First Light
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The Maldives, in focus — before the day begins.
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- 2026.2935 storiesA Majlis day on cost and procedure: the Housing Ministry puts its unfinished projects at MVR 58.8 billion, resort-lease prices fall in six atolls, members approve a disability rights protocol, and a rules change would put motions to a vote before debate.
- 2026.2926 storiesA day of public accounts at the Ahaa Forum: the Finance Minister explains how the sukuk was repaid and why subsidies exceed budget, the Rasmalé procedure is set out, housing grants open, and the President prepares for Pakistan.
- 2026.2914 storiesA lighter weekend edition: the Foreign Minister calls for OIC unity on Palestine in Baghdad, August data show growth of 2.4 percent despite a sharp fall in fisheries, domestic airfares stay unchanged, and the Economic Minister defends foreign investment.
- 2026.2906 storiesMoney, land and food lead the day: India extends its currency swap, IMF and World Bank directors note fiscal progress, domestic debt reaches MVR 98.8 billion, Malé City Council challenges a transfer of 14 plots, and the President marks World Food Day.
- 2026.2894 storiesA day about what the country can sustain on its own terms: the President ties food security to sovereignty, Fuvahmulah takes the guest house island title, Malé curbs heavy vehicles at peak hours, and WAMCO's 2022 audit is released.
- 2026.2884 storiesA day about standing abroad: the President's Office rules out any foreign military or monitoring presence, the Foreign Minister ties the passport's value to conduct overseas, and a senior imam's post on Iran lands two years after ties were restored.
- 2026.2874 storiesCommitments held under strain: fishermen's prices lifted again, 351 trainees paid to serve, and a request abroad for buffers against energy costs — while the Rasmalé lease clears its first court test on jurisdiction, not merits.
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- 2026.2715 storiesAbroad, a careful week: a UN address that named no major power, a run of bilateral meetings and two MoUs with Angola. At home, the Rasmalé deal is being tested on how much the public is told.
- 2026.2474 storiesThree of the four items are the state redrawing the terms of entry — to land, to reserved business sectors, and to payment licences. The fourth shows how little of the budget survives salaries and office costs.
- 2026.2464 storiesRoad safety dominates: heavy new penalties for reckless driving land as police log three more Malé and Hulhumalé collisions, days after a child's death. The PG moves against account-lending, and Muizzu pitches SME finance to SIDS investors.
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