MNTV Web Desk – Over 280 million Southeast Asians—around 40% of the region’s population—identify as Muslim, and their demand for products and services aligned with Islamic principles is reshaping entire industries. From halal food and modest fashion to alcohol-free cosmetics, this surge in demand is now transforming Southeast Asia’s fina...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) – The Indonesia Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, recorded its highest single-day visitor count on August 13, welcoming 30,580 people, reports ANTARA. Since opening in April 2025, the pavilion has attracted more than 1.9 million visitors, reaching 68% of its 2.8 million target, pavilion director Rahmat Muli...
MANILA, the Philippines (MNTV) – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has started deploying thousands of policemen in various areas in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in preparation for the Bangsamoro Parliament elections on Oct. 13, reports Manila Bulletin. PNP chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III said a total of 10,...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) – The feasibility study for the Trans-Borneo Railway, a proposed high-speed rail network connecting Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and Kalimantan, Indonesia, is on track for completion by the third quarter of 2026, reports Business Times. Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said in a written parliamentar...
Mushfiq Ahmed KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) – As Indonesia marked its 79th Independence Day on Sunday, diplomats and observers said the country offers a rare example of stability. It is the world’s most populous Muslim nation. They said it has embraced democracy, preserved diversity, and pushed for economic growth. And it has done so without ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) – Malaysia’s labour market is expected to remain steady amid robust domestic demand and expansion in the services sector despite concerns over US tariff uncertainties, geopolitical tensions, reports The Edge Malaysia. BIMB Securities Research in a note warned that the 19% US tariff on Malaysian goods poses downsi...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) – Malaysians are more optimistic than the global average about entering their later years, with almost six in ten saying they look forward to old age, according to a new Ipsos survey, reports Malay Mail. In its Malaysian Attitudes Towards Ageing 2025 survey, Ipsos found that 58% of Malaysians had a […]
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A Hindu extremist politician in southern India has announced plans to offer large cash incentives to Hindu men who marry Muslim women, in comments that have reignited debate over the gendered nature of anti-Muslim politics in the country. Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, a state legislator from Karnataka known for his inflam...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Tensions flared in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state after a 19th-century Muslim shrine was vandalised by members of Hindu extremist groups, in what community leaders say was a calculated attempt to inflame religious divisions. The attack took place on August 11 in Fatehpur district, where witnesses say a mob armed...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Kazakhstan will require all government communications involving personal data to be moved from foreign messaging platforms to the domestically developed Aitu app, a move framed as protecting national security and digital sovereignty. According to Kursiv Media, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced the decision o...
