Today: the Maldives in the news, story by story

• more than 150 rooms in the Manhattan Grand Hotel Sun English
• 250-room rooms in the original five-star hotel plan Sun English
• 2006 year year STO board approved city hotel plans Sun English
• 2011 year year construction began Sun English
• more than a decade and a half time the project remained in limbo Sun English

As written in each story; never added up or compared.

• Construction & property3

  ↓ 8 fewer than last week · BML begins foundation concreting for 182 affordable housing units... 4 outlets

• Finance & banking2

  ↑ 1 more than last week · Progress on BML housing project as first 182 apartments enter concrete phase 4 outlets

• Transport & ports2

  ↑ 1 more than last week · Hulhumalé West Side Jetty reopens following repairs 3 outlets

• Energy & utilities1

  same as last week · First-ever manned drone demo in Maldives attracts delighted crowd

• Health1

  ↓ 4 fewer than last week · HDC showcases senior citizens programme at Health and Family Expo 5 outlets

• Tourism & hospitality1

  ↓ 2 fewer than last week · Long-delayed Hulhumale' City Hotel opens as Manhattan Grand Hotel 9 outlets