Minister says it is difficult to maintain ranking as country plunges to 40th from 27th in 2024 JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) – Indonesia’s manufacturing industry grew by 4.94% this year but this growth was colored with structural challenges that caused the country’s global competitiveness to lag behind, reports Tempo. The World Competitiven...
‘Not doing anything wrong’, say women thriving in physical, male-dominated sport SINGAPORE (MNTV) – In a country where professional wrestling is already a niche pursuit, two young Muslim women are challenging even deeper boundaries. Nadirah and Nadiah Hirwandy, twin sisters from Singapore, are the first hijabi tag-team wrestlers in the nation ...
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA (MNTV) – Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen has proposed that Malaysia establish a health information center in Cambodia to attract Cambodian medical tourists, reports Cambodianess. Hun Sen said this during a courtesy visit by Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi, Malaysia’s Minister of Rural and Regional Development, at the Sena...
HONG KONG, China (MNTV) – Hong Kong is on track to develop as an Islamic finance centre in North Asia, with some companies considering issuing sukuk bonds to help Middle Eastern capital flow into the Greater Bay Area, reports SCMP. “We have received a rising number of inquiries from companies about issuing sukuk bonds in […]
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — An all-female Kazakh crew has successfully completed the country’s first space isolation experiment, spending 10 days inside a sealed spacecraft simulator designed to mimic life aboard an orbital station. The mission, named SANA-1, was carried out in Astana as part of Kazakhstan’s growing efforts to advance human sp...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) – Islamic insurance giant Takaful Malaysia Keluarga is bracing for tighter profit margins as rising taxes, new finance costs, and regulatory changes weigh on earnings, The Edge Malaysia reported. The country’s largest family takaful operator and second-largest general takaful provider, Takaful Malaysia holds marke...
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia (MNTV) – Malaysia’s Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has revealed that 23 foreign-born footballers have been granted Malaysian citizenship through naturalisation since 2018, stressing that all approvals were made “in line with constitutional provisions and legal procedures,” The Sun reported. Responding to a parl...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) – With over 70% of its population in the productive age group, Indonesia is standing before a rare economic opportunity — a demographic dividend that could drive sustained growth for decades. But economists warn that unless the country tackles deep-rooted productivity and skills challenges, this “golden window” may cl...
KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) – Afghanistan’s economy is showing signs of modest recovery, but poverty, mass displacement, and humanitarian needs continue to overwhelm the country, according to the World Bank’s latest Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAAP) Economic Update. The report projects Afghanistan’s GDP to grow by 4.3...
KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) – A Pakistan-born German scientist has made a groundbreaking discovery that could reshape our understanding of life beyond Earth. Dr. Nozair Khawaja, an astrobiologist at Freie Universität Berlin, has identified a range of complex, life-supporting organic molecules in the subsurface ocean of Enceladus, an icy moon orbi...
