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Good afternoon · Thursday 12 November · Maldives time
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28°C
Overcast · feels like 30°
Sunrise & sunset
05:52–17:48
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.45 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. President Muizzu attends opening of Antalya Leaders’ Summit at COP31 4 outlets
  3. First Lady calls for greater producer responsibility in waste management 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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Politics EC to set up 10 ballot boxes for upcoming by-elections MM TV (English) Addu City 10 boxes ballot boxes to be set up Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Education SAARC Psychiatric Federation’s 16th International Conference... MM TV (English) over 250 conference participants Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Finance & banking BML invites applications for second phase of Youth... 4 outlets : MM TV (English), The Standard, The Edition and 1 more MVR 150,000 maximum financing amount Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Health Seeking mental health care is an act of courage, not weakness:... 5 outlets : MM TV (English), Office of the President, The Edition and 2 more 16th edition of the International Conf… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Health Budget 2027: Three additional drug rehabilitation centres planned MM TV (English) MVR 59.7 billion Proposed 2027 State Budget Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality S7 Airlines launches scheduled flights from Novosibirsk to Maldives 4 outlets : MM TV (English), The Standard, Corporate Maldives and 1 more 229,200 tourists Russian tourist arrivals to the M… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Fisheries & agriculture Fourth batch of the Basic Mariculture Training Programme commences MM TV (English) 12 participants participants in fourth intake Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Fuel import costs surge 77.6% in first nine months of 2026 MM TV (English) USD 908.2 million Petroleum import expenditure Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Finance & banking Maldives' official reserves stand at USD 547.8 million in September MM TV (English) USD 547.8 million official reserves Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Environment · Press release Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for November 2026 Maldives Meteorological Service Source (opens Maldives Meteorological Service in a new tab)
Politics US Senate candidate El-Sayed wants Democratic rival to stay away, source says The Edition 94% Democrats backing El-Sayed Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Health Nigeria reports two suspected Ebola cases in northeast region The Edition more than 5,000 deaths in Africa's Ebola outbreak… Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)

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