Another entry in the not quite award-winning series, Observed the Other Day. Today, a modest timelapse around Yangon, Myanmar, including the iconic Shwedagon Pagoda, only partially obscured by scaffolding.
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During Cambodia's annual ancestors' festival, Pchum Ben, residents of Vihear Suor commune in Kandal province turn the dirt road leading into the main pagoda into a muddy race track. Starting early in the morning, riders race horses and water buffalo down the path, brushing inches past the spectators who crowd the track.
Cambodians head to the polls for the fifth parliamentary elections since a United Nations-brokered peace deal ushered in an end to years of conflict. Amid a restrictive political climate, some Cambodians push for change, while others side with the certainty of one of the world's longest-serving leaders.
Until a few years ago, Wayan Tuges had no idea what a guitar sounded like, let alone made one from scratch. Today, his instruments can sell for thousands of dollars each. From Bali, Indonesia, the story of how a traditional wood carver and spiritual leader turned his skills into an unlikely global business crafting high-end guitars. A radio feature for PRI's The World.
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.