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January 9, 2014

2014

01. Japan: The next wave

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

30min
January 9, 2014

02. Tin Trouble

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

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30min
January 23, 2014

03. Cry of the Tiger

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

30min
February 6, 2014

04. Philippines: Stray Bullets

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

30min
February 13, 2014

05. The Lost Boys

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

30min
February 20, 2014

06. The Dolphin Hunters

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

30min
March 6, 2014

07. The vanishing sea tribe

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

30min
March 13, 2014

08. Dying for fashion

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

30min
March 20, 2014

09. Killer crocs

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

30min
March 27, 2014

10. Indonesia's rock governor

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

30min
April 3, 2014

11. The ice age

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

30min
April 10, 2014

12. Modi the Messiah?

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

30min
April 24, 2014

13. A war on witches

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

30min
May 1, 2014

14. We built this city

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

30min
May 8, 2014

15. Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 1

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

30min
May 22, 2014

16. Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 2

"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."

30min
May 29, 2014

17. When the battle comes home

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

30min
June 5, 2014

18. Humanoids

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

30min
June 12, 2014

19. Muzzling the messenger

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

30min
June 19, 2014

20. Thailand in turmoil

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

30min
June 26, 2014

21. Malaysia's gang menace

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

30min
July 10, 2014

22. The gift of sight

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

30min
July 17, 2014

23. Reef madness

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

30min
July 21, 2014

24. The baby makers

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

30min
July 24, 2014

25. East Meets Tech

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

30min
July 31, 2014

26. Food for thought

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

30min
August 7, 2014

27. Stalking cyber paedophiles

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

30min
August 14, 2014

28. The cost of beauty

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

30min
August 21, 2014

29. Solo mums

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

30min
August 28, 2014

30. Out of steppe

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

30min
September 4, 2014

31. Laos: The legacy

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

30min
September 11, 2014

32. Japan's throwaway children

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

30min
October 2, 2014

33. Drugged up Pakistan

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

30min
October 9, 2014

34. Ditching the draft

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

30min
October 16, 2014

35. Strangers in Paradise: Australia's offshore detainees

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

30min
October 23, 2014

36. Tibet calling

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

30min
October 29, 2014

37. Philippines: After Haiyan

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

30min
November 6, 2014

38. Battling the dry

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

30min
November 13, 2014

39. Malaysia's Unwanted

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

30min
November 20, 2014

40. Myanmar's Jade Curse

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

30min
November 27, 2014

41. Japan's stalking crisis

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

30min
December 11, 2014

42. Thailand's tainted robes

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

30min
December 18, 2014

43. Thailand's Blood Timber

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

30min
December 31, 2014