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President calls for greater support for clean energy transition 2 outlets, first reported 13 hours, 9 minutes ago

Good afternoon · Thursday 12 November · Maldives time

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28°C

Overcast · feels like 29°

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05:52–17:48

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Dollar 23.33 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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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 +0.3% vs previous +1.2% vs a year earlier Inflation rate 1.17% Sep 2026 · MMA +0.4 pts vs previous -2.6 pts vs a year earlier Total tourist arrivals 148,801Tourists Sep 2026 · MMA -23.8% vs previous -0.5% vs a year earlier Occupancy rate 44.10% Sep 2026 · MMA -14.8 pts vs previous -2.6 pts vs a year earlier

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234 promises4 kept · 0 broken

Next due · Nov 2026 Deliver the Healthy Senior Citizens Programme, running for one year in monthly batches wi… Promised Medium impact

Due in the next 30 days Deliver the Healthy Senior Citizens Programme, running for …Due in 4 days Complete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 7 days Generate 1,500 job opportunities for young people and give …Due in 2 weeks Past their deadline1 promise

Latest development · 7 Nov A National Quran Centre branch opened in Maavah, with nine more registered and 12 applica… Partly kept Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises Hassan Zareer

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stories, last 7 days · as of 12:13

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Construction & property24
↓ 90 fewer than last week · Tornado hits Lhaimagu, causing extensive damage 7 outlets
Public finance & tax18
↓ 69 fewer than last week · Pension fund rules amended to allow Hajj payments after age 65 5 outlets
Finance & banking16
↓ 65 fewer than last week · Vice President wraps up Maldives’ participation in 28th CHOGM 5 outlets
Tourism & hospitality15
↓ 39 fewer than last week · Long-delayed Hulhumale' City Hotel opens as Manhattan Grand Hotel 9 outlets
Transport & ports11
↓ 32 fewer than last week · Ministries partner to strengthen electric vehicle maintenance... 3 outlets
Energy & utilities9
↓ 16 fewer than last week · Vice President concludes visit to Antigua and Barbuda after CHOGM 5 outlets

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International Maldives Urges Global Financial Reform for SIDS The Maldives Journal 4 Nov Source

Politics Trump says will accept results of US midterm election, NYT reports One Online 4 Nov Source

Trade & customs Trump rules out immediate Iran strikes but says US is 'locked and loaded' Sun English 4 Nov roughly 454-kilogram Iran's enriched uranium stockpile Source

Telecom & digital Researchers trace massive anti-Muslim disinformation campaign to Israel Sun English 4 Nov 800 million advertising exposures generated Source

Politics Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history as first Black woman elected US governor Sun English 4 Nov 56 years age of Keisha Lance Bottoms Source

Public finance & tax President Muizzu vows never to compromise Maldives’ Islamic identity or independence The Standard 4 Nov Malé 11 people civilians killed during the 1988 … Source

Health UN: Gaza faces rising health risks as Israeli restrictions hamper waste collection Sun English 4 Nov more than 74,000 people killed in Gaza since Octob… Source

Society French students blockade schools, universities over education reforms Sun English 4 Nov 48 out of France's 3,700 high schools high schools blocked Source

Public finance & tax Economic independence essential to protecting Maldives from foreign influence, says President The Standard 4 Nov Malé MVR 59.7 billion Proposed 2027 budget Source

International North Korea fires unidentified projectile towards sea amid rising US tensions Sun English 4 Nov more than 900 kilometres distance flown by a missile teste… Source

News Trump declares end to US military aid to Israel by year-end Sun English 4 Nov Source

Finance & banking Economic Minister Saeed's no-confidence motion in Majlis on 4 Nov Adhadhu (English) 4 Nov 13 lawmakers lawmakers who signed the no-confi… Source

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