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High Income Earners Required to Pay Co-Payment Under Revised Aasandha Policy

Individuals earning a monthly salary above MVR 60,000 will no longer receive full state funded coverage under the national health insurance scheme, according to official government...

Nov 01, 2026 • 1 min read

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Oct 31, 2026 1 min read

Maldives Faces Millions in GDP Losses by 2040 Due to Escalating Heat Stress

Rising workplace heat stress is set to cost the Maldives millions of dollars in gross domestic product losses and lead t...

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Oct 31, 2026 1 min read

Vice President Hussain Mohamed Latheef Departs for 28th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

Vice President Hussain Mohamed Latheef has departed for Antigua and Barbuda to represent the Maldives at the 28th Common...

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Oct 31, 2026 1 min read

High Level Discussions Held on Upcoming Bangladesh Maldives Business Summit in Dhaka

High level bilateral discussions took place in Dhaka between the Maldivian diplomatic mission and top Bangladeshi govern...

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Oct 31, 2026 1 min read

MTCC Auctioning Decommissioned Buses Starts at MVR 25,000

The Maldives Transport and Contracting Company officially announced a public auction to offload nine decommissioned and...

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Oct 16, 2026 1 min read

Government Enforces Heavy Machinery and Cargo Transport Ban During Peak School Hours

The Ministry of Economic Development, Transport and Trade has announced new traffic regulations banning heavy vehicles a...

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Oct 16, 2026 2 min read

Government Reclaims Control of 14 Key Land Plots in Malé City Council Jurisdiction

The Ministry of Housing, Land and Urban Development has officially transferred 14 high-profile land plots in the capital...

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Oct 16, 2026 1 min read

Allied Health Professional Scholarships Open for Maldivian Students

The Ministry of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development has officially opened applications for foreign-funded an...

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Oct 16, 2026 1 min read

WAMCO Accumulated Losses Reach MVR 486 Million Following Massive 2022 Deficit

The financial audit report released by the Auditor General's Office has revealed that the state-owned Waste Management C...

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Oct 16, 2026 1 min read

Finance Ministry Purchases MVR 94.5 Million Land Plot in Hulhumalé

The Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises has completed the purchase of a 25,011 square foot plot of land in Hulhum...

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Oct 15, 2026 1 min read

Government Targets 50 Percent Reduction in Hajj Pilgrimage Costs Within Five Years

The government of the Maldives has unveiled a strategic initiative aimed at cutting the out-of-pocket expenses for citiz...

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Oct 15, 2026 2 min read

Maldivian Issues RFP to Lease Up to Two Airbus A220-300 Jetliners

National airline Maldivian has officially opened a Request for Proposals to lease up to two Airbus A220-300 aircraft as...

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