Good Morning Maldives: Monday, 17 August 2026

Have feedback on our new format? Please let us know: https://forms.gle/1pwa4dU8E7J9Jmss8Good Morning Maldives leads with the People’s Majlis approving a landmark GST amendment to tax foreign tourism operators, projected to bring 1.6 billion MVR yearly, pending stakeholder talks. President nominates Jamila Ali Khalid as ambassador to the UK and appoints Adam Shamim as Chief Judicial Administrator, while Parliament debates a council‑administered land bill amid historic e‑petitions.The Maldives secures a $50 m ADB loan for energy security as state reserves fall to $638 m. A rescue mission searches for three missing crew off Huvadhoo; an apartment fire in Henveiru was extinguished. Infrastructure updates include a flood‑mitigation pump and progress on the Hulhumal reclamation.