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The Government of Maldives said on 14 October that no part of Maldivian territory will be placed under foreign military or operational surveillance, reaffirming that control of the Exclusive Economic Zone rests solely with the Maldivian State.
The families of 25 Indian fishermen detained after the MNDF seized three foreign fishing boats west of Ari Atoll have asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to secure their release, saying the boats drifted into Maldivian waters.
The opposition MDP says the government failed to do enough to stop Germany's honorary consulate in Malé from closing, calling it a sign of wider neglect of the Maldives' longstanding partners.
Maldives Immigration has resumed issuing new passports after a delayed stock of booklets arrived and expects to clear more than 2,000 pending applications by the end of this week.
India has agreed to roll over a USD 320 million currency swap facility for the Maldives for three months at Malé's request, though New Delhi has not yet issued an official confirmation.
The Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy has recognised a 1.71 square kilometre area of Emboodhoo Lagoon at Crossroads Maldives as an Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measure, making it the country's largest OECM site.
With the China–Maldives Free Trade Agreement in force since 1 January 2025, small and medium enterprises can import many Chinese goods at lower or zero duty, provided they register correctly and carry the right paperwork.
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.
