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Council notices, project milestones and island stories, every item published in full Dhivehi and English.
The Auditor General's compliance audit has put the Mulimathi Tourism Zone at the northern tip of Meedhoo under scrutiny, after finding that three tourism plots were expanded from 17,000 to 44,595 sq ft without public notice.
The first smart poles are live: free, one-tap public Wi-Fi and charging now cover the harbour front and the main square, with live pole status on the Island Pulse.
Canareef Resort has committed to a standing weekly produce order pooled across Meedhoo farmers, the Green Meedhoo Agri-Hub’s first reliability win.
A 360° virtual walk through the ~900-year-old Koagannu cemetery is now live, with story hotspots and audio narration, and it doubles as digital preservation.
A compliance audit of Addu City Council has found that 11 tourism plots across Addu (including in Meedhoo) were leased without public notice, with MVR 439,297 in outstanding rent identified.
Following the October 2025 referendum, the new Meedhoo Island Council marks its founding with the launch of this fully bilingual digital platform.
The government's two-day "Addu Business Dialogue" has outlined a three-year SME incentive programme for Addu City (including Meedhoo and Hulhudhoo) with tax and land-rent exemptions starting January 2027.
President Muizzu has officially established the Secretariat of the Addu Meedhoo Council (Ref. No. 1140) through Directive No. 12/2026, completing the administrative separation approved by referendum in October 2025.
In the local council election of 4 April 2026, Meedhoo elected its first Island Council. Ahmed Shathir (Independent) won the council presidency with 53.4% of the vote, on a turnout of about 79%.
The long-pledged bridge linking Meedhoo to the rest of Addu has entered its design phase, with TYLIN International preparing surveys, designs for three concepts, and tender documents under a six-month agreement.
