The first-ever study of GPS-collared snow leopards carried out in Nepal has shown that these hyper elusive big cats spend up ...

Millions of young Nepalis are working in the Middle East, South Korea and Malaysia, mainly at construction sites, and the money they send home is a key source of income for Nepal. Supporters of ...

“Bhutan has consistently outperformed the South Asia average in HDI, reflecting stronger progress in health, education, and income,” she said. In 2023, Bhutan’s life expectancy at birth was 73.0 years ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the abolished monarchy be restored and the former king be made the head of state of the Himalayan nation demonstrated in Nepal ...

Fifty years ago, Washington welcomed the first of thousands of Southeast Asian refugees fleeing war and conflict in their home countries. A new book captures 15 stories of first-generation ...

KATHMANDU – A new species of migratory seabird, known as short-tailed shearwater, has been officially recorded in Nepal for the first time. The rare bird was spotted at the Koshi barrage reservoir in ...

DHAKA - Bangladesh's interim government, led by Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, faces mounting discontent among citizens and discord among political parties over its plans for elections.

By Saif Hasnat Reporting from Dhaka, Bangladesh When an idealistic movement led by students toppled the increasingly autocratic government of Sheikh Hasina last August, millions of Bangladeshis ...

Nearly 280 Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia are ... Across Southeast Asia, labour-intensive industries such as manufacturing, construction, and plantations depend heavily on migrant labour from ...

Bangladesh has a troubled past, but it has been in a great position to grow dramatically in much the same way that its neighbour China has done in the recent past.

Factories in Malaysia and other countries in Southeast Asia rely on migrant workers, often from Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal, to fill labor-intensive jobs in manufacturing, plantations ...