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From Our Own Correspondent

Oct 27, 2011

From Our Own Correspondent

BBC

News, News Commentary

4.41.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2011

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

A dystopian vision of Venice - Rachel Harvey's words as she watches the flood waters approaching Bangkok's city centre. Allan Little, covering the historic first Arab Spring election in Tunisia, says there aren't many days in a life spent chasing news that are as unremittingly positive as this! Jennifer Pak's in Kuala Lumpur reporting on a controversy in Malaysia over a proposal to extend Islamic law. Garreth Armstrong visits the South African town of Mafeking -- once the scene of a British military triumph, today a peaceful place with more interest in the arts than in history. And Alex Kirby takes a boat trip in Ukraine and finds that when something as finite and crucial as water has to be shared between competing needs, there are inevitably losers. The programme's introduced by Kate Adie.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello this is from our own correspondent a download from the BBC.

0:03.6

For a sneak preview of our program you can join our feed on Twitter

0:07.2

and there's a daily airing of from our own correspondent on the BBC World Service

0:11.6

but now the latest edition as broadcast on BBC Radio 4

0:15.0

and it's introduced by Kate A.D.

0:17.0

Today it was a vote which they all won.

0:20.0

After 40 years of waiting,

0:22.0

the Tunisians pull off a remarkable election.

0:25.6

There's growing alarm in Bangkok as floodwaters advance on the city centre.

0:30.7

Controversy in Malaysia over a proposal to extend Islamic law. Relief in

0:35.3

maficking as a concert audience dances in the aisles and orchards laden with

0:40.6

apricots on a boat trip down Ukraine's Dinista River. The victors in the Arab

0:45.6

Springs first free election in Tunisia say they've started coalition talks and aim to form a new government

0:52.3

within a month.

0:53.0

The moderate Islamic Party, in Aqda, says it will model itself on the ruling

0:58.0

Aq Party in Turkey, another country with a Muslim majority, but like Tunisia currently a secular state.

1:05.0

Alan Little, who was there for the historic poll,

1:08.0

says that while some Tunisians have been disappointed that an Islamic party emerged the winner

1:13.4

there's hope that a genuine multi-party secular democracy will emerge.

1:18.4

It was the courtyard of a secondary school in Central Tunis and the sun was pounding down by 10 a.m. The cue snaked one way, then doubled

1:26.0

back and then twisted again, filling the space with patient cheerful people.

1:31.1

I've been standing here in the Sun for three hours, one man said. We are suffering here, but

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