DAVAO CITY, Philippines (MNTV) — International and local election observers are deploying for the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) — the Muslim-majority self-governing region of the southern Philippines — to be held Monday, Sept. 14, the Manila Bulletin reported. A team from the Inter...
SINGAPORE (MNTV) — Malaysia has been ranked the world’s best retirement destination for 2026 in a global relocation index, scoring 75.8 out of 100 to top 192 countries and territories, ahead of Panama and Portugal, the outlet VN Express reported. The index, from the Singapore-based advisory firm Rumavi, assessed countries on 24 metrics a...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) — Indonesia is seeking to expand exports of its creative products through a strategic partnership with the United States, spanning trade, investment, technology, and industry, its creative-economy minister said, the Antara news agency reported. Minister Riefky Harsya said Indonesia was “very open” to coope...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) — Southeast Asian nations, long insistent they will not choose sides in the U.S.-China rivalry, face a new test over artificial intelligence, as both powers press them to join competing AI blocs, the South China Morning Post reported. Washington wants the region locked into Pax Silica, its initiative — launched in...
By Ayse Oz ISTANBUL, Turkiye (MNTV) — In Turkish metropolis Istanbul’s Zeytinburnu district, a small shop selling traditional Uyghur clothing and accessories has become more than a marketplace. For Uyghur women living in exile, it is also a gathering place. Here they can speak their language, share memories of home and find comfort among peop...
BEIJING, China (MNTV) — A leading Uyghur advocacy group has called on the United Nations and governments worldwide to step up pressure on China over its treatment of Uyghurs, saying four years of international inaction have allowed Beijing to continue widespread repression without accountability. The World Uyghur Congress issued the appeal Mon...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines (MNTV) — For thousands of young voters, the Sept. 14 parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are more than a first trip to the ballot box. They are a test of whether a new generation can help shape a democratic culture in a region emerging […]
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (MNTV) — Malaysia recorded more than 21 million international arrivals in the first half of 2026, up 2.5 percent from a year earlier, even as the US-Israeli war on Iran forced the cancellation of thousands of flights, The Edge Malaysia reported. Tourism Minister Tiong King Sing said the 21.1 million arrivals marked the [&he...
SINGAPORE (MNTV) — Indonesia’s drive to control its vast nickel resources and capture more of their value is forcing a major shift in its relationship with Chinese investors, who dominate the industry, according to analysts at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS). Indonesia produced 67 percent of the wor...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines (MNTV) — Voters in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao — the Muslim-majority self-governing region of the southern Philippines — will have new ways to verify their ballots in the Sept. 14 parliamentary election, the country’s election commission said, as quoted by the Philippine Informatio...
