DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has taken a landmark step in tobacco regulation by officially classifying cigarette filters as single-use plastic, becoming the first country in Asia to adopt such a designation. The move places environmental harm at the centre of tobacco control policy, expanding the debate beyond public health to include...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) – When she was growing up, Dr Nurnadiah Zamri remembers liking English more than mathematics. But when she started to realize how impactful mathematics can be when it comes to solving real-world problems, she began to develop a deeper passion for numbers, reports The Star. Today, the senior lecturer at Universiti ...
SURAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) – Indonesia’s struggle to care for children living with HIV is laid bare in a converted school building in Surakarta, also known as Solo, where 36 HIV-positive children live across two shelters sustained almost entirely by private donations and volunteer labour, highlighting persistent gaps in state support despite ...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) – Indonesia’s Islamic banking sector is on track for its strongest year ever, with total assets surpassing 1,028 trillion rupiah ($65 billion) as of October 2025 – the highest level since the industry was established, reports Jakarta Globe. Dian Ediana Rae, Financial Services Authority’s (OJK) Chief Executive fo...
BOSTON, United States (MNTV) – Harvard University’s decision to remove pro-Palestine professor Mary T. Bassett from her role as director of the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights has drawn criticism from more than 400 Harvard affiliates and faculty members nationwide. The petition, which has gathered over 1,000 signatur...
BERLIN, Germany (MNTV) – The United States and Ukraine held high-level talks in Berlin for over five hours on Sunday, focusing on a 20-point peace plan and economic agendas. Significant progress was reported, and another meeting is scheduled ahead of a broader European summit. Delegations included Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US Sp...
NEW YORK, United States (MNTV) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the killing of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and the injury of eight others in southern Sudan, warning that the attacks may constitute war crimes. “I strongly condemn the horrific drone attacks that targeted the logistics base in Kadugli, Sudan...
NEW YORK, United States (MNTV) – U.S. law enforcement agencies have increased security at Hanukkah events across major American cities following the deadly mass shooting at a Jewish celebration at Bondi Beach, Australia, which left at least 16 people dead, including one of the assailants, and 42 hospitalized. Australian authorities said the at...
WASHINGTON, United States (MNTV) – U.S. President Donald Trump strongly condemned the mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, calling it “horrible” and “purely antisemitic.” He specifically commended Ahmed al Ahmed, the civilian who reportedly confronted the attackers and disarmed one of the suspects during the attack. Australian authorities ha...
By Safeer Raza GILGIT-BALTISTAN, Pakistan (MNTV) — As winter advances across northern Pakistan, life in the high mountain valleys is reshaped by severe cold, heavy snowfall and cascading impacts on infrastructure, energy supply and local economies. From Gilgit and Skardu to remote settlements across Hunza, Nagar, Ghizer and Diamer, residents ...
