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12/06/2012

Looking for a country: a Burmese Rohingya refugee tells us why she's determined to make Malaysia her home

Extraordinary personal stories from around the world: today, with renewed violence in western Burma between Buddhists and Muslims - or Rohingyas - we hear from a young Rohingya refugee who wants to make Malaysia her home.

Also, a successful London broker describes how her cocaine addiction came to dominate her life.

And beluga whale expert Olga Shpak takes us to the remote islands in the Sea of Okhotsk where she does her research.

(Image: A beluga whale in Beijing Aquarium. Credit: AFP Photo / Getty Images / Mark RALSTON)

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  • Tue 12 Jun 201212:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
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