé Wat… Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality Armenia’s Shirak Avia to launch weekly Maldives flights in November MM TV (English) Malé USD 455 one-way fare Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality Maldives steps up China tourism drive with Beijing roadshow MM TV (English) over 100 Chinese travel agents and tour op… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality Hajj Corporation schedules Umrah trips around school holidays The Edition Addu City MVR 30,965 July and September Umrah package … Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality Ibrahim Farhad Promoted to Director of Marina at CROSSROADS Maldives Corporate Maldives Source (opens Corporate Maldives in a new tab)
Construction & property From a decades-old barren island to a multi-million-dollar destination Sun English Addu City 400-hectare area of Lulu Island Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality WTA 2026: Maldives nominated as 'World's Leading Green Destination' after back to back wins Byline 2024 and 2025 Back-to-back wins in World's Lead… Source (opens Byline in a new tab)

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