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World Service,10 Mar 2016,49 mins

Myanmar to Choose President

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Myanmar is due to choose the first president of a new democratic age - but is the country ready for a genuine democracy? We look at the killer gas Radon that seeps up from the ground in Finland and find out about its affects. We have an insight in to the harsh conditions in Venezuela as the economy staggers under the pressure of low oil prices. And, we hear from storyteller Giles Abbott, who explains how he optimises the use of the rest of his senses to make up for one - sight. We are joined by guests Jose Martin, radical organiser and researcher of social unrest, who is in Washington, and Nisid Hajari, Asia editor for Bloomberg View in Singapore. (Image: Aung San Suu Kyi. Credit: Getty Images)

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