Fatty

ugh!

[shaany @shaaanyz]

حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ

[thul @thulsoo]

We have an embassy in Germany.

- 0.02 % Tourists from Germany to Maldives
- 0 % Students on German Scholarships
- 0.1 % Imports from Germany to Maldives
- 0 % Financial support or Free Aid from Germany

BUT our Tax money is paying these Elites fat paychecks in Euro 💶

[Fatty @aschiee]

@shaaanyz Haha yeah! Shall I share my acc number too? 😮‍💨

[Fatty @aschiee]

Randomly texting people asking for monies! 🤭

[Fatty @aschiee]

Going back to work after Leave, hithaadhekolhah! 😪

[God @TheTweetOfGod]

Listen, do you think I like being this political? I'd much rather be spending My time blessing sneezers and deciding the outcome of sporting events.

[Fatty @aschiee]

Asluves

[Shārif @MohamedSharif]

At @MaldivesPost. People having to shout the below mentioned personal information on top of their lungs:

1. Their mobile phone number
2. Full Name
3. Their Address

Isn't their any other way?

[Fatty @aschiee]

@miradreaamy 100kg

[Fatty @aschiee]

@ctrlshiftdream @TrafficPoliceMv Ugh! Pls! 🙄

[SILVER @Read_Meee]

"Well... guess it was worth checking after all." I told him, "It wasn't even about the $15. I just don't like paying for stuff I didn't order." On the way home I kept thinking... Why do people act like being careful with your money is something to be embarrassed about? Like checking a bill somehow makes you cheap. Later I told this story and people were split. Some said, "I'd just pay it and leave." Others said, "It's not about the money. It's about the principle."

[AishathShifana @aishwajyh]

I am beyond frustrated with the reckless behavior of some motorists on our roads.
I was struck from behind by a motorist while I was slowing at the pedestrian crossing near Kalafaanu School on Ameenee Magu. The impact threw me across the crossing and under his motorcycle, injuring my left leg.
This was not just an accident, it was a life-threatening incident that could have easily resulted in death. Many lives have already been lost due to reckless driving in similar situations.
What frustrates me the most was the response at the scene. The police appeared casual, and the motorist showed little concern, despite the severity of what had just occurred.
This happened at a school crossing, while a pedestrian was crossing, an area where children and families are constantly at risk. Reckless driving here is not just careless. it is deadly.
Authorities must take this seriously. Enforce the law, hold offenders accountable, and ensure pedestrian safety before more lives are lost.
@PoliceMv

[🤠 @heavensbvnny]

I was talking to someone the other day and said “Sometimes I get so excited while reading that my eyes skip over entire paragraphs, then I have to force myself to stop and go back to read what I missed." And they said, "No one does that." Please tell me I'm not alone. 😭😩

[Mufti Menk @muftimenk]

Don't be overly sensitive and take things too personally. At times, people behave the way they do because of the burdens they’re carrying. Be kind. Try and put yourself in their shoes and empathize. If you can’t, be nice and don’t hurt them. You’ll have a more peaceful life.

[Fatty @aschiee]

Parents raised him right! 🙌🏾

[Nalini Unagar @NalinisKitchen]

A girl was walking home at night. Her house was only 250 meters away, but she still booked a ride.

Driver: Why did you book a ride? It shows only 250 meters.

Girl: Some boys are standing ahead. They make dirty comments and are often drunk. Please drop me home.

The driver moved his bag from the front to the back side and asked her to sit. He safely dropped her at her home.

Driver: ₹24.

Girl: Paid. Can I ask you something? When I was about to sit, why did you move your bag from the front to the back?

Driver: Aise hi.

This is called being a gentleman. Because of some people, you feel fear. Because of some people, you feel safe.

[Fatty @aschiee]

Choosing childish people to rule a country! 🤐

[Shamaan Zahir @Algowithyou]

I have lived most of my life not making a fuss. This time, i must. I will name and shame.

This incident happened to my wife. It is about Thoo tailors.

This was in December 2025. My wife was getting her measurements taken for her wedding dress by a worker named Nazmul. 1/10

[Raven @RavenofAddu]

Please god, make Muizzu fire Malsha and Shiuna it would be so poetic and funny

[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.