MALE, Maldives (MNTV)— The Maldivian government has revised its Foreign Employment Regulations to allow foreign nationals to continue working as babysitters, adjusting earlier timelines as part of a broader effort to align labor localization goals with social and household realities. The updated regulations follow the introduction of sector-sp...
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (MNTV) — Kuwait has introduced a revised drug law that separates drug traffickers from users, imposing stricter penalties on dealers while providing treatment and rehabilitation options for those caught using narcotics. The law is part of a broader effort to combat drug-related crime while addressing public health concerns...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — India’s Supreme Court directed a senior Uttar Pradesh police official to submit a voice sample for forensic analysis after he was accused of making Islamophobic remarks in an audio recording. At the same time, the Court dismissed all charges against a 73-year-old Muslim man who had been prosecuted merely for […...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives has passed sweeping legal reforms introducing the death penalty for drug trafficking for the first time in the country’s history, after President Dr Mohamed Muizzu ratified major amendments to the Drugs Act, transforming the country’s criminal justice framework around narcotics offenses. The amendments, whi...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — India recorded nearly 3,000 arrests in 2023 under its sweeping anti-terror legislation but secured only 118 convictions, according to official data presented in Parliament on Tuesday, deepening concerns that the law is being used more to detain than to prosecute. Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai told t...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — India recorded 209 cases of hate crimes targeting religious and social minorities in November 2025, according to a new report published by the Justice and Empowerment of Minorities (JEM), an initiative of the influential Muslim organization Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. The findings highlight growing hostility and institution...
TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria (MNTV) – An Algerian appeals court has upheld a seven-year prison sentence against French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, deepening tensions between Algiers and Paris and prompting the French presidency to renew calls for his immediate release. Gleizes, 36, was detained in May 2024 after travelling to Tizi Ouzou in th...
MALÉ, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives has introduced a landmark national animal welfare law that imposes strict financial penalties for abandonment, mistreatment, and illegal trade of animals, marking the most comprehensive regulatory framework for animal protection in the country’s history. Maldives President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has ratified the...
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (MNTV) — Kyrgyzstan’s Constitutional Court has received a proposal from President Sadyr Japarov seeking to amend the Constitution to allow the death penalty for certain grave crimes, Azattyk reported. The draft amendment targets Part 1 of Article 25 of the Constitution and would permit capital punishment as an exceptional m...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has introduced a nationwide e-Family Court system designed to streamline family-related legal disputes, reduce delays and curb corruption in a justice sector long burdened by backlogs and slow procedures. The digital platform marks one of the most significant reforms undertaken by the country’s interim ad...
