
Episodes (45)
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Ep 1
Australia's Jihadis
2015-01-29•30m
101 East explores why so many young Australians are risking their lives on the brutal front lines of Syria and Iraq.
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Ep 2
Truth or Lies: Somaly Mam
2015-02-05•30m
101 East talks to Cambodia's fallen anti-sex trafficking icon as she fights to restore her reputation and save her NGO.
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Ep 3
The Last Reef on Earth
2015-02-12•30m
Can marine scientists in Indonesia save the world's oceans with a 3D map of the most biodiverse region on earth?
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Ep 4
Cambodia's News Blackmailers
2015-02-19•30m
Hundreds of Cambodian journalists make a living by uncovering news and then extorting bribes to bury the story.
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Ep 5
Laos: Saviours of the Street
2015-02-26•30m
101 East examines what is driving the high number of fatal road accidents in Laos and Southeast Asia.
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Ep 6
MH370: The Unending Search
2015-03-05•30m
One year after Flight MH370 vanished, 101 East investigates one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.
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Ep 7
Denim Blues
2015-03-19•30m
The Chinese city of Xintang, known as the world's jeans capital, is home to an industry tainted by labour rights abuses.
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Ep 8
Malaysia's Woman Warrior
2015-03-26•30m
We follow the rise of Malaysia's first professional female mixed martial artist as she faces the fight of her life.
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Ep 9
Fake Pills: A Fatal Fraud
2015-04-09•30m
101 East investigates the multi-billion-dollar trade in counterfeit medicines, which is creating a global health crisis.
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Ep 10
Sri Lanka: Widows of War
2015-04-23•30m
101 East examines the plight of thousands of widows struggling to survive in post-war Sri Lanka.
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Ep 11
Sabah's Invisible Children
2015-04-30•30m
101 East enters the world of Sabah's stateless children, who spend their lives on the run from authorities.
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Ep 12
Afghanistan's Billion Dollar Drug War
2015-05-07•30m
Afghan authorities are struggling to control the resurgence in poppy farming that feeds the habits of addicts worldwide.
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Ep 13
Malaysia: Crackdown on Freedom
2015-05-14•30m
Meet the Malaysians arrested under a controversial law that critics say is being used to silence government opponents.
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Ep 14
Kazakhstan's Hard Sell
2015-05-21•30m
Can Kazakhstan become a world power and tourism hotspot despite its poor human rights record and steep prices?
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Ep 15
Nepal's Unsung Hero
2015-05-28•30m
101 East follows one man's mission to restore hope to survivors of Nepal's worst natural disaster in recent history.
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Ep 16
China's Super Mums
2015-06-04•30m
101 East explores the tradition of confinement for new mothers in modern China and the growing industry behind it.
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Ep 17
Vietnam's War Babies
2015-06-11•30m
We follow a Vietnam war baby as she searches for her roots and finds instead a new generation of Vietnamese orphans.
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Ep 18
Saving Thailand's Animals
2015-06-18•30m
Can Thailand's new animal welfare laws curb cruelty inside lucrative tiger temples, elephant parks and wildlife parks?
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Ep 19
Taiwan's Secret Cancer
2015-06-25•30m
Cancer sufferers are taking on a company they say exposed them to toxic chemicals in a landmark class action lawsuit.
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Ep 20
Afghanistan: No Country for Women
2015-07-02•30m
In war-torn Afghanistan it is not the Taliban that poses the greatest threat to women - it is their own families.
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Ep 21
Southern Exposure
2015-07-09•30m
101 East visits Antarctica where an extraordinary international community live, work and play together. But can it last?
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Ep 22
Papua New Guinea's Snake Man
2015-07-16•30m
We follow a reptile handler-turned-scientist in his quest to save thousands of people from deadly snakebites.
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Ep 23
Slaving Away
2015-07-23•30m
We expose the dirty secrets behind Australia's fresh food industry and the widespread exploitation of foreign workers.
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Ep 24
When I Die: Inside Japan's Death Industry
2015-07-30•30m
101 East explores how Japan's funeral industry is getting creative as the ageing nation runs out of space for the dead.
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Ep 25
Becoming Pacquiao
2015-08-13•30m
Inspired by the rags-to-riches story of Manny Pacquiao, many Filipino fighters see boxing as a ticket out of poverty.
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Ep 26
Saving Mary Jane
2015-08-20•30m
She escaped death by firing squad with minutes to spare; now the fight is on to bring Filipina Mary Jane Veloso home.
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Ep 27
Japan's Womenomics
2015-08-27•30m
The island nation is pinning its hopes on women to save its flagging economy.
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Ep 28
Waiting for Eviction
2015-09-03•30m
101 East meets Western Australia's indigenous communities who are facing eviction from their ancestral lands.
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Ep 29
Murder in Malaysia
2015-09-10•30m
101 East investigates the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu and whether the real culprits remain at large.
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Ep 30
White Gold
2015-09-17•30m
A 101 East investigation into the shadowy trade in illegal ivory and Hong Kong's role as a key conduit.
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Ep 31
South Korea: Kimchi Crazy
2015-09-24•30m
South Korean cuisine has taken the world by storm, but has the love for food transformed into an unhealthy obsession?
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Ep 32
China: Tales of a City
2015-10-01•30m
101 East follows the lives of seven people in Nanjing and asks what they think of the direction their country is taking.
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Ep 33
Bringing Them Home: Parental Abduction in Australia
2015-10-08•30m
101 East explores why over 300 Australian children are abducted by a parent and taken overseas every year.
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Ep 34
Cambodia: Circus of Hope
2015-10-15•30m
Cambodia: Circus of Hope
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Ep 35
Pakistan: Music Under Siege
2015-10-22•30m
Despite facing death threats and censorship, can Pakistan's musicians mend an already crippled industry?
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Ep 36
PNG's Bundles of Joy
2015-10-29•30m
We follow a medical team on Papua New Guinea's remote islands working to reduce the rate of deaths during childbirth.
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Ep 37
Myanmar: Free and Fair?
2015-11-05•30m
Ahead of Myanmar's historic election, we meet activists refusing to buckle under a campaign of harassment and arrest.
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Ep 38
The Buzz Around Niue
2015-11-12•30m
Can Niue, one of the world's smallest countries, save a global bee population under threat?
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Ep 39
An Attack on Bloggers
2015-11-19•30m
As harsh laws and a string of murders target Bangladeshi bloggers, 101 East meets those risking their lives.
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Ep 40
China: Faking It
2015-11-25•30m
The insatiable appetite for antiques by China's growing nouveau riche is feeding a counterfeit industry.
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Ep 41
Can you spot a fake antique?
2015-11-26•30m
China's forged antiques market is booming as the country's burgeoning mega-rich unknowingly buy them up.
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Ep 42
Hidden Harm: Australia's Drinking Mums
2015-12-03•30m
101 East meets the mothers and children living with the tragic consequences of drinking alcohol when pregnant.
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Ep 43
China's Home Invasion
2015-12-03•30m
As thousands of Chinese are hunting for their dream homes abroad, we investigate the impact of their shopping spree.
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Ep 44
Indonesia: Where There's Smoke
2015-12-10•30m
We track down companies accused of being behind Indonesia's deadly fires that have caused a global environmental crisis.
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Ep 45
The Great Divide: Islamophobia in Australia
2015-12-17•30m
Is anti-Islamic sentiment threatening Australia's celebrated multicultural identity?