New Radiant hand Eagles first defeat of the season with 7-1 league rout
New Radiant beat previously unbeaten Club Eagles 7-1 in the Dhiraagu Dhivehi Premier League on 24 October to move up to second in the table.
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MDP MPs call for reversal of pay rises for Speaker and ministers
Twelve opposition MDP MPs say the Majlis Public Accounts Committee's decision on pay for the Speaker, ministers and island councillors will add MVR 40 million a year to state spending.
Majlis seeks official responses on petition to scrap MPs' special health insurance
A petition signed by 7,225 people calling for MPs' special health insurance to be abolished has been sent to the relevant state offices for their responses, the Majlis e-petition portal shows.
Nearly all the world's coral reefs at high risk of collapse by 2075, IUCN says
The first global IUCN Red List assessment of coral reef ecosystems rates 122 of 127 reef ecoregions, including all three in the Maldives, Critically Endangered.
India says it is keeping a close watch on Maldives–Pakistan agreements
India's foreign ministry said it is watching the agreements signed during President Muizzu's Pakistan visit and will take appropriate steps if necessary.
HDC takes first place among state-owned companies at Maldives Expo 2026 awards
The Housing Development Corporation won the state-owned companies category for models of early Hulhumalé vessels and a smart streetlight system.
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Fire at Sh. Funadhoo petrol shed damages homes, up to 20 treated in hospital
A fire at a petrol shed in Sh. Funadhoo spread to nearby homes and garages on 25 October before firefighters put it out. Officials gave differing injury counts.
SMEs to get USD payments via BML from November as Addu becomes first SME zone
President Muizzu says small businesses can receive and spend US dollars through BML from 1 November, with a higher GST threshold, duty cuts and an Addu SME zone from January.
Inside the Maldives' protected reefs: the atolls, the species and the race to save them
The Maldives has declared 93 protected areas since 1995, from Baa Atoll's manta feeding grounds to Fuvahmulah's tiger sharks. Here is what is protected, where, and why repeated marine heatwaves are testing that protection.
Sri Lanka donates medicines worth over LKR 5 million to the Maldives
Sri Lanka's health minister handed the consignment to the Maldivian High Commissioner in Colombo on 22 October, after a request from Health Minister Geela Ali.
Maldives U-15 team open FIFA U-15 World Cup campaign against South Africa in Baku
The Maldives under-15 boys' team faced South Africa in its first match at FIFA's inaugural U-15 World Cup and Festival in Azerbaijan, in a group with France, Estonia and Kosovo.
Maldives and Oman hold first political consultations in Muscat
The two foreign ministries met in Muscat on 22 October and discussed cooperation in fisheries, sustainable tourism, the blue economy and renewable energy.
Fourth national service batch of 352 youths begins training at Maafilaafushi
The MNDF has opened the fourth batch of its national service initial training, with 352 young people from 125 islands enrolled in the 14-week programme.
Ras Malé to earn eight times more tourism GST than a resort, minister says
Infrastructure Minister Dr Abdulla Muththalib said Ras Malé would bring the state about USD 340 million a year in tourism GST and pledged to protect resort businesses.
Transfers to sovereign fund fall MVR 396 million as debt repayments more than double
The government transferred MVR 1.73 billion to the Sovereign Development Fund by 15 October, MVR 395.6 million less than a year earlier, Finance Ministry figures show.
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Coffee grown in the Maldives: Addu farmer harvests his first beans
Addu farmer Abdullah Ramzy says seven of his coffee trees in S. Meedhoo have produced beans, and he now hopes to turn coffee into a business.
Food inflation eases to 5.7 percent after June peak, official data shows
Annual food inflation fell to 5.7 percent in August from a 7.3 percent peak in June, though prices in Malé ticked up again in August.
Bangladesh asks MMA to help open Bangladeshi bank branches in the Maldives
Bangladesh Bank has written to the MMA seeking cooperation to open Bangladeshi bank branches in the Maldives and ease remittances by migrant workers.
