MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives is preparing for Eid Al Adha celebrations across its islands with authorities and tourism officials increasingly highlighting traditional customs, community gatherings and local cultural heritage alongside the country’s globally known luxury tourism image. As part of the preparations, the Maldives’ state to...
YANGON, Myanmar (MNTV) — Rohingya residents in western Myanmar’s Maungdaw Township have accused the militant outfit Arakan Army and its political wing, the United League of Arakan, of extorting large sums of money from Muslim villages while simultaneously forcing villagers into unpaid labor for road construction projects. According to local re...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh has launched an AI-powered traffic enforcement system in capital Dhaka, as authorities attempt to restore order to one of the world’s most congested and chaotic megacities. The city of more than 22 million people has long been notorious for crippling traffic jams, weak enforcement and widespread disr...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A wedding procession involving two Dalit brothers in northern India was attacked after upper-caste Rajput men objected to the grooms carrying a portrait of anti-caste icon Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, according to family members and local police. The incident took place Wednesday night in Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh state...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Minority groups in northern India staged a major protest Wednesday against escalating anti-Muslim and anti-Christian crackdowns, with demonstrators accusing authorities of enabling bulldozer demolitions, mob violence and mass incarceration targeting religious minorities under Hindu nationalist politics. The protest to...
YANGON, Myanmar (MNTV) — Rohingya residents in western Myanmar say they are facing the loss of nearly 196 acres of farmland after authorities linked to the militant outfit Arakan Army moved to acquire the land for industrial development projects. According to Rohingya Khobor, an independent Rohingya-focused news outlet, residents in Kyauktaw T...
MANAMA, Bahrain (MNTV) — Bahrain has received a Guinness World Records certificate recognizing it as the country with the highest density of places of worship for different religions, underscoring the kingdom’s long-standing emphasis on religious coexistence and cultural diversity. The certificate was presented to Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Human Rights Watch released a detailed investigation into a 2024 massacre of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, saying militants from the Arakan Army killed hundreds of civilians, burned down an entire village and continue to confine many survivors nearly two years later. The 56-page report documents the Ma...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh and Singapore have agreed to deepen cooperation on policing, cybersecurity and counterterrorism as Dhaka pushes to modernize its law enforcement institutions amid growing concerns over cybercrime, extremism and transnational security threats. The discussions took place during a meeting between Bangladesh H...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — An Indian court on Friday declared a historic mosque complex in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh a Hindu temple. The High Court ruled that Kamal Maula Mosque complex was historically linked to the Hindu goddess Saraswati, while the complex has functioned as the Kamal Maula Mosque for centuries. […]
