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“Council cooperation is essential to fulfil Addu pledges,” says President Muizzu

President Mohamed Muizzu has called on residents of Addu City to fully support candidates from the People’s National Congress in the upcoming Maldives Local Council Elections 2026, stating that strong…

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Two Ballots, One Day: Rethinking Maldives’ Election Cycle

Every five years, Maldivians head to the polls multiple times. Within a single cycle, voters participate in presidential, parliamentary and local council elections — not to mention by-elections when vacancies…

Maldives 2.0 to unlock island-based income and services, President Muizzu pledges on Decentralisation Day

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has declared that the full realisation of Maldives 2.0 and a…

Do Not Drink: MFDA Flags Handy Water Glass Bottles for Microbial Contamination

The Maldives Food and Drug Authority has issued an urgent public advisory warning consumers not…

MMA releases new MVR 20 and MVR 100 notes into circulation

The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) has released newly printed MVR 20 and MVR 100 banknotes…

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Indonesia has announced plans to prohibit children under the age of 16 from creating or maintaining accounts on major social…

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A serious maritime incident involving an Iranian naval vessel near Sri Lanka has raised security concerns across the Indian Ocean…

Netanyahu Claims Signs Khamenei “No Longer Alive”, Tehran Calls It Psychological Warfare

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed there are indications that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei “is no longer” alive,…

Fastest-Growing Major Economy on Earth, India’s Moment Has Arrived, Says New York Times

India’s economic ascent has now been formally acknowledged by one of the world’s most influential newspapers. An in-depth article published…

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