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Crossing the river

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Crossing the river

Journalist Dan Southerland covered the war in Indochina for the American newspaper, The Christian Science Monitor. Southerland returns to Cambodia from time to time, part of his attempts to make sense of the devastation. On a journey across the Mekong River nearly 40 years later, memories of the past are never far from the surface.

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'We have the right to be Muslims'

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'We have the right to be Muslims'

More Muslims live in Indonesia than in any other country.  But for people who are transgender, practising Islam can be difficult in the country’s more conservative mosques. Now, one person has started her own Koran study group specifically for transgender Muslims. It’s the first of its kind in the country.

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The Divided Village

The Divided Village

What happened when a flood barrier split a tense Bangkok neighbourhood in half.

Pet Rescue: Bangkok

Pet Rescue: Bangkok

Yelping terriers, wayward crocodiles, several dozen felines, a hairless poodle and a certified cat lady: While the floods in Bangkok have rendered thousands homeless, volunteers are scouring the city, rescuing--or in some cases, capturing--stranded pets. A day with Bangkok's pet rescue brigade.