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Economy
Leaked Audio: Muththalib Says Ras Male' Properties to Be Sold on Renewable 99-Year Leases
Leaked audio recordings, whose authenticity several local media outlets confirmed, feature Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development Dr. Abdulla Muththalib saying that Ras Male' property will be sold on 99-year renewable leases under a special arrangement with the government. He said the government would retain authority over ownership transfers and that the arrangement exists to prevent property values from depreciating.
Infrastructure
Concrete work begins on second-floor columns of F. Nilandhoo Police Station building
MTCC reported that concrete casting work on the second-floor columns of the new F. Nilandhoo Police Station building is underway. The project is part of the government's local-island infrastructure development efforts, with MTCC entrusted to execute the works.
International
Maldives Urges Ethical Deployment of AI to Foster Cross-Cultural Understanding
Maldives Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage Heena Waleed urged the international community to steer artificial intelligence toward fostering mutual understanding rather than division, speaking at the seventh World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Azerbaijan. She called for fair digital representation of smaller linguistic communities including Dhivehi, and for cross-sector collaboration and media education to counter harmful online stereotypes.
Sports
Camp held in Guraidhoo for Palestine U17 national team
Palestine's U17 national football team has begun a training camp of about 10 days in K. Guraidhoo to prepare for the AFC Asian Cup U17 qualifiers, with the Maldives U17 team to play training matches against them at the national stadium in Male'. Accommodation, food and local transportation costs will be funded by the Football Association of Maldives, the Maldivian government and Guraidhoo Council.
Economy
Fish Exports Fall to 23,500 Tonnes in First Eight Months, Reports MMA
Maldives fish exports fell to 23,554 metric tonnes in the first eight months of the year, with chilled and frozen tuna dropping about 65 per cent from 51,649 tonnes a year earlier, according to MMA data. Only processed fish shipments rose, climbing 12 per cent to 1,254 metric tonnes.
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