Voters will need documents such as passports, driving licenses and travel passes when they turn out for local elections in England on May the 4th. The British government introduced new voter identification rules that are actually strict. Strict rules to prevent anyone from voting twice, or from voting where he's not entitled to. But critics say this is just about making it less appealing for certain groups to vote.
Deep in the mountains along the Thai border, a bloody civil war rages. Our correspondent gives us rare insight into one of the world’s oldest insurgencies. New, stringent election rules will soon be tested in Britain. We ask if voters are ready. And, the bubble tea franchise taking South-East Asia by storm.
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