Tag: Coronavirus
Rohingya bear brunt of Malaysian lockdown frustration
Desperate refugee community comes under attack from citizens having to weather hard times and a govt fumbling a crisis
Taiwan rebuffs WHO, says China has no right to represent it
Only democratically-elected Taiwanese govt can represent the nation’s 23 million people in international community, says Taiwan spokeswoman
Media: The other COVID-19 frontliners
Most affected by the pandemic are the freelancers, especially provincial reporters and photographers who are paid for every story or photograph used
Muslims targeted on social media, blamed for pandemic in India
Hate generated via social media platforms has spread with Muslims being ostracized in parts of the country
Pope Francis calls for global cooperation against pandemic
In Italy alone, more than 100 priests and 154 doctors have died of the new coronavirus disease
Cities face 100 million ‘new poor’ in post-pandemic world
Reaching vulnerable communities during and after the pandemic means recognizing how systems such as water, health and housing are connected
Philippine Church relentless in pro-poor programs amid pandemic
Church has mobilized practically its entire machinery from the national to the local levels to help the poor and the vulnerable sectors
Philippines still bans religious gatherings even after easing quarantine measures
Officials maintain they’re not ready to allow mass gatherings, including religious celebrations
Deported Australian nun slams Philippines’ approach to pandemic
The 73-year-old Catholic nun said Philippine govt is ‘militarizing the country’ instead of waging an all-out war against the virus
Migrants jobless and trapped under Thai coronavirus lockdown
Htoo Gay War quit her job as a domestic worker in January because her employer refused to allow her to take one day off...