Afrah

Island soul with big plans. 🌴

[Afrah @appymv]

Given WHO’s longstanding support for tobacco taxation, reports that the Maldives was advised to reduce tobacco taxes by 50% raise important questions.

Could @WHO clarify whether such advice was provided and, if so, share the rationale and evidence behind it?

[Dr Mohamed Muizzu @MMuizzu]

މި މަހުގެ ކަރަންޓު ބިލަކީ މާލޭގެ ގިނަ ރައްޔިތުންނަށް ދެއްކޭވަރަށްވުރެ ބޮޑު ބިލެއް! ޙާލުގައި އުޅެމުންދާ ރައްޔިތުން އިތުރަށް ޙާލުގައި ޖެހޭގޮތް މިވަނީ ވެފައި. ރައްޔިތުން އަތުގައި ނެތް ފައިސާއަކުން ބިލް ދައްކަން މިވަނީ ޖެހިފައި.

[Afrah @appymv]

މުޅި ކަރަންޓް ބިލް އަނެކަތި ކޮށްލައިފި.

[Afrah @appymv]

@OoredooMaldives Any latest update on PayPal integration with m-Faisaa? Still testing?

[Mohamed Firaq @mohamedfiraq]

Looking at tomorrow's flights to the Maldives, we can see over 4,000 seats are canceled. This is a very serious issue for the country and the economy these cancellation flights, it's not time to blame it's time to take action and work together. I believe all industry partners should join forces to tap into new markets, even if it means offering significant discounts.

[Afrah @appymv]

100% agree. Some moments in history don’t come twice,this is one of them. #trumpwarcrimes

[GBX @GBX_Press]

Iranian Foreign Minister:

​"Bridges can be rebuilt, but the opportunity to discipline America will not come again."

[Afrah @appymv]

ޤާބިލިއްޔަތަށް ބެލުމުގެ ބަދަލުގައި، ސިޔާސީ ގުޅުންތަކަށް ބަލައި ސަރުކާރާއި ސަރުކާރު ހިއްސާވާ ކުންފުނިތަކުގެ ވަޒީފާތައް ބެހުމުގެ ބުރަ އުފުލަންޖެހެނީ އަހަރުމެން ރައްޔިތުންނަށެވެ..

[Hassan Kurusee @HKurusee]

‼️🚨Breaking News

I’ve received a list of 85 MACL political appointees (with salary) Muizzu intends to fire, sent to MACL Shareef yesterday.

Some names:

#26: @IbrahimMuazAli

#27: @HassanShiyaan

#30: Yooppe

#31: @aaaaaidh

#59: Nisha

These staff don’t go work but take full salary.

[Afrah @appymv]

Maldivian developers, this is your moment 🇲🇻

We deserve a faster, cleaner, and more reliable messaging app than Viber ,built for our needs, our businesses, and our islands.

Think better delivery tracking, local payments, low data usage, and real support. 🤘

[Afrah @appymv]

ދެން މިގެނެސްދެނީ ރައީސް ނަޝީދުގެ އަޑުން "ރޫޅާލާނަން"

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[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.

[Faris @farishussain]

Sea freight cost from UAE to Maldives has increased by almost 300% 🤯

[Hawwa Ina @hawwainaaa]

Lisa Maldives is currently the only factory in the country producing garbage bags, and unfortunately, the market situation is becoming increasingly concerning.

Instead of supporting SME suppliers, we are seeing the opposite. Prices are being raised without consistency, while the factory continues to expand its own retail outlets and directly target the resort market, offering lower prices to resorts and higher prices to wholesalers.

This creates an uneven playing field for small and medium businesses who are trying to grow and contribute to the economy.

At a time when our leadership is working hard to open opportunities and strengthen SMEs, it is important that all businesses, especially those with significant market control, operate within fair and transparent guidelines.

I strongly believe this is the moment for relevant authorities, including Ministry of Economic Development Maldives, to consider implementing policies or regulations, as seen in many other countries, to ensure fair competition and protect SME participation in essential supply chains.

A balanced market benefits everyone-businesses, consumers, and the economy as a whole. @MoEDmv

[Afrah @appymv]

@Dhiraagu Why is there a sudden drop in WiFi service tonight? Connection is very slow. Any update?

[Tairu Saheed Kayode @KayodeTairu]

If you do not know the global impact of closing the Strait of Hormuz by Iran watch this video

[Khai @khairawrr]

can someone tell our Muslim sista Shiuna that democracy is haram…

asthaqfirullah.

[Abdulla Shaheed @lonum1rus]

Built a local-first weather system for the Maldives.

Real-time weather, marine, fishing, and early agriculture insights, tuned for island conditions and Nakaiy periods.

Live (beta): https://t.co/MKCWv65zer

[Md Riyazuddin @riyazmd774]

China officially cooked Microsoft Office.

Kimi just did in 2 mins what consultant charge $10k for.

Now you can create and edit your files just through chatting. Yes, you can create financial modeling spreadsheet just by chatting.

This means documents, slides, and spreadsheets can be produced in minutes. 🧵👇

[AI Girl @LetsGrowithAI]

CANCELLED NETFLIX. CANCELLED AMAZON PRIME. CANCELLED HULU.

No more $19.99 each month. ChatGPT transformed my laptop into a free streaming center.

Here are 7 prompts to create this system:

[Arushad Ahmed @dash8x]

The only substantial thing that @MMuizzu had done that had a meaningful impact on my everyday life was raising the @bankofmaldives card limits to $500 after 5 years of the $250 limit. But that change is no more. Really disappointed.

[Afrah @appymv]

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