Episodes 43

1 Japan: The next wave

January 9, 2014

30m

We investigate the long-term effects of the 2011 tsunami, including a potential cancer threat for Fukushima's children.

2 Tin Trouble

January 23, 2014

30m

"Indonesia is the world’s biggest tin exporter but for poverty stricken miners, the costs are deadly. "

3 Cry of the Tiger

February 6, 2014

30m

Neglected and mistreated, endangered animals are dying inside Indonesia's disease-ridden Surabaya Zoo.

4 Philippines: Stray Bullets

February 13, 2014

30m

We venture into the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of the Philippines to examine if a new law can get rid of gun violence.

5 The Lost Boys

February 20, 2014

30m

We explore the plight of thousands of children working in the dangerous coal mines of India’s Meghalaya state.

6 The Dolphin Hunters

March 6, 2014

30m

We join an annual tribal dolphin hunt in the Solomon Islands and ask whether this ancient practice should be stopped.

7 The vanishing sea tribe

March 13, 2014

30m

Thailand's Moken tribe foresaw and survived the 2004 tsunami, but are the traditions that saved them being abandoned?

8 Dying for fashion

March 20, 2014

30m

Deadly clashes between poor garment workers and police are threatening to cripple Cambodia's largest export industry.

9 Killer crocs

March 27, 2014

30m

As saltwater crocodiles stalk Australia's waterways, we investigate if they should be culled to curb attacks on humans.

10 Indonesia's rock governor

April 3, 2014

30m

We go behind the scenes with the man tipped to become Indonesia's next president – governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo.

11 The ice age

April 10, 2014

30m

101 East explores methamphetamine abuse in Australia often resulting in violent assaults and mental health breakdowns.

12 Modi the Messiah?

April 24, 2014

30m

101 East goes on the campaign trail with Narendra Modi, the man tipped to be the next Prime Minister of India.

13 A war on witches

May 1, 2014

30m

As witch-hunts and sorcery killings spread across Papua New Guinea, 101 East investigates shocking human rights abuses.

14 We built this city

May 8, 2014

30m

After Singapore's first riot in decades, locals ask hard questions about the migrant worker abuse.

15 Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 1

May 22, 2014

30m

A two-part series follows ethnic Nepalese after they were expelled by Bhutan and found themselves stateless.

16 Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 2

May 29, 2014

30m

"In the second of a two-part special on ‘Bhutan’s Forgotten People’, 101 East follows Sabitra Biswa as she leaves a refugee camp in Nepal for a new life in the United States. Sabitra was one of 100,000 ethnic Nepalese forced out of Bhutan in the early 1990s in what many describe as systematic ethnic cleansing."

17 When the battle comes home

June 5, 2014

30m

101 East looks at the rising rates of mental health problems among Australian veterans of the war in Afghanistan.

18 Humanoids

June 12, 2014

30m

The development of robots that could save lives is an unparalleled breakthrough, but what if they also could kill?

19 Muzzling the messenger

June 19, 2014

30m

Hong Kong’s press was once the most free in Asia, but many believe it is under attack from the central government.

20 Thailand in turmoil

June 26, 2014

30m

As Thailand reels from its 12th military coup, what will it take to break the dangerous divide in this polarized nation?

21 Malaysia's gang menace

July 10, 2014

30m

Malaysia’s violent ganglands are luring many ethnic indians struggling to fit into a segregated society.

22 The gift of sight

July 17, 2014

30m

A Nepalese doctor takes an Indonesian woman under his tutelage and brings the gift of sight to the world's destitute.

23 Reef madness

July 21, 2014

30m

The Spratly Islands in the South China Sea are resource rich and claimed by vying countries.

24 The baby makers

July 24, 2014

30m

We meet the couples desperate for a child and the women in India who give birth to babies they will never know.

25 East Meets Tech

July 31, 2014

30m

101 East heads to Silicon Valley to investigate the Asian influence on America's high-tech boom.

26 Food for thought

August 7, 2014

30m

101 East goes undercover to expose the hidden harm in China's food industry.

27 Stalking cyber paedophiles

August 14, 2014

30m

101 East examines how children in the Philippines are exploited when child sex predators lurk online.

28 The cost of beauty

August 21, 2014

30m

101 East delves into Korea's plastic surgery craze and uncovers the real price of pursuing physical perfection.

29 Solo mums

August 28, 2014

30m

What drives single mothers in South Korea to abandon their babies?

30 Out of steppe

September 4, 2014

30m

Mongolia's booming economy is growing millionaires, but what happens to those who miss out or are left behind?

31 Laos: The legacy

September 11, 2014

30m

A group of women risk life and limb to clear Laos of cluster bombs and make their country safe for future generations.

32 Japan's throwaway children

October 2, 2014

30m

In a country that frowns upon foster care, 33,000 children from abusive homes are growing up in state institutions.

33 Drugged up Pakistan

October 9, 2014

30m

With more than six million drug users and rising, can Pakistan win its fight against the billion-dollar narcotics trade?

34 Ditching the draft

October 16, 2014

30m

We gain exclusive access to Taiwan's special forces and ask if the island can fend off China with a volunteer army.

35 Strangers in Paradise: Australia's offshore detainees

October 23, 2014

30m

We travel to remote Manus Island in Papua New Guinea to investigate Australia's refugee detention programme.

36 Tibet calling

October 29, 2014

30m

101 East travels to an isolated outpost of Tibetan culture in Nepal that is at risk of losing its unique way of life.

37 Philippines: After Haiyan

November 6, 2014

30m

We returned to the Philippines in 2014 to see how survivors of Typhoon Haiyan were coping in the hardest-hit areas.

38 Battling the dry

November 13, 2014

30m

101 East explores the human cost of the severe drought paralysing Australia’s north.

39 Malaysia's Unwanted

November 20, 2014

30m

With refugees at risk of abuse and exploitation in Malaysia, 101 East investigates if those in charge are doing enough.

40 Myanmar's Jade Curse

November 27, 2014

30m

China's jade obsession drives a multi-billion dollar black market that fuels a drug-infested jade mining industry.

41 Japan's stalking crisis

December 11, 2014

30m

Stalkers are terrorising more and more women across the country, with 21,000 cases reported to police in 2013.

42 Thailand's tainted robes

December 18, 2014

30m

As scandals involving misbehaving monks rock the nation, 101 East examines if Thailand can save its moral soul.

43 Thailand's Blood Timber

December 31, 2014

30m

101 East follows the trail of illegal poachers who risk it all for the exotic hardwood, driving a species to extinction.

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