Good Morning Maldives: Tuesday, 18 August 2026

Have feedback on our new format? Please let us know: https://forms.gle/1pwa4dU8E7J9Jmss8Good Morning Maldives opens with a U.S. Navy aircraft searching the Huvadhu Sea for three missing Maldivians after the supply vessel Friend Four sank; a student pilot injured in Spain is stable after surgery.Parliament debated raising withholding tax on foreign contractors and passed amendments to the National Payment System and Waste Management Acts, and petition rules. Episode also covers launch of Maldives Premier Bank, a $50 M ADB loan, a 1.2 MW solar plant in Baa Atoll, infrastructure upgrades, demolition of Malé Jail for a school hall, elected president of South Asian anesthesiologists, and customs seized 3.2 kg cannabis.