TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan (MNTV) – Brunei has granted the people of Taiwan the facility of entering the country without visa for up to 14 days, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung announced on social media. “This is a milestone in our integrated diplomacy. We sincerely thank the Brunei government for its friendship and pragmatic spirit, and we [&...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) — The Indonesian prepaid card and digital wallet market is expected to grow by nearly 10% in 2025, according to a new report. The report, compiled by Research and Markets, projects an 8.4% growth for the card and digital wallet sector, bringing its market capitalization to $7.94 billion by the end of […]
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (MNTV) — The Bangsamoro Parliament is moving forward with plans to establish a new government-owned corporation to manage electricity across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), reports the Philippines Information Agency. This move comes amid power supply problems in Lanao del Sur and other ar...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) – Indonesia’s position in the World Competitiveness Ranking 2025 has dropped sharply, falling to 40th out of 69 countries, reports Tempo.co. This marks a 13-place decline from the previous year, when the country ranked 27th. The steep drop has put Indonesia behind Malaysia, which made a significant leap to...
WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV (MNTV) — U.S. President Donald Trump publicly urged Israel to refrain from escalating its military response against Iran on Tuesday, amid a fragile ceasefire that appeared to unravel within hours of its announcement. “Do not drop those bombs,” Trump said, addressing Israel’s military leadership after it ordered what it desc...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (MNTV) — As missiles flew across the sky during Iran’s recent retaliation on Israel, Lebanese saxophonist Alain Otayek offered an unusual and powerful response: he kept playing. A video of Otayek performing on a rooftop in Lebanon as missiles streaked overhead has gone viral, stirring both astonishment and admiration across soc...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht Ravanchi has rejected calls for Iran to suspend its nuclear program, asserting that uranium enrichment will continue in line with the country’s rights under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Speaking in an interview with Germany’s ARD broadcaster on Sunday, Takht Ravan...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia has rolled out the second phase of its standardized industrial incentives program, offering up to $13.33 million or 35 percent of project value to manufacturers of previously imported goods. The move aims to accelerate industrial diversification and strengthen the Kingdom’s trade balance, according t...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission has added 5,969 new architectural heritage sites to the National Register of Architectural Heritage, bringing the total number of listed sites across the Kingdom to 34,171. According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the newly registered sites span various regions, highlighting t...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (MNTV) — Despite complex ties with Tehran, Pakistan has openly sided with Iran against Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. This move has drawn surprise both regionally and domestically, while forging a rare consensus across Pakistan’s fragmented political spectrum. Officially, Islamabad has condemned the attacks as vi...
