OPINION

LONDON – Nothing highlights the importance of reliable news quite like a crisis. And yet, as the COVID-19 pandemic puts journalists under intensifying pressure to deliver that news, it is also upending their industry and transforming their working conditions. The stress this is placing on their mental health should not …

SEOUL – South Korea experienced one of the world’s largest initial outbreaks of COVID-19 outside China. But, unlike the United States and many European countries, we have been able to contain and drastically reduce the spread of the virus, at least so far – and without imposing a nationwide lockdown. …

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has recorded 13 cases of domestic violence in March. The victims are 11 females and 2 males between 20 to 40 years of age. Earlier in the year, 4 cases were reported in January and 11 cases in February in Thimphu. There are 7 cases reported …

There are those asking for loan interest waivers for loan accounts which were Non Performing Loans (NPL) before 29th February too. This is a basic misunderstanding of the Royal Kidu. The Kidu waiver is for impact caused by COVID-19 (March onwards), and not the other NPLs prior to COVID-19 which …

Hello, from the other side – Behind the Doors. To, commence with I have officially started to lose track of which day, what date and what time it is. Never had I imagined that my 1 one-month vacation would have such a catastrophic ending. This transition is definitely rapid and …

Another day of quarantine went by Crouching next to the airy window. A mug of steamy coffee in one hand Admiring the beauty of the structures Rigid, mighty and soulless they rise. Astonished at the intelligence of mankind how mere stone is turned into a precious gem. Trees into tables, …

SINGAPORE – No health system in the world has the surge capacity to cope with an influx of tens of thousands of patients in a matter of weeks, as is the case with the COVID-19 pandemic. Add in the fact that about one in seven people diagnosed with the virus …

LONDON – The COVID-19 coronavirus is disrupting practically every aspect of life all over the world. Naturally, governments are working to protect their own populations first, including by closing their borders and imposing quarantines and lockdowns. But, in doing so, they are often failing to see the bigger picture. That …

CHICAGO – The coronavirus pandemic has taken the world by surprise and will now expose underlying economic weaknesses wherever they lie. But the crisis also reminds us that we live in a deeply interconnected world. If the pandemic has any silver lining, it is the possibility of a much-needed reset …

NEW ORLEANS – Six years ago, the Ebola virus ravaged West Africa. While Ebola is deadly and highly contagious, the economic and human costs could have been far lower if the international community had provided the needed support without delay. In the face of a new, fast-spreading virus, COVID-19, governments …