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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...

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