Thailand joins Nepal and Taiwan as the only Asian nations to legalise LGBT unions, amid repressive regimes and religious traditions

A new study has predicted an increase in landslide hazards in High Mountain Asia. The study authors linked higher emissions of greenhouse gases to the potential for higher risks from landslides.

Studies show that roads paved with plastic waste can be twice as durable as normal roads. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The fire, which was caused by faulty wiring, spread quickly, sending sparks and thick smoke that engulfed two homes. Fire tenders, along with security officials, swiftly responded to control the blaze.

Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade, officials said on Wednesday.

The seven-part series exploring the rich wildlife of Asia is coming to the US – here's how to watch Asia with David Attenborough online and on TV.

For years conservationists hailed Nepal as a success after it tripled its wild tiger population in a decade. Last year, the prime minister of the South Asian nation called tiger conservation "the pride of Nepal".

A high-profile gay couple married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom's same-sex marriage law went into effect, an AFP journalist saw, among the first of hundreds expected to do so.

Nutrition is one major area of mounting concern. UNICEF works with partners all across South Asia in an effort to reduce malnutrition and improve overall nutrition, by strengthening nutrition support and related services.

KATHMANDU — Nepal will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35 per cent, making the world's tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly ...

In July 2023, Nepal narrowly escaped being placed on the greylist by the FATF. During the 23rd annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering under the FATF held in Canada from July 9-14, 2023, Nepal was granted an extension until October 2024 to fulfill the necessary criteria to safeguard itself from potential greylisting.

Rather, Nepal's government should focus on "expanding protected areas that have reasonable natural densities of prey and tigers," Dr Karanth adds. If wildlife is spilling out of protected areas in search of prey,