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3 September 2026
Environment

Environment

To assist President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu's five million trees planting program, the Government of Kerala, India, donated 1,200 plants, which were officially handed over by Kerala's Forest Minister Shibu Baby John to Maldivian Consul General Aminath Shifana in Thiruvananthapuram. In addition, under the program, the Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy signed agreements to provide five hundred thousand Rufiyaa in aid to each of 20 island councils in order to establish nurseries required for tree planting in the islands.

Kerala donates plants for the 5 million tree planting program and provides assistance to councils

Under the massive 5-million-tree planting project being carried out in the Maldives, significant initiatives to donate trees from Kerala, India to the Maldives and to provide necessary assistance to island councils were officially announced on 3 September 2026. The main objective of this assistance is to accelerate this program initiated by the government to protect the environment and increase greenery across the Maldives, as well as to enhance the tree planting capacity in the islands. Through this cooperation, councils will receive required logistics and technical assistance, while the trees received from Kerala will be distributed to various islands to carry out the planting efforts. This marks an important international collaboration in the Maldives' efforts against climate change.

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While President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu inspected the Thilamalé bridge works, he stated that he is resolving issues concerning parking slots issued during his mayoralty, and that he has dismissed a family political appointee over the Th. Atoll resort share issue. A STELCO HR employee has been suspended and an investigation launched after an instruction was heard telling staff to send screenshots confirming they signed up for PNC while a call was placed to a Raajje TV programme. The "Adhadhu" newspaper has lodged a complaint with the President's Office over being barred from President's Office press conferences in connection with a documentary brought about President Dr. Muizzu. Malé Mayor Adam Azim expressed concern that the council could come to a standstill if it does not receive the 10 million Rufiyaa per month from vehicle fees following amendments to the Land Transport Act and the 13 million Rufiyaa block grant. Dr. Ahmed Riyaz has been appointed to the post of Chief Statistician of the Maldives Bureau of Statistics. In addition, the political arena has heated up further with remarks made by President Yameen, verbal exchanges between former Finance Minister Ameer and PNC PG Leader Falaah, and talks that former President Nasheed will contest the MDP primary.

 Economy

To strengthen the value of the Maldivian Rufiyaa and halt the dollar black market, systemic reforms must be brought, Fisheries Minister Ahmed Shiyam stated on September 3, 2026. To address the rising dollar rates in the black market, a new foreign exchange regulation mandating resorts to exchange 40% of their dollars began implementation on September 1, 2026. It was revealed that President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu's pledge to increase the dollar allowance sold by banks to travelers to 1,000 remains incomplete and under review due to external circumstances. Out of uncollected dues to MIRA, 3.5 billion Rufiyaa was recovered for the state during the first six months of 2026. Furthermore, 1.2 billion Rufiyaa was received by the state as Departure Tax by the end of July 2026. Projects conducted by the government to facilitate fishermen's access to ice and to establish refrigeration systems on fishing vessels are also underway.

 Health

In the "Rayyithunge Adu" podcast delivered on September 3, 2026, President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu stated that he has authorized the phased recruitment of approximately 2,000 healthcare professionals needed nationwide to resolve the staff shortage faced by the Maldivian health sector.