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The Fifth Floor: Meeting Myanmar's Raft Fishermen

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Fishing raft floating off the coast of Myanmar

26/10/2018 GMT

Meeting Myanmar's Raft Fishermen

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An investigation into servitude and abuse on the fishing rafts of Myanmar

Myanmar's raft fishermen, Iranian wrestling, in praise of saffron, reporting Jamal Khashoggi, surviving British hospitality, and Ghana's phone trees.   With Nassim Hatam.

BBC Burmese reporter Soe Soe Htoon comes from the delta region of Myanmar.  It’s an area where offshore fishing from rafts is traditional, but the fishermen work in appalling conditions, as Soe Soe has been finding out.

Iranian Wrestling 
Iranians love their wrestling.  The tradition stretches back through history, and it’s more than just a sport.  We hear more from Pooria Jafereh of BBC Persian, reporting this week from the World Wrestling Championships in Hungary.  

Edible gold dust: Iran's saffron harvest 
Renowned for its colour, price and fragrance, 90% of the world's saffron is grown in Iran. The BBC's Golnoosh Golshani has family ties to a famous saffron-growing region and she tells us about her relationship with this precious spice. 

The death of Jamal Khashoggi 
The claims and counter-claims around the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been a challenge for journalists like BBC Arabic's Hanan Razek.  She shares insights from her investigations in Istanbul.

Surviving British hospitality 
We hear a lot on the Fifth Floor about customs and traditions around the world, but what about British peculiarities?  Boris Maksimov compiled a guide for BBC Russian audiences on how not to offend when invited into a British home for dinner. 

Ghana's phone trees 
In many parts of Ghana, mobile phone users have had to come up with creative ways to solve the problem of poor reception.  In one town, a tall tree is the solution - and the gatherings around it have had happy consequences. BBC Africa's Thomas Naadi tells us more. 

Image: Fishing raft floating off the coast of Myanmar
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