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MERITOCRACY: For the Maldives to succeed, we need a government that employs people based on merit, not party loyalty.

@CliffW08950229 Service charge is a tip.. serving is the service provided.

Today, ministers repeatedly told the public not to exchange USD above the MMA-set rate of MVR 15.42. They reminded everyone that doing otherwise is illegal and urged people to stop anyone engaging in it. But here’s the problem. When you buy something online, BML gives you USD at MVR 15.42 but adds around a 30% commission. In practical terms, you are paying roughly MVR 20 for $1 When BML buys USD, it offer 25% “profit” on top of MVR 15.42. In practical terms, that is around MVR 19 for $1 So the Government apparently believes it can allow BML to effectively buy and sell dollars at rates approaching the parallel-market rate, while lecturing everyone else that they must stick to MVR 15.42 Maldivians are not that stupid. ( or are we? ) If MVR 15.42 is the legal rate, apply the principle equally to everyone, including BML. If not then the Government isn’t really trying to eliminate the USD black market. It just wants its partner, BML, to be the only one allowed to operate at black-market. Rule of law is not about how many rules you make. It is about following those rules even when you are the Government. Perhaps someone should start a petition call on Parliament to investigate MMA & BML and to stop applying one rule to BML and another to everyone else.

Country managed dollar shortage just fine during covid when we had no U$D income. Today with more resort, more guest houses and more tax some how @MMuizzu can't manage.

airport to home trip for average families today. happy independence day.

@waddey 🪅 @waddey

a year ago

250/- airport taxi price today. happy independence day.

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I'm not sure if it's due to a lack of training, low salaries, or a combination of both. But from hospitals to ferry ticket counters, from government offices to airport check in counters , you rarely see staff offering service with even basic courtesy. Many act rude, as if they’re being forced to do their job. We can't expect proper service in local places like hospitals and ticket counters, because the people behind the counters behave like they're doing us a favor. Honestly, if it weren't for the well trained resort reps who actually take care of tourists and provide real hospitality, the Maldives would rank embarrassingly low in service quality.

If a Maldivian who lives abroad is eligible to get 750 USD through BML at rasmee bank rate, the same privilege should be accorded to Maldivians living in the country. There should be no discrimination. We take pride in saying that we provide insurance cover in the country of residence to any Maldivian national. Perhaps, the only country in the world. A person who chooses to live abroad does so because they have the luxury to do it. The government should not be under an obligation to provide them financial resources beyond what we can afford. All Maldivians should be able to avail of 750 US Dollars per month from BML.

The 30% fee is a very poor implementation of austerity measures. Yes our nation needs to stop leakage of USD but this is not the way to do it. So many private resorts still cause dollar leakage. The 30% fee now makes it more appealing for a consumer who wishes to spend on one of listed websites to buy their USD in the parallel market. Very poor fiscal planning and implementation. Also imposing the fee on a select list of websites when most of them have big competitors that consumers can resort to, is nearing antitrust violations. How has the bank come to the conclusion majority are business transactions? Our banking sector is pathetic.

The only motivation for this week is that Thursday is a public holiday 🙂‍↔️

In a week or so, the whole world is about to be flipped upside down for the 4th time in 25 years.

⚡️ 🚨"Depletion and shortage of milk for premature infants and babies". Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza: Only 48 hours separate us from a real humanitarian catastrophe. Hundreds of premature infants and babies in the incubators at Nasser Hospital are threatened with death due to the shortage of their essential milk, as milk is not available in the hospital, nor in the markets, nor with institutions. The Ministry of Health appeals to the world: Save their lives before it is too late**

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"Do not weaken or grieve: you shall have the upper hand, if you are faithful." (Quran 3:139) From Imam Khamenei' second televised message addressed to the Iranian people, June 18, 2025

އއ ތޮއްޑޫ ބޮޑު މަގުގައި ރޭ ހިނގި ވަރަށް ނުރައްކާތެރި އެކްސިޑެންޓެއްގައި 02 އަހަރުގެ ތުއްތު ކުއްޖަކަށް އަނިޔާވެއްޖެ. އެކުއްޖާ ވެއްޓުނު ގޮތަށް ހޭނެތުނީ. އިމަޖެންސީގައި މާލެ ގެނެސް IGMH ގައި ފަރުވާދެމުން އަންނަނީ. މާތްﷲ ގެ ހެޔޮރަޙްމަތުން ކުއްޖާގެ ހާލު މިހާރު ރަގަޅު. @PoliceMv

Muslim Indian Boy Shuts Down Reporter.

މި ރާއްޖޭގައި ހިނގައިދިޔަ އެއްވެސް މަރަކަށް އަދި އިންސާފެއް ނުލިބޭ!

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We set the tone for violence against women when the Supreme Court admitted that Nazaha was a battered woman but still upheld her sentence. And our Presidents would rather pardon alleged pedophiles than her