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Good afternoon · Thursday 12 November · Maldives time
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28°C
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Dollar 23.36 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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Construction & property MP Sattar describes Rasmalé project as an investment for future MM TV (English) Holhudhoo 99 years land lease term offered to invest… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Health Health and Family Expo to begin Thursday at Central Park MM TV (English) Hulhumalé more than 60 number of stalls at the expo Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Politics · Press release President and First Lady attend flag hoisting and guard mounting ceremony to commemorate Victory Day 5 outlets : Office of the President, MM TV (English), PSM News and 2 more Source (opens Office of the President in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality Maldives to unveil Visit Maldives Year 2027 at WTM London 4 outlets : MM TV (English), One Online, PSM News and 1 more 161-member Delegation members representing t… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Politics Defence Minister urges Maldivians to uphold spirit of patriotism 2 outlets : MM TV (English), The Edition Malé 19 people Maldivians killed in the 1988 att… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Politics First Lady honours Martyrs of 3 November on Victory Day MM TV (English) Malé Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Politics Elections Commission announces final results of LGA board election MM TV (English) Funadhoo 707 ballots ballots cast in LGA board election Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Politics President’s Victory Day message draws lessons from soldiers’... 4 outlets : MM TV (English), The Standard, The Edition and 1 more 19 people Maldivians killed in the 1988 cou… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Justice Opp. Leader accused of sexually assaulting a minor arrested Byline Source (opens Byline in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality Maldives Welcomes Over 194,000 Tourists in October The Maldives Journal 194,039 visitors Tourist arrivals in October 2026 Source (opens The Maldives Journal in a new tab)
Education Judgment overturns Education Ministry's decision on repeated student The Edition Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Construction & property Major investments must yield at least 50 percent equity for Maldives: Ameer Raajje (English) Malé 50 percent minimum equity stake Ameer says t… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)

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