The public finance regulations were amended to authorise single-source procurement without a bidding process, granting exemptions with cabinet approval for projects involving national security or essential public needs.
A parliamentary committee extended its deadline for completing review of legislation proposed to bar Israeli passportholders from entering the Maldives, continuing to defer a decision nearly nine months after the government’s announcement of the ban.
The Food and Drug Authority started enforcing new regulations with a penalty of MVR 10,000 (US$ 648) for unauthorised food advertisements. Claims about specific health benefits or disease treatments were prohibited and energy drink ads must include warnings about risks to children and pregnant women. All food advertisements must be submitted through the "Dirihi" portal for approval.
An MoU was signed to support the upcoming state-run taxi service with an electric vehicle fleet. The environment ministry pledged “additional funds towards the purchase of e-taxi and charging stations.”
Months after it was completed, a pet care facility developed in Hulhumalé by the Malé City Council to house street cats was officially handed over to the animal welfare ministry. In December, the cabinet stopped the city council’s efforts to relocate stray cats and transferred management to the ministry.
A 24-year-old man died of injuries sustained in an accident on the Addu Hankede bridge. Leevan Abdul Sattar’s motorcycle crashed into the bridge fence, according to the police.
The Bank of Maldives opened a US dollar ATM in Kulhudhuffushi City.
The First Lady inaugurated the "National Mental Health Strategic Action Plan 2025-2029."