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President forms council of national honorees to advise on state affairs 4 outlets, first reported 18 hours, 49 minutes ago
TMA crew member on ventilator after seaplane incident at VIA 2 outlets, first reported 17 hours, 48 minutes ago
President calls for greater support for clean energy transition 2 outlets, first reported 13 hours, 27 minutes ago

Good afternoon · Thursday 12 November · Maldives time

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Weather

28°C

Overcast · feels like 30°

Sunrise & sunset

05:52–17:48

Calculated for Malé

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 12:31

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Construction & property23
↓ 89 fewer than last week · Tornado hits Lhaimagu, causing extensive damage 7 outlets
Public finance & tax18
↓ 68 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
↓ 31 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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Politics Defence Minister calls for self-reliance to protect sovereignty 2 outlets 4 Nov Source

Politics President recalls historical attacks on Maldives’ independence One Online 4 Nov 19 people Maldivians killed in the 3 Novemb… Source

Public finance & tax President calls for transformative economic reforms to strengthen sovereignty One Online 4 Nov More than 1,000 young people who graduated from t… Source

Society President honors frontline soldiers for bravery during the 1988 attack Sun English 4 Nov Kulhudhuffushi Source

Public finance & tax President pledges to protect national identity and sovereignty One Online 4 Nov More than 1,000 young people graduating from the … Source

Energy & utilities Maldives Gas to reduce cylinder refill quantities from 7 November 2 outlets 4 Nov 7kg Gas supplied in 10kg cylinders Source

Tourism & hospitality IHTO, MBC partner to promote Maldives as halal tourism destination MM TV (English) 4 Nov Source

Energy & utilities Vice President calls for stronger, self-reliant Commonwealth... MM TV (English) 4 Nov 15 per cent Digital economy contribution to G… Source

Education Construction of National Centre for the Holy Qur’an branch in... MM TV (English) 4 Nov 20 islands islands targeted for new Quran ce… Source

Justice · Press release JSC approves honourable retirement of Supreme Court Justice Ali... 4 outlets 4 Nov Source

Energy & utilities · Press release Vice President outlines three priorities for resilient Commonwealth partnerships 4 outlets 4 Nov 15 per cent digital economy contribution to G… Source

Health Budget 2027: MVR 587.5 million allocated for health infrastructure... MM TV (English) 4 Nov MVR 587.5 million Allocation for hospitals and heal… Source

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