Myanmar: Reporting the coup
The military coup in Myanmar has brought protests and fear, with dark memories of the country's long years under repressive military rule.
It鈥檚 less than a week since a military coup in Myanmar, staged as a new session of parliament was set to open. 麻豆社 Burmese editor Soe Win Than tells us about events leading up to the coup, and reactions in Myanmar, where the transition to democracy has proved short-lived.
My Home Town: Changwon, South Korea
Julie Yoonnyung Lee of 麻豆社 Korean takes us to her hometown of Changwon in South Korea to ride bicycles and admire the cherry blossom.
Unwitching Assam
Birubala Rabha grew up in India's north-eastern state of Assam believing in witches and witchcraft. But after encounters with witch-doctors she lost her belief, and has become a campaigner, helping establish tough anti-witch hunting laws. Soutik Biswas of 麻豆社 Delhi tells her story.
Image: Pro-coup marchers in Naypyitaw
Credit: REUTERS/Stringer
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Fifth Floor
Global stories from the 麻豆社鈥檚 40 Language Services, with Faranak Amidi
