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އަމީނީ މަގަށް ދީފައޮތް ގެއްލުމަކީ ވެށި ހަލާކު ކުރުމުގެ ބޮޑު ޖަރީމާއެއް ދުވަސްވީ ހިޔާދޭ ފިނި ގަސްތައް އުފުރާ، ކުދި ހޯލިކޮޅު ކޮޅު ޖަހައިގެން ހިންގާފަ އޮތް އިސްރާފު ބޮޑު ޚިޔާނާތެއް މާލޭގެ ހޫނުކަން އިތުރުކޮށް، މީހުނަށް ޖެއްސި ތަކުލީފެއް ސިޔާސީންގެފޭލުވުމެއް! sun.mv/220257

"There is a clear divide: One side sees nature as a living system worth defending even when that means resistance. The other treats nature as controlled, curated asset that is designed, to sell, and consume." Read our guest post by @aikey👇🏾 #DefendFunavaa savemaldives.net/save-funavaa/

Those that deforested and destroyed Ameenee Magu to bring the terrible conditions we face today. They consider themselves eminently capable to make decisions. We know they failed. We must prevent these people from continuing to destroy Male' & livability. sun.mv/167723

President @MMuizzu @MaleCitymv were contributing partners to the tragedy of Ameenee Magu deforestation & heat trap. Hellish heat imposed on 100s of school kids + everyone in Male'. Science, physics and engineering requires thought! They were thoughtless. + sun.mv/220257

Evidence - based decision making should be central to decisions made at every level of health care system. This includes broader consultation with all stakeholders, including the workers that sustain the system. Unfortunately, the system has been running in friction to the statements as below. What we have witnessed and experienced in the last two decades is that, the usage of the healthcare system to 'siphon' and 'extract' resources and wealth to political elites and power holders in the system. The system has effectively 'silenced' the voice of the technical staff- through threats and intimidation. The 'wealth' is used to win elections through bribery. The result? Poor resource allocation(essential medicines & devices) and management; understaffing; and reduced healthcare accessibility and quality of care, despite increased financing to healthcare over the years. @MMuizzu @presidencymv @MoHmv Health care workers must unite to fight and defend public healthcare services. @MaldivesHPU

🚨 A reminder 50+ scientists, 60+ NGOs, and industry leaders urged against reopening the gulper shark fishery 🦈 Yet the decision moved forward, effectively ending the Maldives’ shark sanctuary status 🦈 So where exactly did science and informed decision making stop? 🤔 @ResilientReefs @Bluemarinef @miyaru_org @SaveMaldivesMV

Whats happening here on the Southwest corner of Male’? Sewage??? @ERA_Maldives

Another ecological disaster created by @governmentmv politicians in #Maldives. This is willful #ecocide. This is the permanent destruction of a living, dynamic island. This is another knot tied into public debt, burdening present & future generations. #ClimateCrisis #FailedState

I’ve spent a lot of time looking into the evidence & interviewing key sources surrounding the MVR 13M Malé Taxi App. It’s hard not to see it as another embezzlement scheme designed to bankroll the ruling PNC’s recent election campaign. Read more: dhauru.com/post/news/42762

A lot of people are talking about the “Malé Taxi” name right now. I want to share our side of the story not as a complaint, but because 10 years of hard work deserves to be heard. In 2015, we registered the business name “Malé Taxi” under Taviyani Pvt Ltd (Registration No. BN-0929/2015). That same year, we launched Kobaa Taxi, an online taxi booking service. We purchased 150 Samsung tablets from Thailand, along with MiFi devices and SIM cards from Dhiraagu, all with our own money, and distributed them to drivers ourselves. There was no funding, no backing just our own effort to build something new for Malé. In 2016, we submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Economic Development for motorcycle taxi services (RFP Ref: (IUL)101-AF/2016/77). We demonstrated the concept, but our proposal was not selected. We were then advised to apply through a new regulation, and we followed every process as required. In 2017, the ministry opened an Expression of Interest for Premium Taxi Services in Malé and Hulhumalé (Ref: (IUL)101-AF/1/2017/31, dated 1 February 2017). We submitted a detailed proposal featuring electric and hybrid vehicles, app-based booking, Maldivian drivers in uniform, cashless rides, and a phased rollout plan. We even beat MTCC on price. In the end, the project was cancelled. At that time, very few people in the Maldives believed an app-based taxi service could work so in 2017, we stopped. But we did not give up. In February 2019, we rebranded and launched Avas Ride. We started again from zero with no outside rescue. Just our own money, our own belief, and our determination to keep going. Today 7 years later Avas Ride has more than 160,000 customers and 3,000+ drivers. In 2025 alone, we completed 2.9 million rides. As a white-label platform, we faced limitations in customizing the product for the Maldivian market including constraints around integrations such as BML payment gateway ,implementation of safety features. Despite these challenges, we continued to grow and validate the model locally. In 2023, we made a major decision: to build our own platform from scratch. We began developing Avas App with a fully Maldivian team 8 developers, a CTO, a UI designer, and a product manager. We successfully launched it with a grand event, marking a new chapter for locally built technology. Today, we are preparing for an international white-label launch in Q3 this year. We proved that this model works not with government money, but with persistence, resilience, and belief in what we are building. Then, on 2 April 2026, MTCC launched “Malé Taxi Line”: electric vehicles, app-based booking, Malé and Hulhumalé coverage, and uniformed drivers. It is almost identical to what we proposed in 2017 and it uses the name we registered in 2015. We sent a formal notice regarding name infringement to MTCC on 28 March 2026. They launched anyway. There was no response, no negotiation, and no acknowledgment. Let us be clear we are not against better public transport. In fact, we have spent the last decade trying to build exactly that. But if a legally registered business name can be used by a state-owned company without even a conversation, then what message does that send entrepreneurs in Maldives.

Israel killed 3 Indonesian UN peacekeepers in South Lebanon. They were wearing blue helmets. They were in UN uniforms. They were peacekeepers. Israel bombed them anyway. Not a peep in Western media. Not a word from the international community. Kick Israel out of the UN.

In practical terms, paying roughly USD 750 million to settle a USD 500 million obligation shows the real cost of relying on expensive short-term external borrowing, especially when repayment draws heavily on scarce reserves and the Sovereign Development Fund. Financial stability is not achieved by clearing one obligation, but by preventing the next crisis from forming.

Malé City #HappeningNow #freepalestine

Rejection. But refiled again. This case is brought under Art 172 of the Constitution & clause 64 of the General Elections Act. Case challenges a referendum process that is fixed in advance. By the time the application for referendum was made, the decision & referendum date already appeared settled. Everything that followed was made to fit the Government’s timeline. When the process is fixed first, meaningful voting rights r lost. There is a strong possibility that this case may be rejected or decided against me regardless of how clear the illegality of process is. #referendum2026

Wonder wht @ibusolih & @MMuizzu has to say abt the absolute decimation of Ameenee Magu tree cover, roasting Male'? #Mashehnoon? So much destruction packaged as 'tharaggee'. Multiple schools on Ameenee Magu. Absolute disregard to wellbeing of kids using this road. Addicted to🤑💰?

🧵 Referendum Without Due Process: Sets The Nation Back ... A Dangerous Precedent Joint Press with concerned CSOs @AssocDemocracy @ZeroWasteMv @TransparencyMV @MhsgMv To read statement - link below +

Join our community street art session to celebrate & protect Funa Vaa 🌿 Bring family, friends & your creativity. Limited supplies—bring your own if you can. This may be one of the last chances to experience it. 📅 3rd Friday 📍 Villingili #savevillingili

ފެހި ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ ދަށުން ވެރިކަން ހިންގުމުގެ ނިޒާމު ކަނޑައެޅުމުގައި ރައްޔިތުންގެ ޚާއްސަ މަޖިލީހުން ޤަސްދުކުރީ ރައްޔިތުންގެ ޚިޔާލު ހޯދުމަށް ފެންނަ ނުފެންނަ ވޯޓެއް ނެގުމަށެވެ. އެ ވޯޓު ނެގުމަށް ޚާއްސަ މަޖިލީހުން ފާސްކުރީ 18 ޖޫން 2006 ގައެވެ. 1/7

More like imprisonment! Ppl stuffed into small cramped spaces, while politicians build multi-story homes for themselves - with whose money? Kids' lives made hellish - creating physical & mental health issues. Politicians hv the audacity to call this "development"! #SaveMaldives

"100 އެނދުގެ ހޮސްޕިޓަލަކީ ރާއްޖޭގެ ސިއްހީ ޚިދުމަތްތަކުން މަހުރޫމު ވެފައިވާ ގިނަ ރައްޔިތުންގެ ދިރިއުޅުމަށް ލުއިހޯދަން ކުރާކަމެއްގެ ގޮތުގައި ނުދެކެމެވެ." ބޭނުންވަނީ 100 އެނދުކަން އަންދާޒާކުރީ ކިހިނެއްކަމެއްވެސް އެނގޭކަށް ނެތް!! savemaldives.net/funavaa/