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Good evening · Wednesday 11 November · Maldives time
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27°C
Light showers · feels like 30°
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Dollar 23.24 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 Dr. Muizzu departs for COP31 climate summit in Türkiye 10 outlets
  2. MTCC to undertake 22 projects across Maldives, including Fuvahmulah office complex 6 outlets
  3. Three employee-led initiatives win Dhiraagu's Pitch for Purpose 4 outlets

Promise due todayComplete and operationalise the Thilafushi port, reducing current 9- and 14-day waits for unloading goods to less than three days. the government

Happening todayThe government aims to sign the definitive agreement for the Rasmalé deal.

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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 Complete and operationalise the Thilafushi port, reducing c…Due todayDeliver the Healthy Senior Citizens Programme, running for …Due in 5 daysComplete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 8 days

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Construction & property Court orders no action to interrupt Riveli operations The Edition Hulhumalé Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Public finance & tax National interest must come before political emotion: President The Edition Malé Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Politics President calls for economic independence, urges national interests above politics Atoll Times Source (opens Atoll Times in a new tab)
Justice Teen group assault suspect asks for release from jail, says he’s a student Sun English Malé 12 days remand period ordered by the court Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Transport & ports MPL cites confidentiality in refusal to disclose major Chinese port agreements Adhadhu (English) Thilafushi 375-meter length of international quay wall Source (opens Adhadhu (English) in a new tab)
Politics Democrats win control of both chambers of Congress in midterm rout, dealing blow to Trump 2 outlets : Sun English, The Standard 1932 year First Democratic senator since Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Health Muslim surgeon who worked in Gaza's war-ravaged hospital storms to historic US Congress victory Sun English 25 percentage points Bonnie Watson Coleman's 2024 re-e… Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Politics Trump says will accept results of US midterm election, NYT reports One Online Source (opens One Online in a new tab)
Politics Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history as first Black woman elected US governor Sun English 56 years age of Keisha Lance Bottoms Source (opens Sun English in a new tab)
Public finance & tax President Muizzu vows never to compromise Maldives’ Islamic identity or independence The Standard Malé 11 people civilians killed during the 1988 … Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Economic independence essential to protecting Maldives from foreign influence, says President The Standard Malé MVR 59.7 billion Proposed 2027 budget Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Finance & banking Economic Minister Saeed's no-confidence motion in Majlis on 4 Nov Adhadhu (English) 13 lawmakers lawmakers who signed the no-confi… Source (opens Adhadhu (English) in a new tab)

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