lahfaan moosa

26// Maldivian 🇲🇻 // Founder of M.A.L //
MD - Candid Maldives // Director - Nel Enterprises // Aquatic Botanist 🌿 //
🇮🇳🇱🇰🇭🇰🇮🇩🇸🇬🇹🇭🇦🇪 🇯🇵🇨🇳🇳

[Min of Fisheries, Agriculture and Ocean Resources @MFAORmv]

The Ministry has launched a 25-day Hydroponics Training Program at Ghaazee School, covering the full cycle from planting to harvest. 🌱
Following yesterday's theory on hydroponic procedures, students and staff held their first practical session today, mastering medium preparation and seed sowing.

[Mohamed Yaniu @mohamed_yaniu]

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.

[Hassan Kurusee @HKurusee]

BML has illegally changed the USD conversion rate from 15.40/15.42 MVR to 16.30 MVR for many debit card foreign transactions.

Even if you make hospital payments abroad, people are now charged at this rate. A patient just messaged me.

[DogeDesigner @cb_doge]

BREAKING: Major internet outage but X is up and running.

[Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Welfare @MAAWmv]

An Information Session on the Dhanduveriya Portal was held in Sh. Goidhoo, organized by the Maldives Agribusiness Programme @AgriBusinessMV . Over 20 farmers participated, exploring all portal modules and engaging in an active trial session to enhance their digital agribusiness skills.

[Cloudflare @Cloudflare]

Cloudflare's defenses have been working overtime. Over the past few weeks, we've autonomously blocked hundreds of hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks, with the largest reaching peaks of 5.1 Bpps and 11.5 Tbps. The 11.5 Tbps attack was a UDP flood that mainly came from Google Cloud. Stay tuned for a full breakdown in our upcoming report.

[Mao Ning 毛宁 @SpoxCHN_MaoNing]

For people and development, no mountain’s too high.

The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, in SW China’s #Guizhou, connects villages and improves lives. @UpGuizhou

[Dr.Delulu @DeluluMr]

@Ahsuil @MaleCitymv @adamazim Careh nugen gulhey meehakah neygeyne careh gengulhumuge bura eh.
As for your concern garage kurimatheega opposite side ga park kohfa huriyaa hani golhi thereyn careh garage ah vahdhaa nerun e ee nuvaane kameh.
Please educate yourself on the matter before posting. 😉

[lahfaan moosa @Lahfaan20]

@Dhiraagu @aiham003

[lahfaan moosa @Lahfaan20]

@Dhiraagu @naushyin

[Naailu @kudanai]

A little trip down memory lane, fond memories of home... i.e. Malé City

[lahfaan moosa @Lahfaan20]

@SaaifShiyad @bankofmaldives Since it was a credit card, the usd limit was 750$, so close to 8k was stolen within a matter of less than a minute.
Thankfully @bankofmaldives recovered the amount after submitting dispute form

[lahfaan moosa @Lahfaan20]

@SaaifShiyad @bankofmaldives Had a similar encounter a couple of years back. Got a msg saying their mechant data was breached and so they provided with a new credit card . Within less than a month of getting the new card , a card that I only used for local transactions via pos machine got compromised.

[lahfaan moosa @Lahfaan20]

@aiham071 @stoplc @StoMedical @HKurusee

[@waddey 🪅 @waddey]

government and SOEs with their excess staff and unnecessary bureaucracy

[Midhuam Saud(米渡）🇲🇻 @Midhuamsaud]

If I’m not mistaken, 40% to 70% of sales for most tuck shops and takeaways come from coffee and cigarettes. Sales are already struggling due to the country’s weak economic situation, and now the government is introducing policies that will shrink income by half.

It’s a huge gamble - to allow ready-made cigarettes but ban everything else - at a very wrong time

[FAO Livestock @FAOLivestock]

🌱 Today’s discussion on Livestock Investment kicks off, focusing on a future where food security and nutrition go hand-in-hand with sustainable practices.

🌍"Feed the world and at the same time take care of the planet, is our current challenge"🌾

[MaldivesIslamicBank @mibmv]

Step into a new era of elegance. Our luxury payment ring combines style with cutting-edge tech—seamlessly blending high fashion and convenience. Tap, pay, and redefine what it means to live in style.

#faisawear #LuxuryRedefined

[Pohthu™ @Pohthu]

ކުދި ސައިކަލްތަށް ފިޔަވާ ބޮޑެތި ސައިކަލް ތަށް 600ސސ އިން މަތީ:

ސައިކަލް ހުރީ މޮޑިފައި ކޮށްފައިތޯ އެ ސައިލެންސަރ އެއީ އެތެެރެ ކުރި އިރު ހުރި އެއްޗެއް ތޯ، ވެހިކަލް ފެކްޓަރީން ނެރޭ އިރު އަޅުވާފައި ހުރި ސައިލަންސަރ ނެގުވީމާ ދެން އެ ސައިކަލް އަށް އެތަކެއް މައްސަލައެއް ދިމާވާނެ ކަމާއި ބަދަލުކުރާ ސައިލަންސަރ އާއި އެއްކޮށް އަނެއްކާ އިތުރު ޓިއުނ��ންއެއް ކުރަން ޖެހޭނެ ކަމާއި އެތަކެއް ފައިސާއެއް ހަރުވަނެ ކަން އިންގޭތޯ؟

މިކަހަލަ ހުރިހާ ދިރާސާއެއް ހުރީ ހެދިފައިތޯ؟ މިކަންތަށް ދިމާވާނެ ކާރުތަށްވެސް މަދެއްނުވާނެ. އެއްޗެއްގައި އެ އިން ހުރިހާ އެއްޗަކަށް ވެހިކަލް ޓިއުން ކޮށްފައި ހުންނާނި، ރޭސިންއަށް ހަދާފައި ހުރި ވެހިކަލްސް ފިޔަވާ ރޯޑް ވޯތީ އެއްވެސް ވެހިކަލް އަކީ މަޑުން ދުއްވާނަމަ އަޑުގަދަ ވާނެ ވެހިކަލް އެއްނޫން.

ޕޮލިސްއަށް މިވަރުގެ ބާރުތަށް ދޭ އިރު ކަމުގެ ތަޖުރިބާ ހުރުން މުހިންމު، ކަމެއް ހައްލުކުރެވޭނީ ގަދަބާރަކުން ނޫން، އަބަދުވެސް މި އޮންނަނީ ކޮންމެވެސް އެއްޗެއް ފުނޑާލުމުގެ ބާރެއް ދީގެން ކަންކަން ހައްލުކުރާ އުސޫލު!

@PoliceMv
@PoliceMvCP
@min_mohst
@ameen3d
@MMuizzu @presidencymv