SINGAPORE (MNTV) – Haj package prices for the 900 prospective pilgrims in 2026 will cost about 18 percent more amid higher costs for accommodation and essential on-ground arrangements, said the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis). Muis has approved nine travel agents which offer a total of 25 approved haj packages. These packages —...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) – Indonesia has continued to record strong progress in the global halal economy, according to Chief of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) Muhammad Qodari. He said the country’s advancement is reflected in the State of the Global Islamic Economy 2024–2025 report, where Indonesia ranked third in overall Islamic ...
MANILA, Philippines (MNTV) – The Joint Normalization Committee (JNC), a peace mechanism that helped push forward the peace process between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (GPH-MILF) Peace Process, has launched a coffee table book titled “Metamorphosis: A decade’s journey to peace.” The book documents 10 ...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) – The government has recorded multiple environmental violations at the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park, but locals are yet to see action, reports Dialogue Earth. The sea lapping at the shore of Kurisa, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, has turned red. Located in the Morowali regency, this village is in the vic...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) – The Director General of Customs and Excise of the Indonesian Ministry of Finance, Djaka Budi Utama, says that the Tobacco Excise Policy (CHT) has not effectively reduced cigarette production. He conveyed this during a meeting with the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission XI, reports Tempo. The Ministry of Fina...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) – Malaysia’s livestock and fisheries sector are at risk of declining production due to the impacts of climate change, according to Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu, reports New Straits Times. Citing the Fourth National Communication (NC4) Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Cli...
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia (MNTV) – More parents are sending their children to private schools – especially international schools, with enrolment hitting nearly 70,000 last year, reports Asia News Network. If unaddressed in the upcoming 2027 school curriculum reform, this will lead to a growing gap between the quality of education in private and ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) — Malaysian authorities are facing condemnation after filing immigration-related charges against 11 survivors of a deadly shipwreck near Langkawi, most of them stateless Rohingya refugees fleeing systematic persecution in Myanmar. Human rights organization Fortify Rights called on the government Tuesday to immedi...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) – Monash University Malaysia has become the first university globally to join the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Global Innovation Partnership. According to the university’s website, the partnership was formally announced at the IFRC Global Innovation Partnership Launch h...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) –Malaysia is now the fastest-growing digital economy in Southeast Asia (SEA), with an increase of 19 percent year-on-year (y-o-y), and on track to reach gross merchandise value (GMV) of $39 billion this year, reports The Edge Malaysia. According to the 10th edition of e-Conomy Southeast Asia (SEA) Report 2025 by G...
