DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladeshi authorities rescued 50 people, including 11 Rohingya refugees, from a suspected human trafficking boat off country’s southeastern coast over weekend, highlighting continuing risks faced by displaced Rohingya refugees and impoverished migrants attempting dangerous sea journeys across Bay of Bengal. Members of Ban...
DAMASCUS, Syria (MNTV) – Syria and Iraq have reopened their airspace and resumed normal flight operations after temporary closures triggered by heightened regional tensions following military exchanges between Iran and Israel. Syrian aviation authorities announced the reopening of southern air corridors and the resumption of operations at Dama...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives has secured its first-ever seat on the United Nations Economic and Social Council, marking a diplomatic milestone for the Indian Ocean nation as it seeks a larger global role on climate policy and development issues. The Maldives was elected to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the […]...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has accused India of attempting to forcibly push people across their shared border in multiple incidents, escalating tensions over New Delhi’s controversial crackdown on what it calls undocumented migrants and raising fresh concerns over treatment of Bengali-speaking Muslims caught in deportation drives. B...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Demolition of parts of a Buddhist religious complex in western India has triggered protests and hunger strikes after monks accused civic authorities of bulldozing sacred structures without due process during a road expansion project. The demolition took place at the Buddha Bhoomi Foundation complex near Mumbai in Maha...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has, for the first time in nearly a decade, fallen off the list of the world’s 10 worst countries for workers’ rights following a series of labor reforms introduced after the collapse of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government, according to a new global labor rights survey. The annual Global [&hel...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (MNTV) — Thousands of Tamil tea plantation workers in Sri Lanka are facing exploitation and abuse that may amount to forced labor, according to a new report by Amnesty International, which accused employers and state institutions of systematically failing one of the country’s most marginalized communities. The report, publis...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Rohingya fishermen living along the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar say the Arakan Army in western Myanmar have confiscated fishing equipment, restricted access to traditional fishing grounds and deprived families of one of their last remaining sources of income. According to residents living near the Naf River...
TEL AVIV, Israel (MNTV) — France has imposed restrictions on Israeli weapons and defense systems from being fully showcased at a major international defense exhibition in Paris, in a move that has intensified already strained relations between the two countries. According to Israel’s defense ministry, French authorities have barred Israeli gov...
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (MNTV) — At least 115 villages across Myanmar’s Arakan State have been partially or completely destroyed since the 2021 military coup, according to a new investigation that documented widespread devastation across areas heavily affected by fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army. The investigation by indepe...
