Statistics Indonesia says last month’s trade balance amounted to $4.33 billion surplus, higher than $3.1 billion surplus recorded in preceding month JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) – Indonesia booked a large trade surplus in March thanks to a surge in exports to the US before import tariffs introduced by US President Donald Trump took effect, repor...
Remember former first lady as kind, remarkable who championed social causes SINGAPORE (MNTV) – Singapore leaders remembered Puan Noor Aishah Mohammad Salim as a remarkable woman who championed social causes and touched the lives of many as they bid farewell to the former first lady on April 22. Aishah, the widow of the country’s first [&...
Institution to integrate Islamic education, scientific knowledge, environmental awareness DEPOK, Indonesia (MNTV) – Indonesia has inaugurated the construction of the Pesantren Istiqlal Internasional Indonesia (PIII), a modern Islamic boarding school aimed at integrating Islamic education, scientific knowledge, and environmental awareness...
Pilot project in Gilgit-Baltistan uses solar-powered AI towers to detect big cats and alert villagers amid declining snow leopard numbers GILGIT, Kashmir (MNTV) — A new conservation initiative in Pakistan-administered Kashmir is using artificial intelligence (AI) to protect one of the world’s most elusive and endangered big cats — the snow le...
Hindu nationalist government in India arrests Muslim children and men for Palestine solidarity posters urging boycott of Israeli products NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Police in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh have arrested and detained multiple Muslim individuals — including two minors — for allegedly putting up posters calling for a boyc...
First probe into 2024 killings accuses top police officials of crimes against humanity; former PM Sheikh Hasina cited for command responsibility DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has named eight former police officers in its first investigation into the deadly crackdown on student protests in 2024, all...
Hajj organizers urge Pakistani officials to request Saudi Arabia for urgent extension after digital system shuts early ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (MNTV) — Nearly 67,000 aspiring Pakistani pilgrims may be unable to perform Hajj this year due to administrative delays and the closure of Saudi Arabia’s online visa portal, according to the Hajj Organisers...
Investment in Torghundi–Herat rail line signals growing trade, transport cooperation between Afghanistan and Central Asia KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — Kazakhstan has committed to invest $500 million in the construction of the Torghundi–Herat railway segment in western Afghanistan, a significant move aimed at deepening economic cooperation and i...
Turkmenabat facility to produce phosphate and ammonium fertilizers by 2029 as industrial cooperation expands ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (MNTV) — Turkmenistan has signed a $700 million agreement with South Korea to construct a large fertilizer plant in the eastern city of Turkmenabat by 2029, as part of efforts to expand its industrial and agricult...
New smart films developed in Uzbekistan use nanotechnology to regulate greenhouse temperature, reducing energy needs by over 60% TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan, in collaboration with China, is preparing to launch industrial production of high-tech “smart” greenhouse films that promise to revolutionize climate control in agriculture w...
