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Good afternoon · Thursday 12 November · Maldives time
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28°C
Overcast · feels like 30°
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Dollar 23.38 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 forms council of national honorees to advise on state affairs 6 outlets
  2. MTCC awarded 22 infrastructure development projects across various islands in the Maldives 6 outlets
  3. BML launches Kaanivaa 44 to mark 44th anniversary 4 outlets

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

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Education Budget 2027: Islamic Ministry receives lowest allocation Adhadhu (English) MVR 5,067 million Housing sector planned spending Source (opens Adhadhu (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Largest military infrastructure project handed over to Chinese firm 6 outlets : Adhadhu (English), Atoll Times, Raajje (English) and 3 more Thilafushi 15-story building height in stories Source (opens Adhadhu (English) in a new tab)
News Shahid arrest, home-schooling law and branded residences Maldives Independent Malé Source (opens Maldives Independent in a new tab)
Energy & utilities · Press release Statement by His Excellency Hussain Mohamed Latheef, Vice President of the Maldives, at the Executive session II of the Commonwealth Heads of the Government meeting on climate financing and Commonwealth youth skilling and entrepreneurship for the future of work Office of the President 15 per cent digital economy share of GDP Source (opens Office of the President in a new tab)
International Shared ambitions take centre stage at CHOGM 2026 MM TV (English) 56 countries Commonwealth member countries Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax · Press release Having overcome subjugation by arms, Maldives must now break free from debt and achieve economic independence: President 3 outlets : Office of the President, One Online, Byline 38 years years since the 1988 aggression Source (opens Office of the President in a new tab)
International · Press release Vice President attends official opening ceremony of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2026 3 outlets : Office of the President, PSM News, Miadhu Source (opens Office of the President in a new tab)
Society November 3 Special Shield of Honour presented to five veterans 5 outlets : MM TV (English), Office of the President, PSM News and 2 more Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Politics November 3 coup serves as reminder to prioritise national... MM TV (English) Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Economic development must not compromise national sovereignty:... 2 outlets : MM TV (English), Miadhu Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Politics Political ambition and betrayal a threat to sovereignty: President MM TV (English) Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Politics President’s defence policy prioritises sovereignty without... 2 outlets : MM TV (English), PSM News Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)

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