The nation in focus
Goods vehicles carrying more than 350kg, trucks, cranes, forklifts and trailers may not run from 06:00 to 08:30 and 11:30 to 13:30 on most roads in Malé, with the morning ban also covering Hulhumalé, the bridge and the highway.
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A government statement issued on 14 October says no part of Maldivian territory will be placed under foreign military or operational surveillance, but it does not say what prompted it.
The centres will run under the Ministry of Homeland Security, Labour and Technology, but the directive does not say which services they will offer, where they will be based or when they will open.
A presidential directive issued on 14 October orders every state body to keep its entry up to date and to use the official names shown in the directory.
The President’s Office says solutions have been secured for material shortages linked to Middle East conflicts, as ministers and state companies review island projects.
The appointment took effect on 15 October, as STELCO takes over utility services from FENAKA ahead of the company's planned dissolution.
Finance Ministry data to 8 October show MVR4.26 billion spent on subsidies against MVR2.89 billion budgeted for all of 2026, as total spending rose 18.3% and revenue 3%.
The Economic Ministry says it keeps receiving complaints about goods on sale without visible prices and will monitor businesses under the Consumer Protection Act.
The agency says Gulf crude exports recovered to more than three-quarters of pre-war levels in September, but renewed attacks leave supply fragile and diesel prices near double their pre-crisis level.
A second Singapore-flagged vessel was hit a day later and reached a safe anchorage, with all 43 crew members on the two ships reported safe.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited the South African jurist's role in ensuring war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted, three days before she visited the International Criminal Court.
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