http://jeetbetwin.com/articlelist/3907412.cmsSouth Asia News: TOI brings the latest South Asia news headlines, breaking South East Asia news and Live Updates. Catch all the Top South Asia News and News Headlines on politics, current affairs, education news.en-gb2025-04-17T21:40:24+05:30Copyright:(C) Thu, 17 Apr 2025 21:40:24 IST Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd, http://in.jeetbetwin.com/policyterms/1554651.cmshttp://syndication.jeetbetwin.com/ http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/507610.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/articlelist/3907412.cms <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/103328307.cms" />Thailand's new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will not attend a regional summit of Asia's leaders next week in Jakarta, the foreign ministry announced on Sunday. Srettha was elected prime minister by parliamentary vote last month, and his cabinet was approved by the king on Saturday.http://jeetbetwin.com/world/south-asia/thai-pm-srettha-to-miss-asean-summit/articleshow/103328307.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/south-asia/thai-pm-srettha-to-miss-asean-summit/articleshow/103328307.cms2023-09-03T17:34:36+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/103084798.cms" />Bhutan, will cut in half the $200 daily fee it charges visitors in an effort to stimulate a sector that has yet to fully recover a year after COVID-19 restrictions were lifted. When Bhutan lifted two years of COVID restrictions in September of last year, it increased its "Sustainable Development Fee" to $200 per visitor per night from $65, stating that the money will be used to offset the carbon produced by tourists.http://jeetbetwin.com/world/south-asia/bhutan-cuts-daily-tourist-fee-by-half-to-lure-more-visitors/articleshow/103084798.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/south-asia/bhutan-cuts-daily-tourist-fee-by-half-to-lure-more-visitors/articleshow/103084798.cms2023-08-26T14:04:57+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/103037289.cms" />Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has expressed hope for a reconciliation process in Sri Lanka that addresses the aspirations of the minority Tamil community for equality and justice. He emphasized the implementation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which provides for the devolution of power to the Tamil community. Jaishankar also highlighted India's support for Sri Lanka's multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, and multi-religious identity. He discussed India's contributions to Sri Lanka's development and stability, including financial assistance of approximately USD 4 billion. Jaishankar also mentioned collaborative efforts to address Sri Lanka's energy requirements and regional economic activities for mutual benefit.http://jeetbetwin.com/world/south-asia/eam-jaishankar-for-full-implementation-of-13a-in-sri-lanka-for-addressing-issues-of-tamil-community/articleshow/103037289.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/south-asia/eam-jaishankar-for-full-implementation-of-13a-in-sri-lanka-for-addressing-issues-of-tamil-community/articleshow/103037289.cms2023-08-25T04:22:57+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/102965864.cms" />Less than a day after returning from a protracted exile and beginning his 8-year sentence, Thailand's contentious former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was moved from prison to a hospital. On the same day that a party associated with him won a legislative vote to create a new government, he had returned to Thailand after spending 15 years overseas. After being found guilty of various crimes in absentia that he had criticized as being politically motivated, Thaksin was then sentenced to prison to serve his time.http://jeetbetwin.com/world/south-asia/thaksin-moved-from-prison-to-a-hospital-less-than-a-day-after-he-returned-to-thailand-from-exile/articleshow/102965864.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/south-asia/thaksin-moved-from-prison-to-a-hospital-less-than-a-day-after-he-returned-to-thailand-from-exile/articleshow/102965864.cms2023-08-23T09:44:17+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/102961033.cms" />China has requested permission for its research ship, the Shi Yan 6, to dock in Sri Lanka. The request is being processed, according to Sri Lankan officials. This comes after India raised security concerns over a Chinese research vessel's port call in Sri Lanka last year. India is wary of China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean and its influence in Sri Lanka, which it sees as its own sphere of influence. Sri Lanka, which is strategically located along key shipping routes, relies on China's support to restructure its foreign loans.http://jeetbetwin.com/world/south-asia/china-research-ship-requests-sri-lanka-port-call/articleshow/102961033.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/south-asia/china-research-ship-requests-sri-lanka-port-call/articleshow/102961033.cms2023-08-23T07:45:55+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/102809155.cms" />Two years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the United States has begun easing rules that could allow commercial airlines to fly over the country in routes that cut time and fuel consumption for East-West travel.http://jeetbetwin.com/world/south-asia/who-wants-to-fly-over-taliban-held-afghanistan-new-faa-rules-allow-it-but-planes-largely-avoid-it/articleshow/102809155.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/south-asia/who-wants-to-fly-over-taliban-held-afghanistan-new-faa-rules-allow-it-but-planes-largely-avoid-it/articleshow/102809155.cms2023-08-17T19:25:09+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/102778956.cms" />http://jeetbetwin.com/world/south-asia/singapore-arrests-10-foreigners-seizes-s1-bln-assets-in-money-laundering-probe/articleshow/102778956.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/south-asia/singapore-arrests-10-foreigners-seizes-s1-bln-assets-in-money-laundering-probe/articleshow/102778956.cms2023-08-16T20:53:09+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/102776787.cms" />http://jeetbetwin.com/world/south-asia/indonesia-to-allocate-2-7-billion-next-year-to-construction-of-new-capital/articleshow/102776787.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/south-asia/indonesia-to-allocate-2-7-billion-next-year-to-construction-of-new-capital/articleshow/102776787.cms2023-08-16T18:46:55+05:30 <img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="http://jeetbetwin.com/photo/102769671.cms" />Chinese internet giant Tencent announced on Wednesday a 41 percent year-on-year jump in second-quarter net income to 26.17 billion yuan ($3.6 billion).http://jeetbetwin.com/world/south-asia/chinas-tencent-reports-41-on-year-rise-in-q2-net-income/articleshow/102769671.cmshttp://jeetbetwin.com/world/south-asia/chinas-tencent-reports-41-on-year-rise-in-q2-net-income/articleshow/102769671.cms2023-08-16T15:11:07+05:30