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101 East

2014 · 44 episodes · Jan 9, 2014

  1. Episode 1

    Japan: The next wave

    Jan 9, 2014

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

  2. Episode 2

    Tin Trouble

    Jan 23, 2014

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

  3. Episode 3

    Cry of the Tiger

    Feb 6, 2014

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

  4. Episode 4

    Philippines: Stray Bullets

    Feb 13, 2014

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

  5. Episode 5

    The Lost Boys

    Feb 20, 2014

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

  6. Episode 6

    The Dolphin Hunters

    Mar 6, 2014

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

  7. Episode 7

    The vanishing sea tribe

    Mar 13, 2014

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

  8. Episode 8

    Dying for fashion

    Mar 20, 2014

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

  9. Episode 9

    Killer crocs

    Mar 27, 2014

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

  10. Episode 10

    Indonesia's rock governor

    Apr 3, 2014

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

  11. Episode 11

    The ice age

    Apr 10, 2014

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

  12. Episode 12

    Modi the Messiah?

    Apr 24, 2014

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

  13. Episode 13

    A war on witches

    May 1, 2014

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

  14. Episode 14

    We built this city

    May 8, 2014

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

  15. Episode 15

    Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 1

    May 22, 2014

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

  16. Episode 16

    Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 2

    May 29, 2014

    "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. Episode 17

    When the battle comes home

    Jun 5, 2014

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

  18. Episode 18

    Humanoids

    Jun 12, 2014

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

  19. Episode 19

    Muzzling the messenger

    Jun 19, 2014

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

  20. Episode 20

    Thailand in turmoil

    Jun 26, 2014

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

  21. Episode 21

    Malaysia's gang menace

    Jul 10, 2014

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

  22. Episode 22

    The gift of sight

    Jul 17, 2014

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

  23. Episode 23

    Reef madness

    Jul 21, 2014

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

  24. Episode 24

    The baby makers

    Jul 24, 2014

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

  25. Episode 25

    East Meets Tech

    Jul 31, 2014

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

  26. Episode 26

    Food for thought

    Aug 7, 2014

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

  27. Episode 27

    Stalking cyber paedophiles

    Aug 14, 2014

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

  28. Episode 28

    The cost of beauty

    Aug 21, 2014

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

  29. Episode 29

    Solo mums

    Aug 28, 2014

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

  30. Episode 30

    Out of steppe

    Sep 4, 2014

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

  31. Episode 31

    Laos: The legacy

    Sep 11, 2014

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

  32. Episode 32

    Japan's throwaway children

    Oct 2, 2014

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

  33. Episode 33

    Drugged up Pakistan

    Oct 9, 2014

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

  34. Episode 34

    Ditching the draft

    Oct 16, 2014

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

  35. Episode 35

    Strangers in Paradise: Australia's offshore detainees

    Oct 23, 2014

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

  36. Episode 36

    Tibet calling

    Oct 29, 2014

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

  37. Episode 37

    Philippines: After Haiyan

    Nov 6, 2014

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

  38. Episode 38

    Battling the dry

    Nov 13, 2014

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

  39. Episode 39

    Malaysia's Unwanted

    Nov 20, 2014

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

  40. Episode 40

    Myanmar's Jade Curse

    Nov 27, 2014

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

  41. Episode 41

    Japan's stalking crisis

    Dec 11, 2014

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

  42. Episode 42

    Thailand's tainted robes

    Dec 18, 2014

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

  43. Episode 43

    Thailand's Blood Timber

    Dec 31, 2014

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

  44. Episode 44

    Special Episode 1

    Jan 8, 2014