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

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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 plans to increase permit fees from $11,000 to $15,000 for the popular April-May season, Reuters reported.

A new government in Nepal has usually been followed by a Nepali prime ministerial visit to New Delhi in response to an Indian invitation. That has long been the tradition in India-Nepal relations. This was the case in Oli’s previous prime ministerial terms as well. He visited India early in his tenure in 2016 and 2018.

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 a decade,

Nepal’s Supreme Court has scrapped controversial laws allowing hydropower and hotel projects in protected nature reserves, a lawyer said Thursday, calling it a win for the Himalayan republic’s conservationists.

A permit to climb the 8,849 metre Mount Everest will cost $15,000 (€14,420) during the peak season, said Narayan Prasad Regmi, director general of Nepal’s Department of Tourism, announcing a 36 per cent rise to the $11,000 (€10,573) fee in place for nearly a decade.

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.

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.