Opinion

By Dave Feschuk Sports Columnist Tues., April 24, 2018 If this is the NBA playoffs, this must be the Raptors in mini-crisis. Never mind the greatest regular season in franchise history and a two-win start to a first-round series with the Wizards. Two … [Read more...] about Raptors have history of turning the corner in Game 5

On April 27, the world will be watching as the leaders of the two Koreas meet in the demilitarised zone separating their countries. South Korea’s Moon Jae-in and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un even want their summit broadcast live, though cynics question Kim’s … [Read more...] about Korea talks will be acid tests

Unexpected accidents and deaths are common in the mountains of Nepal. Since 2000, about 110 people from Nepal and foreign countries have lost their lives in avalanches. In 2015 alone, an avalanche triggered by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake claimed the lives of 19 Nepali and foreign … [Read more...] about Nepal’s mountains should be made safer for climbers

Myanmar has watched with alarm as the number of slain elephants found in the country’s forests rises each year, with many blaming the trade in the mammal’s hide. The biggest market for the products is in China, where the tough skin is ground up and used to treat … [Read more...] about Online skin trade is fuelling Myanmar elephant slaughter

Myanmar has been widely criticised for the military action. The United Nations has said the crackdown appears to be a campaign of “ethnic cleansing”. It has triggered one of the fastest refugee exoduses in modern times. In addition to the barely imaginable human … [Read more...] about Rohingya crisis: Looking backwards and forwards