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Good evening · Thursday 12 November · Maldives time

Week in brief

Weather

28°C

Overcast · feels like 32°

Sunrise & sunset

05:52–17:48

Calculated for Malé

Dollar 23.59 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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Numbers

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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

Promises

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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

What the news is about

stories, last 7 days · as of 23:38

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Construction & property15
↓ 92 fewer than last week · Tornado hits Lhaimagu, causing extensive damage 7 outlets
Public finance & tax12
↓ 65 fewer than last week · India and Saudi Arabia forecast to lead bilateral grant support... 2 outlets
Tourism & hospitality12
↓ 39 fewer than last week · Long-delayed Hulhumale' City Hotel opens as Manhattan Grand Hotel 9 outlets
Finance & banking10
↓ 73 fewer than last week · Vice President wraps up Maldives’ participation in 28th CHOGM 5 outlets
Health8
↓ 26 fewer than last week · Maldives receives regional award for excellence in primary healthcare 6 outlets
Transport & ports8
↓ 37 fewer than last week · Ministries partner to strengthen electric vehicle maintenance... 3 outlets

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Finance & banking MIB's Bingaa Champs promo offers three iPads as prizes 2 outlets 31 Oct Source

Finance & banking Man jailed for failing to provide USD after collecting funds One Online 31 Oct Hulhumalé MVR 203,500 Amount deposited to purchase USD Source

Education Pension Office conducts session of the Secure on 1 Nov Program for students of MNU Maldives Financial Review 31 Oct Source

Construction & property Rasmale' project must be judged on long-term returns: Muththalib The Edition 31 Oct Hulhumalé 500 hectares Reclaimed land included in agreem… Source

Finance & banking Extreme heat could cost Maldives $576 million annually by 2040, ILO warns Atoll Times 31 Oct Hulhumalé $576 million Annual cost of extreme heat to th… Source

Construction & property Former PG cites USD 3.1 billion projection in Rasmalé defence MM TV (English) 31 Oct Malé USD 3.1 billion Projected State revenue from Rasm… Source

Construction & property A home for every citizen: President outlines equity grants of up... MM TV (English) 31 Oct Malé up to MVR 200,000 Maximum equity grant to build a h… Source

Construction & property Mahloof links Rasmalé criticism to President Dr Muizzu’s 2028... MM TV (English) 31 Oct USD 20 billion value of investment in the Rasmal… Source

Finance & banking Fayyaz responds to allegations regarding a loan taken for resort development! Raajje (English) 30 Oct Source

Finance & banking Maldivian traveler’s family member’s BML card seized during overseas trip! Raajje (English) 30 Oct Source

Finance & banking Vice President Departs for Commonwealth Summit in Antigua and Barbuda 4 outlets 30 Oct Source

Construction & property Meekail: Regime mocks ‘land from the sea’ but throws $700m into ocean amid dollar crisis Raajje (English) 30 Oct Malé $700 million Government spending on the Ras Ma… Source

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