Episode 1
The Bounty Hunters
Jan 6, 2016
As weak law enforcement allows the Philippines' most wanted fugitives to evade capture, are bounty hunters the answer?
Episode 2
Too Young to Wed: Child Marriage in Bangladesh
Jan 14, 2016
101 East travels to Bangladesh to find out why young girls are often forced to marry men twice their age.
Episode 3
Out of Sight: Malaysia's Orang Asli
Jan 21, 2016
101 East investigates what led to the deaths of five indigenous children who went missing in the jungles of Malaysia.
Episode 4
Behind Closed Doors: Domestic Violence in Australia
Jan 28, 2016
101 East examines why domestic violence touches so many Australian women and asks what is being done to turn the tide.
Episode 5
South Korea's Hangover
Feb 4, 2016
South Koreans drink twice as much liquor as Russians, but is this national obsession with alcohol reversible?
Episode 6
Australia: In the Line of Fire
Feb 18, 2016
Australians living in the world's most fire-prone region grapple daily with a life-or-death choice: fight or flight.
Episode 7
Inside Indonesia's Drug War
Feb 25, 2016
Indonesia's drug laws are some of the strictest in the world, but are long jail terms and capital punishment working?
Episode 8
On Thin Ice: India's National Ice Hockey Team
Mar 3, 2016
India's national ice hockey team is fighting to win hearts and matches in their quest for international sporting glory.
Episode 9
Cambodia: Unlicensed to Heal
Mar 10, 2016
101 East investigates Cambodia's healthcare system and asks if unlicensed village medics are the best hope for the sick.
Episode 10
The Orangutan Whisperer
Mar 24, 2016
Can orangutan expert Leif Cocks and special jungle schools in Sumatra help save the endangered species from extinction?
Episode 11
Cambodia, My New Home
Mar 31, 2016
We follow refugees who hoped to live in Australia as they are resettled in Cambodia in a controversial transfer deal.
Episode 12
Rodrigo Duterte: Guns, Goons and the Presidency
Apr 7, 2016
Using gun power, he cleaned up his violent city. Now he wants the Filipino presidency. We join his wild ride to the top.
Episode 13
Nepal: After the Earthquake
Apr 14, 2016
We return to Nepal to find out how people have endured the aftermath of one of the nation's deadliest natural disasters.
Episode 14
Hong Kong's Missing Booksellers
Apr 21, 2016
Five Hong Kong booksellers vanish, only to surface in China. How and why did they get there?
Episode 15
Hong Kong: Aged and Abandoned
May 5, 2016
Hong Kong is one of the world's richest cities, so why are thousands of elderly residents collecting rubbish to survive?
Episode 16
India's Love Detectives
May 12, 2016
Hiring private detectives to investigate lovers is big business in India as modern technology challenges tradition.
Episode 17
Shark Alarm: Protecting Australia's Swimmers
May 19, 2016
101 East dives headfirst into the debate over whether Australia is doing enough to protect swimmers from shark attacks.
Episode 18
Good Morning Pakistan: Journalists Under Threat
Jun 2, 2016
In Pakistan's tribal areas, journalists risk it all to deliver the news.
Episode 19
China's Rich Girls
Jun 9, 2016
We enter the inner circle of China's new generation of elites to get an insight into a world where money is no object.
Episode 20
Myanmar's Poppylands
Jun 16, 2016
Growing opium provides vital income for thousands of families in Myanmar but the drug is devastating entire communities.
Episode 21
Afghanistan's Slippery Slopes
Jun 23, 2016
A ski industry has sprung up in the remote alps of Afghanistan. But will this enterprise survive a resurgent Taliban?
Episode 22
How Safe are Asia's Airlines?
Jul 7, 2016
101 East investigates if Asia's budget airlines are sacrificing safety as competition for passengers heats up.
Episode 23
Afghanistan: Medics Under Fire
Jul 14, 2016
We investigate the dangers facing medics on the frontline in the wake of a fatal attack on a hospital in Afghanistan.
Episode 24
No Safe Haven: Chinese Dissidents Living in Fear
Jul 21, 2016
Thailand has long been a sanctuary for Chinese dissidents, but it no longer offers safety for those seeking refuge.
Episode 25
How to be a Chinese Tourist
Jul 28, 2016
We go on tour in Paris with the Chinese tour groups who have joined the notorious club of the world's worst tourists
Episode 26
The Rise of India's superbugs
Aug 11, 2016
Tens of thousands of newborns are dying every year in India from antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
Episode 27
Finding Love In Japan
Aug 18, 2016
Romance is proving problematic for Japanese youth. Can state-sanctioned matchmaking provide the perfect love potion?
Episode 28
Inside Fukushima's Time Bomb
Aug 25, 2016
Five years after Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster many residents are still living in a radioactive nightmare.
Episode 29
India's Miracle Babies
Sep 1, 2016
India's elderly new mothers: Are doctors playing God, or does every woman have the right to bear a child?
Episode 30
Asia's Kidney Black Market
Sep 8, 2016
We explore Asia's organ black market, from the villages of Nepal to the Indian city known as the 'Great Kidney Bazaar'.
Episode 31
The End of China Inc?
Sep 15, 2016
As time is running out for China to pay off its bad debts, 101 East investigates if this could be the end of China Inc.
Episode 32
Maid in Singapore
Sep 29, 2016
Agents in Myanmar are recruiting girls as young as 15 to work as domestic helpers in Singapore.
Episode 33
Japan: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Oct 6, 2016
A look at Japan's justice system as forced confessions and wrong convictions threaten to taint law enforcement agencies.
Episode 34
Hope for Australia's Indigenous
Oct 20, 2016
We investigate how the Australian town of Bourke is trying to save their indigenous youth from a life of crime.
Episode 35
India's Slave Brides
Nov 10, 2016
101 East investigates how every year, tens of thousands of girls and women in India are trafficked into slave marriages.
Episode 36
Rodrigo Duterte: The President's Report Card
Nov 17, 2016
The Philippine president has been accused of ordering extrajudicial killings, but who is the man behind the headlines?
Episode 37
Malaysia: Babies for Sale
Nov 24, 2016
101 East investigates the sinister world of baby selling in Malaysia, where infants are sold to the highest bidder.
Episode 38
China's Left-Behind Generation
Dec 1, 2016
Millions of China's children are growing up without their parents. We look at the struggles of a generation left behind.
Episode 39
China's African Gold Rush
Dec 15, 2016
101 East travels into Ghana's tropical rainforest where 30,000 Chinese miners hunt for gold.
Episode 40
Fleeing South Korea
Dec 29, 2016
Young skilled South Koreans throw away their careers for manual jobs overseas to flee the pressures of life at home.
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