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Parliament has accepted a Criminal Procedure Act amendment giving the state more grounds to withhold evidence from the accused, with all 45 voting members in favour. It now goes to committee.
The Honorary Consulate of Germany in Malé has temporarily shut down until further notice, the German Federal Foreign Office said, with emergency help directed to Colombo.
The 17% Tourism Goods and Services Tax on foreign tour operators, travel agents and booking platforms will now take effect on 1 April 2027, not 1 October 2026, after the government postponed it.
The Maldives recorded 1,611,434 tourist arrivals as of 7 October, down 3.5% from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation.
Finance Minister Hassan Zareer said on Tuesday that the Maldives has asked international financial institutions to help strengthen state reserves and support economic reforms, as fuel subsidy spending has tripled this year.
Global smartphone shipments fell 20% from a year earlier in the third quarter, their lowest third-quarter level since 2012, according to preliminary estimates from Counterpoint Research.
The Criminal Court will deliver its verdict on 29 October in former president Abdulla Yameen's bribery and money laundering case over the lease of R. Fuggiri. No verdict has been given yet.
The Maldives National Defence Force says it seized three foreign fishing vessels about 170 nautical miles west of Ari Atoll on Monday night. The boats are being brought to Malé for investigation.
Economic Minister Mohamed Saeed says this year's Maldives Expo will have 780 exhibitors and about 4,800 products, more than triple last year's exhibitor count.
MIFCO now pays fishermen between MVR 21 and MVR 22.75 per kilogram for skipjack tuna, depending on how much fish a boat delivers. Boats landing up to five tonnes will get less per kilogram than the MVR 22 rate set in September.
Tourism Minister Mohamed Ameen says 161 islands and lagoons leased for resorts remain undeveloped, and that enforcement of new rules allowing leases to be terminated will start within a week. No lease has been terminated yet.
Housing Minister Dr Abdulla Muththalib has proposed safeguards to stop Israeli nationals and Israeli-controlled entities from buying property in the Eagle Hills project in Rasmale'. The measures are proposals and have not been put into law.
King Khalid International Airport is closed until 17 October after Houthi attacks. Lufthansa, Air France-KLM, Etihad and Qatar Airways are among the carriers that have cancelled flights.
The registrar refused to register Ali Hussain's petition against the Eagle Hills agreement. The court has not ruled on whether the deal is constitutional.
Staff of the civil service and independent institutions can apply for a two-year master's degree in Japan. The deadline is 4:00 pm on 14 December.
Maldivians paying for their own treatment abroad can buy USD 1,000 only for India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and the UAE. Aasandha patients can still buy USD 2,000.
Fresh fish is fried with pineapple, peppers and onion, then finished with chilli-garlic sauce and tomato sauce.
Tuna fried rice made with basmati rice, tinned tuna, egg, cabbage, carrot and soy sauce.
