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101 East

2015

2015 · 45 episodes

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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?

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. 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?

  15. 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.

  16. 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.

  17. 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.

  18. 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?

  19. 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.

  20. 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.

  21. 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?

  22. 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.

  23. 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.

  24. 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.

  25. 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.

  26. 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.

  27. 27. Japan's Womenomics

    2015-08-27 · 30m

    The island nation is pinning its hopes on women to save its flagging economy.

  28. 28. Waiting for Eviction

    2015-09-03 · 30m

    101 East meets Western Australia's indigenous communities who are facing eviction from their ancestral lands.

  29. 29. Murder in Malaysia

    2015-09-10 · 30m

    101 East investigates the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu and whether the real culprits remain at large.

  30. 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.

  31. 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?

  32. 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.

  33. 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.

  34. 34. Cambodia: Circus of Hope

    2015-10-15 · 30m

    Cambodia: Circus of Hope

  35. 35. Pakistan: Music Under Siege

    2015-10-22 · 30m

    Despite facing death threats and censorship, can Pakistan's musicians mend an already crippled industry?

  36. 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.

  37. 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.

  38. 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?

  39. 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.

  40. 40. China: Faking It

    2015-11-25 · 30m

    The insatiable appetite for antiques by China's growing nouveau riche is feeding a counterfeit industry.

  41. 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.

  42. 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.

  43. 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.

  44. 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.

  45. 45. The Great Divide: Islamophobia in Australia

    2015-12-17 · 30m

    Is anti-Islamic sentiment threatening Australia's celebrated multicultural identity?

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