Ahmed W Haashim

When overseas you learn more about your own country, than you do the place you’re visiting.

[Ahmed W Haashim @W_haashim]

Lhohi White Sand (Noonu Atoll Lhohi)Guesthouse provides you a budget friendly, affordable island experience at the Maldives- sunny side of life. Get lost in the livelihood of the locals and enjoy the tradition and culture of “Dhivehi Raajje”.
#Visitlhohiwhitesand #maldives

[Hassan Kurusee @HKurusee]

BML used to have a good reputation. But CEO Shareef (MMPRC thief) has destroyed it.

Now everytime BML says something, people laugh.

[Ahmed W Haashim @W_haashim]

https://t.co/iGaKnDwn6F

[~ Adam ~ @Adamiington]

Heartbreaking news from Indian State #Kerala 💔

1.5 yr-old baby tortured to death in Nedumangad, Kerala by step father & mother. Autopsy report says 51 injuries, burns, internal bleeding etc

How can someone be this much cruel.?

[Ahmed W Haashim @W_haashim]

Eid Mubarak #lhohiwhitesand #Eid2026

[BRICS News @BRICSinfo]

JUST IN: 🇷🇺 Russian President Putin congratulates Muslims on Eid al-Adha.

"I wish you sound health & all the very best."

[Il talento di mr Stiglitz🎗️🚁🛴🚚🚚🚚 @radical_cthulhu]

Sulla vicenda #Maldive, consiglio il docufilm Diving into the Unknown (2016). La storia vera di quanto accadde in una grotta norvegese e del team che si immerse per recuperare i corpi dei loro compagni. Fra loro, Sami Paakkarinen, oggi impegnato a Vaavu. Storia pazzesca.

[Nick Low @NickDLow]

Great news for British shoppers and Maldivian fishermen. The UK is suspending tariffs on tuna, helping bring prices down in the UK while opening better market access for Maldivian tuna. A win for affordability and sustainable tuna, caught one fish at a time. 🎣🐟

https://t.co/3opM4F9ypZ

[Dr Mohamed Muizzu @MMuizzu]

I warmly welcome the United Kingdom’s decision to suspend tariffs on tuna imports effective 20th May 2026.

This important development will support British consumers while delivering meaningful benefits to the Maldives’ fisheries sector, strengthening fishermen’s incomes, supporting island livelihoods, and expanding opportunities for sustainably caught Maldivian tuna in the UK market.

The Maldives is globally recognised for its world-leading pole-and-line tuna industry and its commitment to responsible and sustainable fishing practices. This milestone reflects the close partnership between the Maldives and the UK and the importance both countries place on sustainable trade and economic resilience.

I thank the UK Government and all partners who contributed to this positive step forward for our fishermen and our economy. 🇲🇻🇬🇧

[Mambo Italiano @mamboitaliano__]

🚨 New hypotheses on the five Italians who died in a cave in the Maldives 🇲🇻🇮🇹

While waiting for the GoPro footage and the analysis of the divers’ equipment that is being collected

Experts are beginning to suggest a possible “VENTURI EFFECT”

Let’s take a closer look at what it is, for those who are not familiar with it 👇

What several experts are suggesting, based on reports circulating in the media and in technical diving communities, is that the Maldives cave accident may have involved a Venturi-type flow effect caused by the geometry of the underwater cave system

The Venturi effect occurs when a fluid (in this case water) passes through a narrow passage:

* when the passage narrows, water speed increases
* pressure drops
* strong, sometimes unpredictable currents can form

In open environments this is already relevant. In underwater caves it becomes far more dangerous because the flow is forced through tight, irregular rock formations

How this applies to a cave system

In submerged cave environments:

* chambers and passages are often connected by narrow “pinch points”
* at depths of hundreds of feet, the rock geometry can channel and accelerate flow
* even a small constriction can turn a weak current into a strong jet-like movement

This can lead to:

* loss of stability for divers
* difficulty maintaining direction
* higher gas consumption due to physical effort
* disorientation in already complex environments

What media and experts are hypothesizing

These are not confirmed conclusions, but the main hypotheses include:

* a narrow connection between chambers at significant depth (potentially over 100–200 feet)
* an unexpected internal current stronger than anticipated
* a funneling effect creating localized high-speed water movement
* combined with low visibility and a highly complex cave structure

[Aint Hason @AintHason]

Free my husband! @MMuizzu

My husband is behind bars for doing exactly what a journalist is supposed to do, asking questions and seeking the truth.
While the President sits in his office, my three children are sitting at home asking where their father is.

[Pablo @almond3131]

#BoycottBML

[Ahmed W Haashim @W_haashim]

@thulsoo @HKurusee Adhi vx vote dheyne

[The Maldivian Economist @TheEconomistMV]

@varu_jaadi @vichalhey Exactly... muizzu has failed, BML has failed n MMA looks like it is trying to fight a dollar crisis with a calculator from 1960!!

[Hassan Kurusee @HKurusee]

This list is MVR debit cards.

[Hassan Kurusee @HKurusee]

‼️🚨Breaking News (confirmed)

On 30 June 2025, BML announced a transaction fee of up to 30% on selected international platforms including Temu, Shein, Alibaba, AliExpress, Lazada and eBay.

The bank explicitly said that this fee would NOT apply to other online foreign transactions such as hotel bookings, international flight tickets or subscriptions.

I can now confirm that over 500 additional merchants have been added across multiple fee bands, including the new lower tiers of 15%, 10%, 6%, 5%, 4% and 3%.

These additions cover more retail outlets and websites. Every Maldivian can verify the applicable fee for each merchant by checking their BML bank statements from February 2026 to today, the charges will match perfectly.

Merchants added to the 30% fee band include:

🔹Medical and healthcare
#116, #133 Subang Jaya Medical Centre
#92 Neurogen Brain and Spine Institute
#153 Amrita Institute
#34 Centre for Kidney Diseases
#235 Kids Clinic India
#134 My Pharmacy

🔹Education
#4 British Council
#31 University of Nottingham (Malaysia Campus)
#51 Taylor’s University (Malaysia)
#107 Epsom College Malaysia

🔹AI tools
#41 Claude AI
#47 QuillBot

🔹Airlines
#36 Air India
#38 US-Bangla Airlines

🔹Retail and fashion
#159 Zara
#79 Sephora
#44, #169 Thomann
#45, #216 Pro Direct Sport
#222 Zalora

🔹Travel agencies and intermediaries
#76 BravoFly
#187 Kiwi. com
#199 TripAdvisor
#6 Klook

🔹Gaming and digital platforms
#42 PlayStation (via PayPal)
#202 Steam (via PayPal)
#241 TikTok (payments / promote) Note: Applies specifically to “PAYPAL - TIKTOK”. Other TikTok merchants are at lower rates like 4%.

In addition to the 30% band, BML has applied the following new tiers to hundreds of other merchants:

4% fee band:

🔹Multiple airline merchants including:
#321–326 AirAsia
#374–376 SriLankan Airlines
#377–380 Emirates
#381–383 Malaysia Airlines
#384–387 FlyDubai
#388–390 Malindo Airways
#391–396 Air Arabia
#352–355 Indigo Airlines

🔹They also applied a 30% to a US based business called BUDDIES COMMERCIAL LLC (see #22) which I believe is owned by a Maldivian, cause it has a Maldivian phone number printed in merchant name, so this looks like a targeted one.

🔹Another such targeted merchant which I found was Aitken Spence (Sri Lankan agent linked to @mohamedfiraq), this merchant is the only one at 15% band). Firaaq has been critising PNC a lot recently. See #278.

BML’s original announcement clearly exempted categories such as international flights, hotel bookings and subscriptions from the high fee. But the 30% fee has now been applied to several merchants in these exempted categories, including airlines and travel platforms.

Very few people have had access to this full list and the exact fee rates, including CEO Shareef and his close associates. They have been quietly sharing this information selectively with PNC members and their inner circle while keeping ordinary Maldivians completely in the dark. Ever since June 2025, they have been slowly and secretly adding more merchants to the list month after month. Maldivians were left confused by unexplained charges appearing on their bank statements, inflated transaction amounts and vague or inconsistent explanations from BML call centres and app support.

That ends today.

Starting from this very hour, every Maldivian now has full transparency. You can check exactly which sites carry which fee rate and shop with complete knowledge of how much you will actually pay, no more surprise charges.

Only a sick and heartless individual would impose a punishing 30% fee on universities, hospitals, medical centres and pharmacies, the very institutions ordinary Maldivians rely on for education and life saving healthcare. Yet that is precisely what CEO Shareef has done. At the same time, he has quietly placed the world-class and expensive Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok, the preferred destination for many Ministers and MPs seeking medical treatment, at 3%. Check merchant #432.

I am told that the BML CEO directly intervenes and instructs management on exactly which merchants and individuals should be added to the list and sometimes orders their removal as well. He also maintains a high value customer list for whom these charges are quietly waived. This list continues to grow every day.

We were never informed about the introduction of these additional fee bands or the addition of hundreds of new merchants. The selective targeting of certain merchants, including what appear to be individually focused entries, along with the arbitrary and non-transparent manner in which these fees are being added, is very serious.

CEO Shareef is running BML like his own private limited company, but BML belongs to all Maldivians. If this were happening in almost any other country, consumer protection agencies would already be investigating the bank, supporting affected customers and pursuing legal action.

Every individual involved in this arbitrary and opaque fee setting process, including those who directly participated in selecting merchants, assigning punitive rates or approving selective waivers, will face investigation under the next gov.

Here's the link to BML's original announcement on 30 June 2025:
https://t.co/zRB5hKeCKP

This bank can no longer be trusted, not as long as Shareef remains the CEO of BML. What was once a respected national bank, despite its imperfections, has now lost the trust and respect of the Maldivian people. Under Shareef’s leadership, BML has fallen to its lowest point in history. He has proven to be the worst and lowest quality CEO the bank has ever had.Note:

This document was compiled by me based on an original source document that I am unable to publish in order to protect the identity and safety of the source.When journalists contact BML regarding this list, please do not ask whether the list itself is authentic, as they will simply deny it. Instead, ask them directly whether the content and information presented in this document are true.

After consulting with my source and upon their agreement, I am willing to share the original source document with the reputable newspapers I have tagged.

cc: @AdhadhuMV @Dhaurunews @DhiyavaruNews
@Infaaru @sunbrk @viraasee

[Hassan Kurusee @HKurusee]

‼️🚨Breaking News

I've received MACL media sponsor list, amounts disbursed in Dec 2025.

@ShumbaGong's newspaper The Standard Maldives received 100K.

Muizzu's MMTV got 900K

And many more.

Note: Some media were paid two months in Dec 2025 cause of year ending. Some were paid half month in addition to Dec 2025 too.

This is daylight robbery.

cc: @IbrahimNoordeen @MACLmedia

[True market Leader @TmarketL]

The Dollar Is Dying: How the Petrodollar’s 50-Year Reign Is Ending

- Prof. Jiang Xueqin

[𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐝𝐢 @Mahdii_365]

Recite and repost 🔄